Hilaria Baldwin floats moving to Spain five years after accent controversy

Hilaria Baldwin has floated the possibility of moving her family to Spain, five years after the public reckoning over her accent and claimed Spanish heritage. The 41-year-old fitness influencer shared the idea at a Gurus Magazine launch party in New York on Friday, telling the Daily Mail that the family is open to a change of scene and that their ties to Spain could make such a move plausible.

She explained that the decision could be driven by practical reasons, including the children’s desire for more space and the appeal of new experiences. She noted that she can live in different places and suggested that having seven children makes it harder for everyone to have their own rooms in New York, framing the potential relocation as an opportunity for an adventure.

The remarks come amid a longer-running public conversation about Baldwin’s heritage and how she has presented herself across American and Spanish contexts. Born Hillary Hayward-Thomas in Boston, she faced scrutiny in 2020 after it emerged that her claimed Mallorca origin was not born out by early life records, and that her accent could shift between Spanish and American. She has since described the shifting speech as code-switching and has reiterated that she grew up with two cultures, maintaining that she feels a belonging to both. She issued a statement in early 2021 apologizing for not being clearer, while defending her upbringing and connection to Spain, and has continued to speak about her dual cultural inheritance in subsequent interviews and on her reality show.

The Baldwin household remains firmly rooted in a bi-coastal routine, with the couple dividing time between New York City and the Hamptons. They have seven children with Spanish names—Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, Eduardo, Lucía and Ilaria—who are central to the family's public profile and daily life. The spread of their properties has drawn attention, including a 10,000-square-foot Hamptons mansion described as a spacious retreat that has been on and off the market in recent years as real estate prices and headlines shifted.

Their ongoing real estate story intersects with broader media attention surrounding the pair. Alec Baldwin’s Amagansett estate has recently been relisted for about $21 million. The residence features seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, a pool, covered balconies and a 10-acre setting. The property’s market history includes a prior listing that began around $29 million in the 2020s, followed by a price cut to roughly $19 million before a pause and later relisting. The back-and-forth reflects the couple’s high-profile status and the real estate dynamics often tied to their public life, including moments connected to other headline moments in the couple’s timeline.

As Hilaria Baldwin navigates the evolving dynamics of public perception and family life, she has continued to emphasize flexibility and openness to new paths. Spain remains a prominent thread in the family narrative, given her parents’ longstanding residency in Mallorca since 2011 and their influence on the family’s cultural frame. The evolving conversation about identity, heritage and lifestyle choices continues to play out across social media, interviews and high-profile appearances as the Baldwins balance family life with ongoing professional and personal commitments.