Brigitte Nielsen’s 5 Children: Everything to Know

Brigitte Nielsen may be best known for her famous roles in Rocky IV and Red Sonjabut her most important role is being a mother to her five children.

The Beverly Hills Cop II the star has four sons from previous marriages – Julian, Killian, Douglas and Raoul – as well as a 5-year-old daughter Frida with her husband Mattio Dessi.

Brigitte welcomed her youngest when she was 54 years old after 13 years of IVF. At 60, she told PEOPLE that she knows what most people think — that she’s too old to have such a young child.

“Half the world said that when I got pregnant at 55 — including my four older sons,” she said in an interview in November 2023. “But first of all, there’s no such thing as ‘too old.’ ”

From their childhood to their passions, here’s everything you need to know about Brigitte Nielsen’s five children.

Julian Winding, 39

Brigitte welcomed her first child, Julian, with her ex-husband Kasper Winding on April 12, 1984. Although his parents divorced when he was just a few months old – his mother married Sylvester Stallone in 1985 – he is close with both of his parents.

Julian’s father is a Danish composer and Julian followed in his footsteps. He now lives in Berlin, Germany and has released numerous compositions and scores for films and TV shows. He recently did music for Netflix The Copenhagen Cowboy and marginalaccording to his IMDb.

Killian Gastineau, 33

Brigitte Nielson and her son Killian Gastineau.

Killian Gastineau’s Instagram

Killian was born on December 15, 1989 to Brigitte and former New York Jets player Mark Gastineau. Killian’s father was married to his previous wife, Lisa, with whom he had a daughter, Brittny, before leaving her for Brigitte – and Killian didn’t meet his sister until much later in life.

Although Killian was born in Arizona, he soon moved to Italy and grew up in the country. When he was 20, Brittny reached out to him after her mom ran into Brigitte at Ivana Trump’s wedding and the two exchanged their kids’ numbers, she told PEOPLE in 2010.

“I always knew I had a half-brother, I was told as a child, but he was completely off the radar. It was like he didn’t exist,” Brittny told PEOPLE.

A year later, Brittny and Lisa found themselves having dinner with Killian, Brigitte and her husband Mattia in Beverly Hills.

“It was very strange and surreal,” Brittny said. “I didn’t cry. I’m too tough to cry. But we hugged, talked about old stories. He said he was watching Gastineau girls in Italy, so he knew what I looked like.”

She added: “I asked him a million questions, but he doesn’t speak English. He’s really cute. She is about 6′ 5″, blonde. She looks exactly like Brigitte.”

According to his Instagram, Killian is an actor and model and has been with his partner, Laura Barbieri, since at least June 2021 when he first posted her on his feed.

Douglas Aaron Meyer, 30

Brigitte Nielsen and her son Douglas Aaron Meyer arrive at the opening night of ‘Sell/Buy/Date’ at the LGBT Center in Los Angeles on October 14, 2018.

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Brigitte married Raoul Meyer in 1993 and the two had two children together before divorcing in 2005. Their first son, Douglas, was born on April 19, 1993 and also grew up in Italy.

Now Douglas is a model who works mainly in Italy. He is close to his mother and younger brother Raoul. In 2018, Douglas stepped out with his mom at the premiere of the documentary Sell/Buy/Date at the LGBT Center in Los Angeles.

Brigitte later revealed Conversation that her sons were in Milan, Italy, during the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed her concern because the city was particularly hard hit at the time and imposed a strict quarantine.

“I talk to my children every day. They are in Milan and are in an area where it is more dangerous,” she said. “True, the whole country, 16 million people, is now in quarantine. What my children say is that they are fine, but it is a very, very difficult situation for them because they are scared.”

Douglas is also close to Brigitte’s youngest child, Frida. In September 2018, Brigitte posted a photo carousel of Douglas holding and posing with the then 3-month-old Frida, with the sweet caption “siblings love ❤️ Frida smiling at Douglas.”

Raoul Meyer Jr., 28

Brigitte Nielson and her son Raoul Meyer.

Brigitte Nielson’s Instagram

Brigitte’s youngest son, Raoul, was born on May 21, 1995 and is the most private of all Brigitte’s boys. Like his brothers, he grew up in Italy, although he mostly stayed out of the public eye.

In 2021, Raoul partnered with his brother Douglas to launch RD/19, a gin company distilled and bottled in Milan. Just two years after they launched the brand, it was awarded a bronze medal at the International Wine & Spirit Competition, as the brothers announced on Instagram.

“Just after its second birthday, RD/19 was awarded a bronze medal at the IWSC competition in London, the largest and most influential spirits competition in the world, for the Spirits and Gin & Tonic categories🥉🌍🇮🇹,” they said. wrote in the title. “We couldn’t be happier and prouder 🍸.”

Frida Dessi, 5

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Brigitte and her husband Mattia welcomed their youngest child and first daughter, Frida, on June 22, 2018. They married in 2006, and Brigitte went through 13 rounds of IVF before giving birth to a daughter.

“We are overjoyed to welcome our beautiful daughter into our lives,” the proud parents told PEOPLE at the time. “It’s been a long journey and worth it. We’ve never been more in love.”

While many were critical of Brigitte’s pregnancy at age 54, she told PEOPLE in November 2023 that her age has only made her a better mom.

“You know how kids say grandmas are the best?” she said. “I feel like I have that mindset and emotions. Now I have patience and a little more love to give, and I think it’s because I’m grandma’s age.”

She continued: “When I was a younger mom, I often juggled being alone, being on a plane, on a film set. Now Frida comes first.”

The family now lives in Marbella, Spain, where Brigitte said she has the freedom to devote her time to Frida.

“I had a long time to prepare for Frida,” she said. “The doctor warned me to be realistic about my chances. He told me I had a two and a half percent chance of getting pregnant, so when it finally happened, it was just amazing. And then the fear came, because I was so high-risk, at 54 years old.”

However, she said her pregnancy with Frida was the easiest of her five pregnancies, joking that she “could have been pregnant for another year”.

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