Hilaria Baldwin (born Hillary Lynn Hayward-Thomas; January 6, 1984) is an American yoga instructor, entrepreneur, podcaster, and author.

[2] Hillary Lynn Hayward-Thomas[3] was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 6, 1984,[4] to Kathryn Hayward and David Thomas Jr.[5][6][7] She is of English, French-Canadian, German, Irish, and Slovak descent.

[10][15] Thomas Sr. was a native of Ames, Iowa and traveled extensively to Argentina as an auditor for General Electric and at one point lived there.

[22][23][24] The Tribeca Citizen wrote in 2016 that their location had a range of classes, including "pre- and post-natal, restorative, and heated by infrared light".

[29] The New York Times wrote that Baldwin obtained that position because Alec was a friend of Steve Sunshine, a producer for the show.

[31] In June 2014, El País described Baldwin as the "Gwyneth Paltrow" of New York City in reference to being a working wealthy mother.

[47] In February 2011, Hilaria Thomas met Alec Baldwin at Sarma Melngailis' New York restaurant Pure Food and Wine.

[50] The Spanish phrase Somos un buen equipo (English: We're a great team) is engraved[51] on the inside of their wedding bands.

[55] In her book Baldwin recounted she suffered health issues and was miserable; feeling that way motivated her future career as a healthy lifestyle advocate.

"[60] She would also show support for her husband when his criminal trial for the Hutchins shooting got underway in July 2024, appearing in person at the Santa Fe, New Mexico courthouse where Alec was being tried.

[10][62] The tweets prompted accusations in various media publications of Baldwin's cultural appropriation,[63][64][65][66] since at other times she has been recorded speaking American-accented English.

[5] Baldwin was often misidentified as either Mallorcan, Spanish, or Latina, encouraging positive press by Hispanic media such as the celebrity gossip magazine ¡Hola!.

[68] Baldwin affirmed mistaken statements that she was "half-Spanish" while speaking at the UN, and spoke "as if she has a Spaniard's familiarity with that country's food culture".

Baldwin also claimed her inability to remember the word "cucumber" was stage fright during one of her first television appearances, and that she is bilingual and her accent comes and goes depending on stress and other factors;[8] she described herself as "multi" and culturally "fluid".