Madonna He is crazy for her six children!
The pop icon welcomed her first child, Lordin 1996 and grew her brood with extras RoccoAnd the DavidAnd the Mercy and the twins Stella and Esther.
In 2017, Madonna Featured on the cover of PEOPLE She opened up about her life at home with her children and her emotional journey to adoption.
“Sometimes I’d close my eyes and just think, ‘Why isn’t my kitchen full of dancing kids?'” “There are a lot of children who need a home.” He said. I thought, ‘What am I waiting for? Just do it. “”
Madonna described the instant connection she felt with her children upon meeting them. “It’s inexplicable,” she said. It’s like saying, ‘Why do you fall in love with the people you love? “You look into someone’s eyes, you feel their soul, you feel moved by them - that’s all.”
The “like a VirginThe singer honored all six of her children Getting her first tattoo December 2020 - Both her initials are on her wrist. Recently, Madonna Celebrated her 64th birthday In August 2022 surrounded by her children during a trip to Italy. “Tanti Oguri (Happy Birthday),” she captioned a photo of her and her children posing during the festivities.
Keep scrolling to learn about all of Madonna’s adorable kids.
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Madonna and her then-husband fitness trainer Carlos LeonLord Lyon was welcomed on October 14, 1996 in Los Angeles. From the very beginning, Madonna’s oldest life was the light of her life. Madonna wrote “Little Star” on her 1998 Grammy Award winning album ray of lightAnd the about Bakra.
now successful fashion model By itself, Lourdes worked Rihanna‘s Savage x Fenty barbarian line Marc Jacobsand Swarovski and Mugler, have appeared in Vogue magazine And the Vanity Fair.
While she admits that her famous mother was “control freakAs a child, she has since admired ‘how empowering other women are and ahead of her time always’.
“I didn’t quite understand it until I realized the importance of empowerment and what it means to be a woman,” she said. interview magazine in 2021. “She’s probably the hardest worker I’ve ever seen. I didn’t inherit that, unfortunately. I inherited her control issues, but not her work ethic!”
In August 2022, Lorde followed in her mother’s footsteps by releasing her for the first time “Lock key.”
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After separating from Carlos Leon in May 1997, Madonna began dating the director Guy Ritchie In 1998. Their son Rocco Ricci He was born in Los Angeles on August 11, 2000, and was baptized in Scotland At Dornoch Cathedral in December 2000. Madonna and Ritchie tied the knot the next day at Skibo Castle, although the couple later Divorced in 2008.
“She’s a good mom…she’s very strict but in a good way,” said Rocco Tell Ellen DeGeneres From his mother in 2012. At that time, he was hanging out with Madonna and completing his schoolwork with a teacher, but later decided to live with his father in London to attend a traditional school. While this causes some tension between Rocco and his mother - and The struggle for custody Between Madonna and J - the two were back on good terms by June 2016.
Madonna wrote of her son’s journey: “We’ve been on many trips together around the world, but the greatest journey I’ve ever had with you was the one inside ♥️”. Twenty-first birthday. “I love you to the moon and back. Forever and always.”
Now, Rocco is a model and actor, having stood up with his mother for a spread the love magazine She was featured in her music video “Bitch I’m Madonna”. In honor of the birth of her 22nd son in August 2022, Madonna Rocco threw a Feast full of families Where he celebrated with his brothers and cut a realistic cake in the shape of a bag.
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David Banda was born in Malawi on September 24, 2005.
Madonna founded her own charitable organization Malawi breeding In 2006, and in October of that year, she made a humanitarian trip to the country. During the visit, she and Richie decided to adopt 1 year old David from house of hopean orphanage in the capital Lilongwe.
the couple Face legal repercussions Because Malawi requires adoptive parents to live in the country for at least 18 months to become residents, residency is a prerequisite for legal adoption. It was finally approved for adoption on May 28, 2008.
In 2019, Madonna She explained her special relationship with David British Vogue. “He is]the one I have the most in common with,” she said. “I feel like he’s accommodating me; he has more DNA of my own than any of my kids so far.”
As he got older, David was often included in Madonna’s performances, such as when he joined her on stage in New York City. Pride variety show In June 2022, he showed some dance moves and comedy.
“I can’t believe you’ve grown into this young man! This artist. This athlete. This detailed and charismatic human,” she said. He wrote on his sixteenth birthday. “Who knew when I met you at the Hope Orphanage in Malawi, drinking Coke from a baby bottle and not wearing a diaper, that you would become such a force of nature? I’m so proud of you!”
Madonna also praised her son’s fashion prowess during his appearance The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon In August 2022.
“He can wear any outfit and look like a booty you know what,” she told David’s Fallon. “It’s really annoying. He wears my clothes and looks better in them. He can even wear a dress and look onyx.”
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Chifundo “Mercy” James was born in Malawi on January 22, 2006. In 2008, Madonna settled her divorce from Ritchie, and in May 2009, Apply for Mercy Approval As a single mother from an orphanage in Blantyre, Malawi. Supreme court At first, she refusedbut was later approved to adopt Mercy on June 12, 2009.
In July 2017, Madonna opened Mercy James Institute of Pediatric Surgery and Critical Carethe first pediatric surgery and intensive care center in Malawi.
Mercy celebrated her 16th birthday in January 2022 in Six Flags Magic Mountain and Tupac Shakur Gallery. “Happy Birthday Chifundo Mercy James” Madonna wrote on instagram. “The cutest, most thoughtful and most charming girl on the planet! There is no one like you!”
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Twins Stella and Esther were born in Malawi on August 24, 2012. Madonna adopted her youngest daughter when they were five years old in February 2017.
“It’s like they’ve always been here,” shovel away star tell people. “It didn’t take long for them to adjust.”
“They knew, in time, that I was their mother and that wouldn’t change anything,” she added.
As the girls grew, they discovered their passion and talents. Madonna introduced Stella piano skills; both girls talented dancers Like their older brother.
When the twins turned 10 in August 2022, the “Material Girl” singer Celebrate them with a sweet slide show of photos and videos on Instagram. “Happy birthday Esther and Stella Molly! You bring so much love - laughter and light ✨✨ in our whole lives!!” Mail.
Madonna also threw the girls Epic wig party to celebrate the occasion. The proud mom shared snapshots of the event on Instagram, including a photo of the twins with their siblings Mercy and David while wearing festive wigs.