From Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, these celebrities have formed beautiful families.
What makes these units even worthier of a shout-out is the parents’ commitment to teaching their children that no matter where they go in life, they have strong roots. And that’s true regardless of whether the parents are still together. For example, Madonna, who has two biological children, adopted four more from the South African country Malawi and co-founded Raising Malawi, a charitable non-profit organization that fights poverty. Markle, who has long been a victim of racism, has spoken of her desire to make the world a better place for son Archie and daughter Lilibet whom she shares with Prince Harry. And divorced couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt co-parent three adopted children from Cambodia, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, plus three biological kids, all of whom are educated about their family’s unique cultures.
Meanwhile, Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo, who is raising three children with husband Chris Ivory, has stated, “As moms and dads, we have the responsibility to expose our children to all different types of people; to just show them the differences in the world.” You said it, mama!
According to recent findings from the Pew Research Center, American families are changing in regard to diversity, size, and composition. And that’s really great news, considering there are many ways to make a family.
Read on for the famous families that are making the world a bigger and brighter place, and reminding us that love knows no bounds.
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie shares biological children Shiloh, Vivienne, and Knox and adopted children Maddox, Zahara, and Pax with ex-husband Brat Pitt. “All adopted children come with a beautiful mystery of a world that is meeting yours,” Jolie told Vogue India in 2020. “When they are from another race and foreign land, that mystery, that gift, is so full. For them, they must never lose touch with where they came from.”
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share son Archie and daughter Lilibet, however, racism was one reason the couple moved from England to California where they could raise their family away from the royal microscope. During the couple’s March 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, the actress also claimed that an unnamed member of the royal family made comments about Archie’s “skin tone” (the royal family has called the racial allegations “concerning”).
Ashley Graham & Justin Ervin
Supermodel Ashley Graham and photographer Justin Ervin share a son named Isaac, who was born in 2020. In 2021, the couple announced they are expecting twin boys.
Jason Momoa & Lisa Bonet
Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet share two children, daughter Lola and son Nakoa-Wolf (depicted here with Momoa’s mother Coni Momoa). Bonet was previously married to rocker Lenny Kravitz and they share daughter Zoë Kravitz.
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West
While Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West are in the process of divorcing, they will continue co-parenting their four children together: daughters North and Chicago, and sons Psalm and Saint. During a 2017 sit-down with Interview, Kardashian spoke about raising mixed-race kids. “I’m very conscious of it. Kanye always has his family around and people who look like my daughter ― that’s important to me,” she told the outlet. “She’s obsessed with her curly hair, and if she finds someone who has the same hair, she runs to them and is like, ‘You have curly hair like me?’ And we get to talk about it.”
Ellen Pompeo & Chris Ivery
Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo and music producer Chris Ivery were married in 2007 and have three kids: Stella, Sienna and Eli. In 2018, Pompeo spoke about raising biracial kids on the Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk. “As moms and dads, we have the responsibility to expose our children to all different types of people,” she said. “To show them the differences in the world.”
Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves McConaughey share three children together, sons Levi and Livingston, and daughter Vida.
Madonna
Madonna (depicted with son David Banda and daughter Lourdes Leon) has six children — Lourdes (with ex-boyfriend and fitness trainer Carlos Leon) and son Rocco with ex-husband Guy Ritchie. The “Material Girl” also adopted children from Malawi: Banda, Mercy James, and twins Estere and Stella.
Salma Hayek & François-Henri Pinault
Actress Salma Hayek and businessman François-Henri Pinault share daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault, while Hayek is a stepmother to Pinault’s three children, Augustin (whom Pinault shares with supermodel Linda Evangelista), François and Mathilde, the latter two from his former marriage to Dorothée Lepère.
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
Musician John Legend and model Chrissy Teigen share daughter Luna and son Miles. In 2020, Legend told People that his children are fortunate to have a diverse family. “I don’t know what they’ll feel like when they’re 18 and 21 but it seems like we’re growing towards a culture that values the fact that people have interesting backgrounds,” he told the outlet. “They’ll benefit from the fact they have black grandparents, and a Thai grandparent and a white grandparent.”
Legend added, “It’ll be interesting for them because they’ll have a lot of different experiences they can draw from and learn from. We’re growing towards a society that respects and values it and doesn’t look down on it all.”
Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams
Tennis champ Serena Williams and tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian share daughter Olympia Ohanian. In 2020, during the TIME 100 Engineering a Better World event, Ohanian opened up about raising a mixed-race child. “As a husband you just get outraged, and then especially now in the role as a father, I just can’t help but want to create a world that is just fair to my daughter,” he said.
Coco Austin & Ice-T
Model Coco Austin and rapper Ice-T share daughter Chanel Nicole, who was born in 2015.
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