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Millie Bobby Brown’s Baby Adoption Sparks Debate As Fans Say She’s Too Young: “Acting Career Or Social Experiment?”
Millie Bobby Brown, 21, and Jake Bongiovi, 23, have welcomed their first child together through adoption.
The couple shared the joyful news on Instagram this week.
The announcement comes less than a year after the young couple tied the knot in May 2024.
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Millie and Jake’s family grew by one over the summer
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In their Instagram announcement, the couple revealed they had adopted a baby girl over the summer.
Highlights
- Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi announced they’ve welcomed their first baby together through adoption.
- The couple shared the news on Instagram, writing they’re “beyond excited” about the next chapter.
- The Stranger Things star has long spoken about her dream of becoming a mom.
While the couple shared the addition of their new family member to the world, Millie and Jake also hinted that they would prefer to keep things private for now.
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“This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption. We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.
“And then there were three. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi,” the couple wrote in a joint Instagram post.
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The couple’s love story unfolded in front of fans
Millie and Jake’s relationship began in 2021, when Bongiovi, son of rock legend Jon Bon Jovi, first posted a selfie with the actress on Instagram, according toPeople magazine.
They started as friends before their bond deepened into romance. Their relationship eventually led to a secret wedding in May 2024 at Villa Cetinale in Italy.
Similar to their recent milestone, Millie also shared snaps from her wedding on Instagram.
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“Forever and always, your wife,” she wrote in her post, which featured images from the wedding, including her two bridal gowns.
Jake replied with his own post, “Forever and always, your husband,” he wrote in his own post.
With both Millie and Jake coming from families with several children, the couple has often spoken about wanting to build a large family of their own.
Millie has always dreamed of becoming a young mom
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Motherhood is something Millie Bobby Brown has spoken about even before her marriage.
In interviews, she has described how her mother became a parent at 21, something she always admired and wanted to emulate.
On the Smartless podcast earlier this year, she reflected on her lifelong desire to raise a family.
“My mom actually had her first child at 21, and my dad was 19. And you know, it’s been my thing since before I met Jake.
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“Since I was a baby, I told my mom, like, baby dolls. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me,” she said.
Her grandmother also played a major role in inspiring her nurturing instincts.
Brown said that Jake understood her wish to begin family life early, although he wanted marriage to come first.
“It’s a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing,” the Stranger Things star said.
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She has also shared her belief that adoption is just as meaningful as having a biological child, explaining, “For me, I don’t see having your own child as really any different as in adopting.”
Netizens are quite split about the idea of Millie being a young mom
While Millie and Jake’s announcement was mostly received positively on social media, some critics pointed out that the couple is still very young.
Others also pointed out that it’s strange that the couple opted to adopt a child.
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“Acting career or social experiment,” one commenter wrote.
“It’s great to adopt, but why not have a child the old fashioned way,” wrote another.
“Why would you be 21 and adopt? Can’t he produce or can’t she carry?” Another commenter stated.
Netizens shared their thoughts about Millie and Jake’s first baby on social media
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Reset Game 7 months ago
This all sounds like pure hypocrisy. They have the money and made the choice to adopt—and yet they’re being criticized. Meanwhile, people working minimum-wage jobs who have children they can’t really afford, or teens as young as 15 having kids and being celebrated by their families as if it’s some great achievement, get applause. These adopters aren’t partiers, they seem responsible, and their only “offense” is being young and responsible?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago
I'm adopted myself. I'm INFURIATED at the comments like "can't he produce/can't she carry?" and "why not have a child the old-fashioned way?" Adopted children ARE a family's children. They are no more and no less than a family's biological children, if they have any. (Plus the utter audacity to speculate/comment about the couple's fertility!) If people can scream "ADOPT DON'T SHOP" about dogs and cats, why aren't we celebrating when a couple chooses to adopt a child who OBVIOUSLY doesn't have a stable family/parents of its own?
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Ellinor she/they/elle 7 months ago
She is an adult, she has a job, she owns a company, she has the money and the love to raise a child, she had a loving husband, and more importantly IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.
Sarah Ellison 7 months ago
The number of people who feel like it's their place to speculate on their fertility or reasons to adopt. Is she young? Yes. Has she always spoken about how she wants to be a mother by 21? Also yes. So it's not terribly surprising they've started expanding their family. The fact that they chose to adopt is wonderful because they definitely have the means to do so.
Reset Game 7 months ago
This all sounds like pure hypocrisy. They have the money and made the choice to adopt—and yet they’re being criticized. Meanwhile, people working minimum-wage jobs who have children they can’t really afford, or teens as young as 15 having kids and being celebrated by their families as if it’s some great achievement, get applause. These adopters aren’t partiers, they seem responsible, and their only “offense” is being young and responsible?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago
I'm adopted myself. I'm INFURIATED at the comments like "can't he produce/can't she carry?" and "why not have a child the old-fashioned way?" Adopted children ARE a family's children. They are no more and no less than a family's biological children, if they have any. (Plus the utter audacity to speculate/comment about the couple's fertility!) If people can scream "ADOPT DON'T SHOP" about dogs and cats, why aren't we celebrating when a couple chooses to adopt a child who OBVIOUSLY doesn't have a stable family/parents of its own?
Load More Replies... Ellinor she/they/elle 7 months ago
She is an adult, she has a job, she owns a company, she has the money and the love to raise a child, she had a loving husband, and more importantly IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.
Sarah Ellison 7 months ago
The number of people who feel like it's their place to speculate on their fertility or reasons to adopt. Is she young? Yes. Has she always spoken about how she wants to be a mother by 21? Also yes. So it's not terribly surprising they've started expanding their family. The fact that they chose to adopt is wonderful because they definitely have the means to do so.
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