{"id":1973016,"date":"2025-08-21T20:13:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1973016"},"modified":"2025-08-21T20:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:13:42","slug":"stranger-things-star-millie-bobby-brown-surprises-fans-with-news-she-adopted-a-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stranger-things-star-millie-bobby-brown-surprises-fans-with-news-she-adopted-a-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 star Millie Bobby Brown surprises fans with news she adopted a baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/millie-bobby-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Millie Bobby Brown;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Millie Bobby Brown<\/a>, 21, and Jake Bongiovi, 23, have welcomed their first child together through adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This summer, we welcomed our baby girl through adoption,&#8221; the couple shared in a joint post to Instagram on Thursday. &#8220;We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And then there were 3.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/millie-bobby-brown-jon-bon-jovis-son-followed-parents-lead-marrying-young-planning-lots-kids\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Millie Bobby Brown And Jon Bon Jovi's Son Followed Parents' Lead By Marrying Young, Planning For Lots Of Kids;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Millie Bobby Brown And Jon Bon Jovi&#8217;s Son Followed Parents&#8217; Lead By Marrying Young, Planning For Lots Of Kids<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi revealed they have adopted a baby girl.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNn4rTIuCLR\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:App Users Click Here To View The Instagram Post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>App Users Click Here To View The Instagram Post<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221; star and Bongiovi first sparked romance rumors in 2021 after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/jon-bon-jovi-confirms-sons-marriage-millie-bobby-brown-actress-wears-wifey-attire-universal-studios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jon Bon Jovi's son;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jon Bon Jovi&#8217;s son<\/a> shared a selfie of the two online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple made their red carpet debut in March 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brown later revealed the two lovebirds actually met through social media. &#8220;We met on Instagram,&#8221; she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9VpJ5ci5zcw&amp;t=39s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wired;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Wired<\/a>. &#8220;And we were friends for a bit, and then, what can I say?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? 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Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"millie bobby brown jake bongiovi\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RFWXwdoy52SlKbj2QQ1Miw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/d787cbf408653cf0c0f8bad9cf7cbe6d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown met on Instagram before dating.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After announcing their engagement in April 2023, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/millie-bobby-brown-loves-living-farm-jon-bon-jovis-son-that-where-i-thrive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brown and Bongiovi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brown and Bongiovi<\/a> tied the knot in May 2024. Brown was 20 at the time and Bongiovi was 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve been together for four years. When we moved in together, we had dogs together, and we were taking care of our animals, and we started living this day-to-day life, I thought, \u2018Oh, I really don\u2019t think I could ever see you as anything else. I don&#8217;t want to be with anyone else ever again. I don&#8217;t want to date, I don&#8217;t want to meet anyone, I want you,&#8221; Brown said during an appearance on &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7e2BOZlduBBeIhZukcRhTf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Call Her Daddy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Call Her Daddy<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A split of Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jake Bongiovi with his fianc\u00e9e Millie Bobby Brown\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ryc_FubZK5GncEhPyFufGg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/c1fa586d3e4fa4cda69765fd043a8604\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi&#8217;s daughter is the first grandchild for Jon Bon Jovi.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When we started talking about politics and how we want to raise our kids, we started talking about really, really big things that I&#8217;ve never spoken about, and I&#8217;m already very young, so I&#8217;ve never spoken about that with boys anyway. But to be able to even think about those things, I was like, \u2018S&#8212;. Maybe I do want to be with him forever.\u2019 I didn&#8217;t know if he felt that way. We talked about marriage, but I didn&#8217;t really know when it was going to be. When he proposed, it made sense. Everything aligned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi at &quot;Stranger Things&quot; premiere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3cs6JUUN1aTu1hv8XW9oxQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/d5872bbbb11102394ce77fa396c0a115\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi married in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brown has been outspoken about her desire to start her family at a young age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My mom actually had her first child at 21 and my dad was 19. This has been my thing since before I met Jake. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me,&#8221; she said during an appearance on the &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/millie-bobby-brown\/id1521578868?i=1000696853763\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Smartless;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Smartless<\/a>&#8221; podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Jake knows how important it is to me. Of course, I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I also find it\u2019s so important to start a family for me personally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Millie Bobby Brown in a thin strap gown on the red carpet looks serious\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IY0qpq22OPPftN1VpwptZA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/a4095e0d8f7acd74f1c97b8f3417412b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Millie Bobby Brown previously spoke about wanting a big family.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brown had been ready to start a family with Bongiovi prior to tying the knot, but he had his own requirements for their future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So that was his thing. And my thing was, I really want a family. I really want a big family. I\u2019m one of four. He\u2019s one of four. So, it is definitely in our future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Janelle Ash contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/stranger-things-star-millie-bobby-brown-surprises-fans-news-she-adopted-baby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 star Millie Bobby Brown surprises fans with news she adopted a baby;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 star Millie Bobby Brown surprises fans with news she adopted a baby<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millie Bobby Brown, 21, and Jake Bongiovi, 23, have welcomed their first child together through adoption. &#8220;This summer, we welcomed our baby girl through adoption,&#8221; the couple shared in a joint post to Instagram on Thursday. &#8220;We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.&#8221; &#8220;And [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1973017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[351484,309903,309707],"class_list":["post-1973016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-jake-bongiovi","tag-jon-bon-jovi","tag-millie-bobby-brown"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u2018Stranger-Things-star-Millie-Bobby-Brown-surprises-fans-with-news.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}