Millie Bobby Brown opens up on family life after second adoption

Millie Bobby Brown and husband Jake Bongiovi are adjusting to life as a family of four following the recent adoption of their second child, a baby boy, just over a year after adopting their first daughter. 

The couple announced the new arrival on September 17 with a simple Instagram post captioned "hi little guy!" alongside a photo of tiny hands, with Brown notably wearing a "mom" ring in the snap.

Brown, 22, has spoken candidly and repeatedly about her longtime dream of building a large family, a vision shaped by her own upbringing. 

"My mom actually had her first child at 21 and my dad was 19. This has been my thing since before I met Jake," she's said, describing wanting to replicate the family life her own parents built. 

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Speaking on the Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce podcast this past June, she reiterated that adoption specifically had always been part of her plan, independent of biological parenthood. 

"For me, adoption was always part of my future. Adoption is love," she said, adding that she's "having the most amazing time" as a mother. 

She and Bongiovi, 24, the son of Jon Bon Jovi, married in a private May 2024 ceremony after Brown was 20 and Bongiovi was 22.

Since expanding their family, Brown and Bongiovi have kept many details private, including their children's names, reflecting a deliberate effort to shield their kids from the level of public scrutiny Brown experienced growing up as a child star. 

That instinct was visible in Brown's September 7 Instagram recap from a family trip to Italy's Dolomites, where both children's faces remained out of frame throughout. 

The couple's rapid family growth, from marriage to two children within roughly two years, marks a striking evolution for two stars who first built their public profiles as young performers rather than parents.

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