Celebrity moms who embrace being a single parent

His father later took on a greater role in Henry's life, but Driver had this to say about parenthood: “It’s the greatest love affair of my life, with this baby. I’m a single mom, [but] his dad is amazing and in his life. I don’t feel alone. Babies attract love ... They attract people who love them.”

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Mia Farrow is well-known for her large family! She has 14 children. She had a few children with previous partners Andre Previn and Woody Allen, but continued to adopt children as a single parent after divorce.

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Sadly, her family has been embroiled in several scandals. However, even Woody Allen had this to say: "Mia has a talent for mothering the way some people have a green thumb for gardening or an ear for music.''

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'Weeds' star Mary-Louise Parker shares one child with her ex-partner Billy Crudup, but also went on to adopt alone after their breakup.

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She adopted her daughter Ash in 2007. On choosing to adopt a child alone, she said, “I finally just decided, ‘Okay, I’m going to do this, and it’s going to be really hard because I’m single, and I’m going to do it anyway.'”

Sources: (Cafe Mom) (Chicago Tribune)

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Mindy Kaling -

Mindy Kaling is another single mother who keeps her family out of the public eye. She gave birth to her daughter Katherine in 2017, and has never shared a picture of her face.

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Oscar winner Sandra Bullock is the mother of two adopted children, Louis and Laila. She decided to adopt her first child after her marriage to Jesse James ended.

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She adopted her son Louis, and three years later came her daughter Laila. Bullock now has a long-term boyfriend, but she committed to solo parenthood and thrived with it for years.

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Charlize Theron revealed that she always wanted to adopt. Her mom found a letter she wrote when she was a kid that said, "Would you please take me to orphanage, so that I can go and adopt a baby?"

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Connie Britton - Connie Britton lost both of her parents within three years of each other. This reminder that life is short motivated her to go after what she wanted.

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Britton adopted her son Yoby from an Ethiopian orphanage. She wasn't in a relationship at the time, but says she just thought, "This is something I want to do. I can do it."

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Meg Ryan -

Meg Ryan, queen of the '90s rom-com, dated actor Dennis Quaid for years and had one son with him. After they separated, she decided to adopt another child by herself.

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Meg Ryan - She adopted her daughter Daisy in 2006 and said, "I am convinced, completely convinced that there was nothing random about it. She is the daughter I should have."

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January Jones -

Jones told Red Magazine that it's good to have a strong female figure in a man's life, to teach him how to respect women and show him it's okay to express emotions.

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Musician Sheryl Crowe famously dated cyclist Lance Armstrong in the early 2000s. The two were engaged, but broke it off because they had conflicting feelings about marriage and children.

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Sheryl Crowe - Crowe went ahead and adopted her son Wyatt shortly after the breakup, and then adopted her second son Levi in 2010.

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Denise Richards was married to Charlie Sheen for four years and had two children with him. Sadly, Sheen had serious struggles with addiction at that time.

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Denise Richards - Richards says that she didn't feel done with having kids after they divorced, so she continued to grow her family on her own. She adopted a baby girl named Eloise in 2012.

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Falco now has two adopted children, Macy and Anderson.

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Kristin Davis -

Kristin Davis played Charlotte in 'Sex and the City,' a woman obsessed with the idea of marriage and babies. In reality, Davis says she always saw herself adopting, and became a solo parent.

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Minnie Driver -

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Mia Farrow -

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'Weeds' star Mary-Louise Parker shares one child with her ex-partner Billy Crudup, but also went on to adopt alone after their breakup.

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Sources: (Cafe Mom) (Chicago Tribune)

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Celebrity moms who embrace being a single parent

Inspiring women who are balancing fame and motherhood alone

11/05/23 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Single moms

Being a parent is no joke, and it's even harder when you're doing it alone. Despite the modern times we live in, there's still some stigma around being a single woman raising a child. Many Hollywood stars have taken on the challenge of being a single mother by choice, while others are just dealing with unexpected circumstances. Either way, they're showing the world that you can still be successful while raising kids without the support of a partner. They're also making it clear that it's not easy and that single parents deserve some serious appreciation!

Click through the following gallery to find out which admirable A-listers are going solo.