Millie Bobby Brown and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, have joyfully announced the arrival of their first child, a baby girl, through adoption. The couple shared their excitement on social media on Thursday, marking a new and heartfelt chapter in their lives as parents.
The Couple’s Journey to Parenthood
Brown, 21, and Bongiovi, 23, tied the knot last year in a private ceremony after meeting on Instagram and dating since 2021. Throughout her young adult years, Brown expressed a strong desire to start a family, inspired by her own upbringing. She revealed on the Smartless podcast earlier this year,
“I’m still really young, but my mom actually had her first child at 21 and my dad was 19,”
—Millie Bobby Brown. She further explained,
“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 so important to start a family, for me personally. It’s a huge thing. Jake was like, ‘We cannot do that until we get married.’ So that was his thing, and my thing was that I really want a family, I really want a big family. I’m one of four, he’s one of four. It’s definitely in our future.”
—Millie Bobby Brown
On the topic of adoption, Brown shared her belief in equal love for adopted children, saying,
“I don’t see having your own child as really any different in adopting.”
—Millie Bobby Brown
Balancing Family Life with a Career Milestone
As Brown embraces motherhood, she is also preparing for the conclusion of her long-running Netflix series, Stranger Things. Starting the role at age 12, she will return for the show’s fifth and final season this November, with the series finale scheduled for New Year’s Eve, just before her 22nd birthday. Reflecting on the end of this chapter, she emotionally stated,
“Isn’t graduation supposed to bring relief, like you’re glad to leave the teachers and classmates?”
—Millie Bobby Brown and added,
“Not me, I am nowhere near ready to leave you guys. I love each and every one of you and I’ll forever carry the memories and bonds we’ve created together as a family. I love you, thank you.”
—Millie Bobby Brown
A New Beginning Filled with Promise
The arrival of their daughter symbolizes a profound personal evolution for Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi, blending their aspirations of family with their individual professional paths. As Brown embarks on this vibrant new role as a mother, fans and followers will eagerly watch how she balances her expanding family with the exciting transition of closing one of her most defining acting roles.
