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Millie Bobby Brown revealed what she thinks of adoption as she welcomes first child with Jake Bongiovi

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Updated 18:33 21 Aug 2025 GMT+1Published 18:27 21 Aug 2025 GMT+1

Millie Bobby Brown revealed what she thinks of adoption as she welcomes first child with Jake Bongiovi

Millie Bobby Brown stunned many when she announced she had welcomed her first kid

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

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In a recent interview, the actress spoke about her family plans and how she felt about adopting.

Millie Bobby Brown has grown up in front of many viewers’ eyes due to her role in Stranger Things, but the 21-year-old has had big family plans for a while.

So, when she took to Instagram to announce that she had welcomed her first child with husband Jake Bongiovi it stunned fans - with many congratulating the star.

Writing on her page on August 21 she gave fans some details but omitted the name of the pair’s child and made a specific reference to wanting privacy at this time.

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She wrote: “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 3. Love, Millie and Jake.”

Millie Bobby Brown has spoken about her desire for a big family (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Millie Bobby Brown has spoken about her desire for a big family (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

While many fans were shocked at the news, for others it didn’t come as a big surprise as they had heard the actress speak about adoption in March earlier this year.

While on the SmartLess podcast with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, Brown opened up about her family plans and the dynamic she wants.

She said: “It has been my thing since before I met Jake.

“Since I was a baby, I told my mum I want to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me and my nan.

“My grandmother is like a huge part of my life and Jake knows how important it is to me and of course I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer but I also find its so important to start a family, for me personally.

“Jake was like we cannot do that until we get married so that was his thing and my thing was I really want a family, I really want a big family like I'm one of four as he’s one of for.

“So it is definitely in our future.”

Millie Bobby Brown made it clear she has no issue with adoption (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Millie Bobby Brown made it clear she has no issue with adoption (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Well, a few month’s later and that future has come pretty quickly.

Brown also spoke about her feelings towards adoption and how she doesn’t differentiate between that and having biological children.

She continued: “For me, I don’t see having your own child as really any different than adopting.

“Because for me, my home is full of love for anyone and anything and that is what we stand by, Jake and I, the door is always open and we want everyone to feel really comfortable.”

Featured Image Credit: Jun Sato/WireImage

Topics: Celebrity, Millie Bobby Brown, News, Parenting, Podcast

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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