Millie Bobby Brown gave an insight into new motherhood as she shared a first look at her adopted baby girl on Thursday, Daily Mail reports.
The Stranger Things star, Millie Bobby Brown who wed Jake Bongiovi, 23, last year, made the surprise announcement that she had adopted in a social media post from August 21.
The post read: ‘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 three. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.’
In the new snap, the new parents gazed adoringly at their daughter, whose face and tiny hand could be seen.
In an Instagram post Bongiovi was seen pushing a stroller in a post shared by Millie Bobby Brown captioned: ‘helluva summer thus far.’ It was not 100 percent certain what was going on.
The pair married in May 2024 and the couple had discussed having children, adoption and their plans on having a big family.
Earlier this year she said she wanted to be a mother.
During an appearance on the Smartless podcast, which is hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, the actress said that although she knows she is ‘really young,’ she is looking forward to motherhood.
‘My mom actually had her first child at 21, and my dad was 19. And you know, it’s been my thing since before I met Jake,’ she explained.
Since I was a baby… I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me. And my nan, my grandmother is, she was a huge part of my life.
‘And so, yeah, I mean, 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 it’s so important to start a family for me personally,’ Millie continued.
‘It’s a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing.’
Brown then added: ‘And my thing was, I really want a family. I really want a big family.
‘I’m one of four. He’s one of four. So, it is definitely in our future, but, for me, I don’t see having your own child, you know, as really any different [from] adopting.’
She went on to say: ‘My home is full of love for anyone and anything, and so that is what we kind of stand by, Jake and I, our energy in the house is “the door is always open”, and we want everyone to feel really comfortable.’
Her comments come just a few weeks after she opened up to Vanity Fair in February about her relationship with Bongiovi and how they’re ‘pretty united’ on major topics.
‘We talked about our political views, what kind of family we want to build, the kind of home we want to live in, the kind of relationship we’re looking for, the kind of career we want,’ she told the publication.
‘It’s such an important decision, and we wanted to make sure we were making the right one. I knew I was. It always felt right with him.’
Brown and Bongiovi, whose father is musician Jon Bon Jovi, first started dating in 2021 and announced their engagement in April 2023.
The couple tied the knot in May 2024 in a lavish ceremony in Italy where they said ‘I do’ at Villa Cetinale in Tuscany.