List of stars who have adopted adopted children.

Taking on the upbringing of someone else's child is a huge responsibility, for which, unfortunately, not everyone is ready. It used to be quite customary that foreign, American stars constantly adopt children. In our country, it was wild and unusual. Only after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many families began to adopt children from baby homes. In this article, we will tell you which of the stars are raising adopted children.

Russian stars who are raising adopted children

In fact, in order to get guardianship, to adopt a child from an orphanage, you need to spend a lot of time and effort. Because several examinations are required, which confirm the state of health, not only physical, but also mental. You also need a huge amount of documentation, which proves that you are able to give your child everything he needs.

Despite the fact that many of the stars are quite famous and public figures, the board of trustees, as well as bureaucrats, do not make any indulgences for these people. They, like everyone else, need to spend a lot of time and effort in order to become happy. and grow your family with the help of foster children.

Stellar parents of adopted children:

  • Margarita Sukhankina. This is one of the members of the Mirage group. She went to orphanages for a long time, really wanted to adopt a child. And initially she wanted a girl, but she could not find suitable candidates. But 5 years ago, in one of the programs on television, she saw a boy and a girl, a brother and a sister. She was so moved by the plot that she immediately came to another city, issued documents for the adoption of children. For 5 years now, the kids have been living with her. Sukhankina says that it was a difficult, measured step for her. Before starting to draw up the documents, she talked with her parents for a long time. Because she needed help, as well as the consent of relatives and friends.
  • Vladimir Naumov and Natalia Belokhvostikova... These famous personalities never thought about establishing, because they already have children. In my old age, it was somehow incorrect to think about children. But the woman performed in one of the orphanages and saw the boy Cyril there. He seemed somewhat strange to her, and was significantly different from all the other children. The next time she came to the orphanage with her husband. They talked to the child and decided to adopt him. Now the boy goes to school and pleases his parents with good grades.


    With son Kirill

  • Sergey Zverev... At one time, the artist brushed off journalists for a long time and did not confirm the fact of the child's adoption. But at one of the periods, Zverev regularly appeared at social events with his son and showed it to the public. Over time, the child chose a non-public lifestyle, now he left and lives separately.


  • Tatiana Ovsienko... Unfortunately, Tatiana and her husband have no children, but while performing at one of the concerts in the orphanage, she drew attention to the child. She really liked him, but unfortunately the administration of the orphanage discouraged the artist from adoption, because the child suffered from a heart defect. But Tatyana spent a huge amount of money, energy and nerves in order to put this child on his feet. After he underwent surgery, his parents issued an adoption, and now a son is growing up in their family. Now the artist's son is over 20 years old, he lives not in Moscow, but in America, but regularly visits his mother.


  • Andrey Kirilenko Is a famous basketball player. In his family, at the time when they decided to adopt a child, two older sons were growing up. But the couple wanted a third baby. Unfortunately, they did not manage to have a child for a long time, and they decided to take up adoption. Having traveled to orphanages, they saw a girl Sasha, with blond hair, they really liked her. The couple decided to adopt her. The most interesting thing is that after a while another child appeared in the family - the youngest son. Now the family is raising four children.


  • Svetlana Sorokina... For a long time, the artist had thoughts of adoption. She had wanted a child for a long time, and she had originally planned to adopt a son. But having traveled through the houses of the babies, she saw a little girl Tonya, who held out her hands to her, and she could not refuse. Therefore, I adopted this particular girl. The actress says that she never regretted this crucial step. She loves her daughter very much, brings her up in love.

  • Mikhail Barshchevsky and his wife. The fact is that Mikhail already had a daughter of his own at the time of adoption, who managed to give him grandchildren. When he gave a hint to his wife that he wanted to adopt a child, the wife just brushed it off and did not give her consent. But about two years later, she raised the issue again. The man agreed and they adopted a boy and a girl. The spouses note that since then their life has changed significantly, they have become closer to each other.


  • Alexey Serebryakov. The actor very carefully tried to hide his personal life, so when one publication published information about the adoption, he filed a lawsuit against the editor. Later, the actor really confirmed the information that the two sons are adopted. In addition, the family also has a daughter. This is a child from the first wife of the actor. Serebryakov, together with Irina Apeksimova, and with several colleagues on the set, founded a fund to help children who are in orphanages. They are looking for new families for these kids. At the same time, the actor never flaunted his charity. Until a certain time, until the information about the adoption was leaked to the press, no one knew about this fact. Serebryakov belongs to very secretive people, gives little interviews. He never brags about charity in the press, he believes that people should help children disinterestedly, and not be PR on this.


  • Irina Alferova never dreamed of a huge family, but the circumstances decided everything for her. At the time of the adoption of two more children into the house, she had a daughter of her own, quite an adult. But the spouse Alferova's first wife died, with whom two children lived. Therefore, the couple took them to her. After a while, Alferova's own sister died, who left her little son Sasha. Therefore, the couple decided to adopt a fourth child. Irina Alferova adores all her four children and is very proud of them. Now all children are adults. The eldest daughter followed in her mother's footsteps and is a successful actress. Two children of Irina's husband are now studying abroad and are successfully working there. The youngest son recently graduated from law school and is mastering the basics of the profession.


    Irina Alferova

As you can see, not only American, but also Russian stars are raising adopted children. Perhaps such popularization of adoption will reach ordinary people who want to give their love not only to their own, but also to other people's children.

VIDEO: Foster children of Russian stars

The adoption of children all over the world is becoming more popular every day. Russian celebrities also take kids for education. Among them are Alexei Serebryakov, Svetlana Sorokina, Tatiana Ovsienko, Sergei Zverev, Ekaterina Gradova ... On the eve of Children's Day, we talked with those who decided on such an unpopular, alas, act.

Sergey Zverev got into debt?

Stylist Sergei Zverev was among the first adopted son. This summer Serezha will be 21 years old. We became aware of rumors that Zverev's son began to make friends with the green snake, quit his job and grew overgrown with debts. Not so long ago, the son of the king of glamor was seen in one of the capital's banks, where he took out a loan. We made a call to the star.

- Nothing of the kind, - Sergei answered us. - Seryozha does not let me down. Frankly, we had problems with him. And who did not have them in their youth? But I'll say this, I'm a strict dad and put everything in its place. The son is working. At least it doesn't sit on my neck. I believe that children should be brought up in severity, - says Zverev, - but be sure to help when they really need it. Otherwise, who will help our children, if not us? I do not meddle in the affairs of my son's heart until he asks me about it. But when necessary, I will gladly give any advice.

Recall that Sergei Zverev took the child from the Irkutsk orphanage in the early 90s, then the situation in the orphanages was catastrophic. The children lacked food, not to mention medicine. So Sergei saw a child who was very ill. He felt sorry for the baby.

According to Sergei Anatolyevich, at the sight of sick children, his heart bleeds. Zverev's mother was opposed to her son taking the child for upbringing, despite the fact that she herself is an orphanage. Sergei was able to convince his mother, and the boy began to live with them. As a result, Valentina Timofeevna succumbed to the persuasion of her son. She helped raise Seryozha Jr.

Natalia Belokhvostikova brought a cross to her son

In 2007, actress Natalya Belokhvostikova, speaking at a creative evening in an orphanage, met a baby she could not forget about. After leaving home, Natalya Nikolaevna recalled the little boy Kirill, who asked her to bring him a cross. All the children ate sweets, which the actors brought a whole trunk, and Kirill sadly stood on the sidelines and asked for a pectoral cross. Without thinking twice, Natalia, together with her husband Vladimir Naumov, again visited the baby. They could not go home without him. Cyril clung to them as if they were family. They seemed to have known this little man all their lives.

- Kiryusha, - says Natalya Nikolaevna, - used to be closed and shy. He only communicated with us. Now he has grown up and has become more sociable. Our daughter Natasha is already an adult, she has been well without us for a long time, and Kiryusha has filled our life with new meaning. He saved Vladimir Naumovich and me from loneliness.

Natalia Belokhvostikova with her family /

Svetlana Sorokina took Tonya up

TV presenter Svetlana Sorokina had everything: an excellent career, a luxurious mansion with servants, a luxurious limousine. But the TV personality did not leave the feeling of emptiness. Resigned that she was not destined to give birth, Svetlana began to look for a child in orphanages. Arriving at the next shelter, she went into the room where the younger kids were playing. To meet her, funny moving with the help of a walker, 11-month-old Tonechka went to meet her. Today Tonya is 11 years old. Antonina turned out to be a talented girl. She brilliantly studies at the music school at the Gnessin School. Mom and daughter often travel together. While 57-year-old Svetlana Innokentievna is raising her daughter alone. There were rumors that the TV presenter got married again, but we found out from her that this was just idle talk. With her husband, cameraman Vladimir Grechishkin, Sorokina parted ways at the peak of her career. Svetlana and Vladimir were a beautiful couple. Together they dreamed of adopting a child, but their love could not stand the test of distance. Svetlana's husband did not want to move with her from St. Petersburg to Moscow, where the star of the broadcast was offered a job. Svetlana's colleagues discouraged her from adoption, but after a while they told her what a fine fellow she was. Svetlana still manages to do everything and, in the opinion of her inner circle, she became younger after Tosha appeared in her life.

Svetlana Sorokina with her daughter Tonya /

Alexey Serebryakov refused to hang out for his son

On June 3, the wonderful actor Alexei Serebryakov will turn 50 years old. The actor will celebrate his half-century anniversary with a large family. We got through to Alexei Valerievich's home. The receiver was answered by his beloved wife Maria. Together with the children, she is preparing a surprise for her husband for his birthday, the sons are making something with their own hands. Maria and the eldest daughter Dasha will surely bake a big cake for their beloved dad and husband. Maria Serebryakova shared that her husband, for the sake of the children, gave up secular parties. The star of "Penal Battalion" and "9th Company" bought a house with an area of ​​300 square meters for his children, and then took them to Canada. According to Serebryakova, they are ready to adopt another child. So far, the family has three children. Daughter Daria - from Maria's first marriage. In addition to Dasha, in whom the actor does not like the soul, there are two more sons. The Serebryakovs took them from the orphanage. First they adopted Daniel, and then his brother Stepan. According to Maria, she and her husband cannot be indifferent when the children feel bad. Several years ago, Serebryakov, together with his friends, actors Irina Apeksimova and Andrei Smolyakov, founded the Time to Live Foundation to help orphans.

Alexey Serebryakov with his family /

Tatyana Ovsienko put the child on his feet

Singer Tatyana Ovsienko dreamed of children for many years. But when she heard from the doctors that she would never have them, she decided to take the child into foster care.

While on tour in Penza, the singer visited several orphanages for charity purposes. It was back in 1998. In one of the shelters she was told that there is a 3-year-old boy with a heart defect. The kid urgently needed an expensive operation. He could die, the count went to hours. Tatiana did everything to instantly send the child to Moscow. When the boy was recovering, Ovsienko adopted him. At that time, she was in a de facto marriage with actor Valery Nikolaev. Together they decided that it was better for Igor to study in America. Now the guy is already 19 years old.

“My son,” Ovsienko told us, “grew up as a bright man. We had everything like everyone else. We abandoned our studies and fought. But everything was ground up. Igor is an attentive, kind person. I think his wife will be very lucky with him.

Ekaterina Gradova with her family /

Ekaterina Gradova adopted at the age of 47

The adopted son of actress Ekaterina Gradova, Alexey, is the same age as her grandson Andrei. The guys are 22 years old. They get along and communicate with each other. Ekaterina Georgievna thought about adopting a child when she was 47 years old. She and her husband Igor Timofeev decided to take the child from the orphanage after the wedding. At that time, her eldest daughter Maria, whom she gave birth to from Andrei Mironov, was 20 years old, Masha Mironova was already growing up her son. Lyosha was taken to the same orphanage, where in the early 70s they took children for the filming of the television series "Seventeen Moments of Spring". Gradova in this telenovela played the radio operator Kat. According to her, she could never forget the kids who took part in the filming.

“As a child, Lyosha dreamed of being a military man,” says Ekaterina Georgievna. - Then his views changed. He tries himself in the acting profession, perfectly plays the guitar and piano, sings.

Meg Ryan with her daughter /

by the way

It is known that the actress Irina Alferova issued custody of the children of her deceased friend. The adopted son was raised by Nikolai Karachentsov and Lyudmila Porgina; two children from Tyumen were adopted by singer Margarita Sukhankina. The famous lawyer Mikhail Barshchevsky, having an adult daughter and grandchildren, adopted two-year-old twins Maxim and Daria with his wife Olga. Mikhail does not hide that the children saved him and his wife from a lonely old age.

From foreign stars, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Sharon Stone, Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Spielberg and many others have become adoptive parents.

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When it comes to celebrities who are raising foster children, then you most likely immediately think of Charlize Theron, Madonna and Angelina Jolie. In our country, the number of famous people who decided to adopt is much less, but, nevertheless, they are. It is about Russian stars that will be discussed in our material. Using the example of domestic celebrities, we will show what difficulties you can face when registering guardianship and what joy and love all this is compensated for.

About half a million children in our country are orphans who are brought up in orphanages and boarding schools. Fortunately, this figure is declining every year. Largely due to the fact that more and more people in Russia decide to adopt. If in the West this process has become commonplace for a long time, then in our country it is just beginning to “go out to the masses”. This, of course, is facilitated by the examples of Russian stars who raise adopted children and honestly talk about this in their interviews.

One of these celebrities is the singer and performer of all the "golden" hits of the Mirage group Margarita Sukhankina. In 2013, the singer adopted two children at once - a three-year-old girl Leroux and her four-year-old brother Serezha.

“It so happened that I had to forget about childbirth. The idea of ​​taking a child who needs help and support matured gradually. There was no such thing that I woke up early in the morning and realized: that's it - I want it! This morning came after a certain amount of time, when I weighed all the pros and cons, consulted with my parents - their help and support in raising children is incredible, I would not have done without them. And if they said no, then none of this happened. We arranged a family council, made a decision, and began collecting documents - the procedure is long and tedious. After some time, when the entire package of documents was in my hands, I was allowed to travel, get acquainted with the children and take some steps to get closer to them. The search began, it was not easy ..

Many parents, before deciding on adoption, wonder if they can fall in love with their adopted child as their own. In an interview with the website, Sukhankina admitted that a similar fear overcame her too.

“Of course, there were doubts. Moreover, I wanted one child - a girl. But then there was a problem with them: there were no girls over three years old. And the parents set a condition for me (and I myself understood that it would be difficult with a baby) that I had to take an older baby. Then I started to look closely at the boys, ”said the singer.

“Then I saw Timur Kizyakov’s program“ While everyone is at home ”. I am very glad that on that very day I was at home, turned on the TV and saw the heading "You will have a child", where they showed my children. Literally a few days later I arrived in the city where they lived. Everything turned out as well as possible - we got to know each other, and the next day they already called me "mom". We immediately got in touch, we became friends. And as I fell in love with them at first sight, I continue to love them to this day. And what makes me happy - every day, every month they become closer and dearer to me. These are the children whom I love madly, ”Sukhankina noted.

The adoption process is a long collection of documents, bureaucratic red tape. Every parent who wants to take a child from an orphanage must prove that he is able to surround a new family member with love and care, as well as provide everything necessary for life.

“The main difficulty of adoption is the long wait and tedious collection of documents. There are a number of inquiries that you have to wait for a long time, but you do it, you do all this and move forward, because you understand that it is a necessity. I must say that despite the fact that I am a public person and people recognized me, no one did me any favors, I passed all the deadlines, went through all the steps. There were difficulties specifically related to the choice of the child. There was one boy whom I liked, but the director of the orphanage dissuaded me from adopting him. She said, “There can be problems here. He has an older sister who is about to become an adult and wants to take her brother under her care. " These are the situations that happened ", - said the artist.

“I remember very well every kid I talked to. This is an absolute rupture of heart and soul, because I want to take every child. But I understood that, firstly, it was impossible, and secondly, I calculated my strength rationally and realized that this was a one-way ticket. You need to approach the issue so carefully, to feel the child with your heart and soul, so that he is absolutely mine. And no refunds. Whatever happens - we are together, we are one. This is a very serious moment, "Sukhankina admitted to our portal.

In this material, we have collected the stories of nine more domestic celebrities who are raising adopted children, but love and take care of them as if they were family.

For some, adoption is the last chance to become a mom and dad, for others it is an act of goodwill. In any case, it is a boon for the child. Today all over the world the adoption of children, for one reason or another left without parental care, is becoming more and more common. Well, public people are just in plain sight.


Tatiana Ovsienko and son Igor


The famous director Vladimir Naumov and his wife Natalia Belokhvostikova have an adult daughter, Natasha, and a little adopted son, Kirill.


Angelina Jolie
The most "promoted" mother of many children in Hollywood is Angelina Jolie: together with Brad Pitt, they are raising six children - three boys and three girls.


Svetlana Sorokina and daughter Tonya


Actor Alexei Serebryakov is raising three children - stepdaughter Dasha and adopted sons Stepan and Danila


Ekaterina Georgievna Gradova with her daughter Masha, son Alexei and grandson Andrey (left)


Sharon Stone
After three unsuccessful attempts to give birth to a child from her husband Phil Bronstein, the couple decided to adopt a baby. So, in 2000, Roan Joseph Bronstein appeared in the family. After being divorced, Stone adopted two more boys - Laird Vonn Stone and Quinn Kelly Stone.


The actress Irina Alferova, in addition to her daughter Ksenia, has an adopted son and two daughters whom she adopted after the death of her friend


Actor Viktor Rakov and son Daniel


Statesman Pavel Borodin, son Vanya and daughter Natasha.


Madonna
The pop diva became a foster mother for two kids from a poor African country - Malawi. David and Mercy are not full orphans, but the families in which they grew up were so poor that they were forced to send them to an orphanage (children from the same orphanage).


Lawyer Mikhail Barshchevsky, daughter Dasha and son Maxim


Spouses Nikolai Karachentsov and Lyudmila Porgina, in addition to their own son Andrei, also have an adopted one - Mikhail


Nicole Kidman
Married to her first husband Tom Cruise, the actress adopted two children - daughter Isabella Jane and son Connor Anthony. After the divorce, the children stayed with Nicole. In the second marriage with Australian singer Keith Urban, the daughter of Faith Margaret was born, she was carried by a surrogate mother.


Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock adopted the adorable boy Luis Bardot, whom she named after her beloved singer Louis Armstrong. Now the 49-year-old actress is planning to adopt a girl, Sandra does not want Luis Bardot to grow up alone.


Michelle Pfeiffer
In 1993, Michelle adopted a girl named Claudia Rosa at the time of her baptism.


Meg Ryan
In 2006, Meg Ryan adopted a little girl, Daisy, who was born in China.


Charlize Theron
In mid-March 2012, it became known that Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Charlize Theron adopted a child. Little Jackson was born in the USA and is African American.


For various reasons, representatives of show business take adopted children into their family: someone, for medical reasons, cannot give birth on their own, while others want to make the world a better place and make at least one child happy. Today we want to tell you about the stars who are raising adopted children.

1. Madonna

Just a few days ago it became known that the pop icon of our time, singer Madonna, adopted two twin sisters from Malawi. This despite the fact that she has a biological son and daughter, as well as two children from the orphanage. Now Madonna's family has increased by two more people and this does honor to the artist, since the little ones lived in an orphanage in a poor African country.

2. Alexey Serebryakov

Famous Russian actor Alexei Serebryakov also demonstrates great humanity. He and his wife already had an eldest daughter when they decided to adopt the boy Daniel. After a while, they learned that his younger brother Stepan remained in the orphanage. The star family took him to their house.

3. Katherine Heigl

The popular American actress Katherine Heigl could not get pregnant for a very long time, so together with her husband they adopted a girl from South Korea in 2009, and in 2012 - another beautiful baby from Louisiana. And just a few months ago, Katherine Heigl gave birth to her son Joshua for the first time.

4. Margarita Sukhankina

The legendary singer from the "Mirage" group Margarita Sukhankina also became a mother, taking for herself the kids from the orphanage. Once in the program "While everyone is at home" she saw the kids Serezha and Leru abandoned by their alcoholic mother. Dreaming of children, the artist immediately went to the orphanage. Then, after going through all the authorities and filling out the documents, she took Lerra and Seryozha to her place. Now she takes care of the children herself, without even resorting to the services of a nanny.

5. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman

Once one of the most beautiful couples in Hollywood, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, took custody of the children from the orphanage: Connor and Isabelle. Even after parting, they continue to take care of the children. In the new family of the actress, two adopted children are also growing up.

6. Tatiana Ovsienko

The star of the 90s Tatiana Ovsienko has an only son whom she adopted. Back in 1999, at one of the charity concerts, she met a 2-year-old boy who needed urgent heart surgery. As a result, Ovsienko found doctors, paid for the operation and then adopted the boy Igor, who became her son. Recently, by the way, Tatyana Ovsienko became a grandmother.

7. Sharon Stone

The actress who broke millions of men's hearts, Sharon Stone, for medical reasons, could not give birth to a child. But she found the best way out for herself by adopting three boys. Now she gives them motherly warmth and care.

8. Angelina Jolie

The whole world knows the story of how Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt adopted three children. In addition to three biological children, the now ex-couple is raising a son Maddox from Cambodia, a daughter Zahara from Ethiopia and another son Pax from Vietnam. Carrying out international missions, Angelina Jolie is trying to help children around the world. Rumor has it that after her divorce from Pitt, she again thought about adopting a child.

9. Charlize Theron

The popular Hollywood actress Charlize Theron does not yet have biological children, but in 2012 she took baby Jackson from South Africa to her family, and in 2015 she became a mother for the second time, adopting a girl named August.

10. Sandra Bullock

Another Hollywood beauty Sandra Bullock became a mother by adopting two babies. First, she took custody of 3-month-old Louis from New Orleans, and in 2015 she took in 3-year-old Laila from Louisiana. Now the artist is trying not to part with her heirs, so she travels the world to work with them.

11. Meg Ryan

Movie star Meg Ryan is raising her only daughter, Daisy Tru, whom she brought up in 2006. The one-year-old baby arrived in the United States from China.

12. Cate Blanchett

Gorgeous blonde Cate Blanchett, married to Andrew Upton, gave birth to three sons: Dashiel, Roman and Ignatius. But her dream of a full-fledged family came true only after he adopted baby Edith Vivian in 2015. A couple do not like a soul in their daughter.

13. Hugh Jackman and Deborah Lee Furness

Hugh Jackman and Deborah Lee Furness are one of the strongest couples in Hollywood. They have been together for over 20 years and have been trying to have a child all this time, but after two miscarriages they decided to resort to adoption. To strengthen the family, they adopted a son, Maximilian, in 2000, and then a daughter, Ava Eliot.