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Famous single mothers who excel in all responsibilities - who are they, and what can we learn from them?

Marriages, as they say, are made in heaven. But alas, they disintegrate here on earth, and neither "mere mortals" or celebrity mothers are immune from divorces and partings. It would seem that it is much easier for celebrities to raise children even alone, in fact, even famous mothers have a hard time alone. And yet they successfully combine their careers with raising children.

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The world famous diva has twice failed in family relationships. First with Sean Penn, and then Guy Ritchie. The first was a bully, what to look for, and the second turned out to be too boring British gentleman, who, despite his brutal films, absolutely did not want either publicity or chaos in life.

Having "eaten" family life, Madonna decided that she had had enough of this prison, and she was no longer married. The only thing that now worries Madonna is children.

True, it is not easy to educate them. Daughter Lourdes grew up wayward, Rocco fled from a strict mother to his father Guy Ritchie, and how the fate of the adoptive Mercy and David is still unknown.

But Madonna tries very hard to be a good mom in between concerts.

And this beautiful girl was unlucky in marriage. Moreover, several times.

No matter how hard the beautiful Holly tried, all serious relationships ended in failure. The first husband, David Justice, beat her, the next (musician Eric Benet) shamelessly walked "left", and Holly almost killed herself, and the relationship with the model Aubrey ended in war when Gabriel desired custody of their common daughter. The third official spouse was the actor Olivier Martinez, but only for a couple of years.

Holly does not want to get married anymore, and brings up her son Maceo and daughter Nala in splendid isolation.

Holly's child support is not needed, she is successful enough to support her children, and even more - she pays Aubrey's former common-law spouse (Nala's father) $ 20,000 a month.

The former "Tatu", one of the vocalists of the sensational group "Tatu" in the "2000s", today is a single mom. The successful trick with the non-standard relationship of the vocalists did its job: the whole country knew Volkova and Katina - and beyond.

But in life, the girls did not change their orientation given by nature, and in 2004, Julia had a daughter, Vika, from Pavel Sidorov, her own bodyguard.

Alas, the relationship did not work out, and after 3 years the son of Samir was born from the industrialist Parviz Yasinov. The marriage lasted 3 years.

Today Julia tries to give all her free time to children, and does not even think about new relationships.

The details of the adventures of this star lady were savored by all the yellow newspapers in 2011.

Miron's son was born to Masha from a "Chechen businessman" who was not happy with the news and invited Masha to have an abortion.

The presenter and the model between the separation and the baby chose the second, who became her meaning of life.

After a while, Masha admitted that the authority of Makhno became Miron's dad (note - Mamikhan Malsagov).

In 2007, this Russian actress said goodbye to her second legal relationship and her husband-businessman Dombrovsky.

Daughter Ulyana, who at that time turned 5, Renata raised alone, providing her with training in a Paris school.

Ulyana is surprisingly similar to her mother, and photos of this young model often flashed on the covers of fashion magazines.

In addition, the girl can boast of her film debut in 2014.

Despite the fact that Diana managed to officially "get married", her twins (note - Marta with Artyom) are not from him at all. But the name of the daddy of her kids born in 2010, Diana does not reveal to anyone. It is only known that he is a Russian businessman living in the States.

Diana does not feel any discomfort from the status of a single mother, and she does not need a breadwinner husband - the singer copes well with financial issues, and with the rest.

For the duration of the tour, Arbenina leaves the children to her grandmother.

It is important to note that this year Diana was even presented with an award in the category "Mom of the Year".

The child was not at all included in the plans of the singer and her friend, dancer Andrei Tsar. But, despite the priority of a career in the life of Loboda, the girl decided to leave the accidental baby. So in 2011, the daughter of Evangeline was born. And, although after 3 years Andrei and Svetlana announced their separation, he continues to help his former lover and daughter.

Loboda does not consider himself a loner, he successfully copes with the role of a mother - even despite the tight schedules. She always believed that her love was waiting for her somewhere ahead, and fate would smile at her.

At the beginning of 2018, the singer's fans were struck by the news of Svetlana's pregnancy from the famous and outrageous Till Lindemann, the lead singer of the Rammstein group. In May, the singer had a daughter, a little later the world learned the name of the newborn - Tilda. But whether this is exactly Till Lindemann's daughter is anyone's guess, confirmation from Svetlana and Till has not yet been received.

Svetlana brilliantly copes with her singing career, and with maternal responsibilities.

Surprisingly, she breastfeeds her youngest daughter, and if she leaves, she uses all the opportunities to leave or transfer breast milk to the newborn.

The peak of popularity of this actress came in the 90s, after which the level of Sharon's professional activity began to decline due to the fact that the actress focused on her personal life and motherhood.

The second marriage also ended in failure, and the result of the unsuccessful relationship was a court decision, according to which, Rowan's adopted son - alas! - stayed with his adoptive dad, Phil Bronstein.

Dejected Sharon adopted two more kids - Laird and Quinn.

Subsequent romances with men did not become a reason for marriage, but the actress does not lose hope and believes that she will still meet her prince, who will love her along with her sons.

In the meantime, she is raising children alone, trying to give them the best in this life.

The actress gave birth to her second son, Makar, after parting with her husband. Moreover, the husband forced Alika to sign a paper that she would bear all the costs of maintaining the child. Despite this beginning, Smekhova is happy with her two sons and.

Masha Malinovskaya

The child's father does not participate in his upbringing. But this fact does not bother Malinovskaya, she is used to coping with difficulties without outside help. Masha says that her son Miron is her outlet and the meaning of life.

Jeanne Epple

After a difficult break in 2005 with Ilya Fraz (the couple lived together for 17 years), the actress was left alone with two sons. Now Potap and Efim have grown up, they are 28 and 18 years old, respectively. The boys always actively helped and took care of their mother around the house.

Jennifer Lopez

In 2008, Jennifer gave birth to twins. The singer believes that the status of a single mother has a definite plus: a closer connection is established in relations with children. Lopez successfully combines his career with the role of a mother.

Valeria Gai Germanicus

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Russian director Valeria Gai Germanika (she shot the films "School", "Everyone will die, but I will stay") is raising two daughters. Octavia was born in 2008 (who the girl's father is, is still not known for certain), and Severina was born in 2016, the baby's father is dancer Vadim Lyubushkin. “I think a single mother is good, even sexy. A free woman with two children ... In my opinion, now this is generally a trend, ”notes Valeria.

Britney Spears

Today Britney Spears is a caring and loving mother, but ten years ago she was nearly stripped of her parental rights. Apparently, this threat forced the artist to reconsider her lifestyle. Now the star's daily routine resembles the daily routine of the average woman: in the morning she takes the children to school, goes to work, picks up her sons from class in the evening and cooks dinner at home.

Liv Tyler

The actress and daughter of musician Steve Tyler are raising their son Milo on their own. Liv divorced her husband in 2009 and now takes her son with her everywhere.

Yulia Volkova

Publication from Julia Volkova | Julia Volkova (@official_juliavolkova) 27 May 2018 at 06:27 PDT

A former member of the Tatu group, Yulia Volkova, is growing up a daughter, Victoria (her father is Pavel Sidorov, a former bodyguard of Yulia) and a son, Samir (father is Parviz Yasinov, a businessman, the son of oligarch Obid Yasinov). The singer does not maintain relations with the fathers of her children, although she does not forbid them to communicate with their son and daughter. At the same time, the star believes that both are not ready for responsibility. Therefore, if Julia is on the set or on tour,.

Anna Sedokova

After the ugly parting of football player Andrei Arshavin with his common-law wife, the sympathies of the public and the media turned out to be on her side: for 10 years, three children have appeared in the family, and now their dad does not see them and avoids paying alimony. But Julia turned out to be unsinkable: she immediately retrained from a housewife to a TV presenter, and recently bought an apartment for herself and her children.

Irina Leonova


film "Dreaming is not harmful" (2005) When information appeared in the media that Yevgeny Tsyganov had left his wife, no one simply believed - at that time Irina Leonova was pregnant with their seventh child. But the couple still broke up, today Irina is raising children herself, and Evgeny has a son, Fedor, whom actress Yulia Snigir gave birth to.

Valeria Gai Germanicus

Valeria Gai Germanicus independently raises two daughters, Octavia and Severina. The father of the second daughter is Vadim Lyubushkin, whom Valeria met on the show "Dancing with the Stars". A romance broke out, then a wedding and pregnancy - and soon the same rapid divorce. Valeria does an excellent job of raising babies herself.

Svetlana Sorokina

In 2003, the TV presenter adopted the baby and named her Antonina. Svetlana was then 46 years old, and shortly before that she divorced her second husband. In an interview, Svetlana noted that her desire to become a single mother was quite conscious, and now Tonya is her main life project.

Olga Budina

The actress's marriage with businessman Alexander Naumov turned out to be unsuccessful - after the divorce, the ex-husband even took the jewelry presented to his wife. But little Naum remained with her mother - and Olga says that this is the main man in her life.

Masha Malinovskaya

Masha brings up her son Miron herself - with his father, businessman Denis Davitiashvili, relations soured almost immediately after the birth of the baby. Dad does not pay child support and prevents the child from being taken abroad.

Irina Saltykova


So that after a divorce from Viktor Saltykov to support her daughter, Irina even had to move with the child to her mother, and rent her apartment. With Alice, Irina always tried to spend as much time as possible.

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock does not have a single husband - but she already has two children, and both are adopted. First, the actress had a son, Luis Bardot, and last year, a daughter, Layla (Sandra just turned 51).

charlize theron

While Charlize Theron's fans were waiting for her romance with Sean Penn to continue with a marriage proposal - she just adopted her second child, and remained a single mom. Son Jackson and daughter August are quite happy with this state of affairs.

Britney Spears

Britney Spears' marriage with dancer Kevin Federline did not last long - only three years, but the couple managed to acquire two sons. After a high-profile divorce, Britney raises boys herself, but they regularly communicate with dad.

sharon stone

Sharon Stone says she never felt particularly happy in marriage, so after the second divorce, she adopted two more boys. There were three sons - the eldest, Roen, lives with his mother, then with his father, journalist Phil Bruinstein, and the younger ones -

While happy star families raise children together, there are also those stars who raise heirs on their own. the site invites you to find out about lonely daddies in the world of show business.

Famous single fathers

Jamie Foxx

This actor is not the first person who comes to mind at the mention of single dads. And that's because he prefers not to keep his kids in the spotlight. In fact, Fox has two daughters - Corinne and Annalize. Almost nothing is known about the girls' mothers, but Jamie is a wonderful and responsible father. His eldest daughter, 25-year-old Corinne, followed in her father's footsteps and also starred in films.

Liam Nisson

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The actor has two sons - Michael and Daniel. They were born by Nisson's wife, Natasha Richardson. After her tragic death following a serious head injury while skiing at a ski resort, Liam is raising her sons on her own. He even decided not to marry again and to devote his life to children.

Nicolas Cage

In the late 1980s, Nicholas was in a relationship with actress Christina Fulton. In 1990, she gave birth to a son to the actor. Cage achieved full custody of the child and raised Weston alone. Interestingly, in 2014, the son made his star dad a grandfather.

Lenny Kravitz

The famous musician became a father in 1988. His wife Lisa Bonet gave birth to his daughter Zoe. After the divorce of her parents, the girl first lived with her mother, and when she was 11 years old, she moved to her father. At the moment, Zoe Kravitz is a famous model and actress. Together with her star dad, she often appears at social events.

Norman Reedus

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The star of the popular TV series "The Walking Dead" has been raising his son Mingus on his own for a long time. The boy's mother is model Helena Christensen, but they parted ways with the actor and got joint custody. But most of the time the boy lived with his father. And now that Reedus has a new wife and daughter, Mingus is growing up in a full-fledged family.

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Pierce Brosnan

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The actor adopted two children of his wife Cassandra Harris. But after the death of his wife, Brosnan independently raised Charlotte and Christopher. For several years, Pierce was a single father, but later met journalist Keely Shaye Smith, whom he married. Now the actor's family has five children.

Sean Combs

The musician is the father of six children from different women. He brings them up all on his own. Sean raises his son Justin, who bore him his school love, son Christian and daughters Delilah Star and Jesse James from Kimberly Porter, her son from his first marriage, Quincy, the singer also adopted. And also daughter Chains, whom Sarah Chapman gave birth to, with whom Combs was at one time in a relationship.

Al Pacino

This Hollywood actor tries not to spread about his personal life. Despite the fact that he was never married, Pacino has three children - daughter Julia, and twins Anton James and Olivia Rose. The actor declares that having children is the best thing that happened to him in his life. Now Al is in a relationship with actress Lucila Sola and is also raising a stepdaughter.

By the way, Lucila's daughter from her previous brother, Camilla, is in a relationship with. Lovers often go out together and even visit the girl's parents.

Marriages are made in heaven and fall apart on earth. This is fully applicable to celebrities who are not immune to mistakes and disappointments. Perhaps it is easier for the stars of Hollywood and show business, actresses and singers to raise children alone, but judging by the twists and turns and revelations, this is far from the case. ELLE is about stellar mothers who do without the help of men.

Madonna

The singer was married twice - and both times unsuccessfully. In a marriage with Sean Penn, both were bullies, but Madonna was far from an insane boyfriend. Being the wife of Guy Ritchie turned out to be boring: the creator of boys' films in real life turned into a rather reserved British gentleman who does not tolerate publicity. “Living with him, I felt like I was behind bars - I could not do what I wanted,” the artist later admitted, adding that she would rather throw herself under the train than marry again. According to Madonna, the main thing in her life from now on is children.

“Today my tastes and priorities have changed. Children are the love of my life. They are all so different and at the same time seem to me to be one, "said Madonna, who is raising two children, Lourdes and Rocco, and two adopted children, David and Mercy. But it seems that the singer's pedagogical methods were not very successful: at the end of last year, Rocco refused to return to his mother, wishing to stay with his father, Guy Ritchie, and his new wife. The court, moreover, deprived Madonna of custody of her son, and now the artist, in between social events and concerts, is trying to re-establish relations with Rocco.

Halle Berry

The actress is categorically unlucky with men, which she herself has repeatedly said, albeit veiled. Berry was married three times, in addition, she lived in a civil marriage for a long time, but all the relationships she relied on ended in serious disappointments. The first husband, athlete David Justice, beat her, the second - musician Eric Benet cheated on her, which is why Holly tried to commit suicide.

The five-year romance with the fashion model Gabriel Aubrey was at first peaceful, but when Aubrey wanted to get custody of his common daughter Nala, a war broke out, which was actively rinsed on its pages by the yellow media. Then a colleague in the shop, the French actor Olivier Martinez, appeared in Berry's life, who became her third husband in 2013. The year before, there had been an epic fight between Aubrey and Martinez, which resulted in broken ribs in the first and knuckles in the second. It is difficult to say what this story explains about Olivier Martinez, but the fact is that this marriage of Halle Berry, which brought her son Maceo, ordered her to live a long time two years later.

The result was - disappointment in the idea of ​​living together with someone. “I don't want to be a wife anymore. I no longer need to improve my self-esteem through marriage, ”said the actress. Berry has been a single mother for a year now. However, she does not have to complain about the help of the fathers of her children: both Aubrey and Martinez regularly spend time with Nala and Maceo, and as for alimony, Holly does not need them - moreover, she herself pays Aubrey 20,000 dollars a month.

Sharon Stone

The actress, whose popularity peaked in the mid-90s, noticeably slowed down her professional activity, focusing on her personal life. In this case, it is motherhood.

A difficult divorce from her second husband, journalist Phil Bronstein, ended in great tragedy for Stone: their adopted son Rowan remained with his father by court order. Sharon was not happy with seeing the boy living with Bronstein in San Francisco only on weekends. And to cope with the loss, the actress adopted two children. In 2005, she became Laird's mother, a year later, Quinn appeared in their house. On this, the arrangement of family happiness ended: the two subsequent short novels with men much younger did not lead to anything. However, Stone does not lose hope. “I would like to meet someone who would love my children, who would be kind and smart,” - Sharon said recently.

Katie Holmes

In the summer of 2013, Katie Holmes unexpectedly decided to leave Tom Cruise. A quiet, reserved young woman, Holmes nonetheless came across as someone who knew what she was doing and was confident. She did not make loud statements that she no longer needed a man (and indeed: these statements, as a rule, mean the opposite), but simply settled further from Hollywood, in New York, played in the theater, sometimes filmed, but mostly spent time with daughter Suri. Central Park, children's parties, trips without pathos on public transport - Holmes removed herself from publicity, having determined what was most important to her. “Having a baby made me who I really am,” she says. And she reinforces her words with deeds: last year, Katie Holmes took up directing, making her first film based on the novel All We Had, whose main character is a single mother.

Charlize Theron

A woman with a steel character, Charlize Theron is raising two adopted children and does not consider it necessary to change her life for the sake of someone else.

“I am a single mother with a young son. I needed to explain to the child that I have a man, but this is not his father. I openly said that I wanted more children. It is clear that the relationship must become very strong for such a decision to be made. But this did not happen with us, "Theron said recently, commenting on the breakup with Sean Penn. As a result, the actress still adopted the second baby, but herself. Without Penn. Talking about motherhood, Charlize dispenses with excessive pathos, admitting that taking care of children made her very down-to-earth, realistic.

“I have someone to give my love and care to every day,” she says, categorically refusing to even think about taking on more children. Even the cat, which the eldest son asks for, the actress does not want to have. However, it is the children who support her and give her strength. “I don’t know how I would have coped with this set, if at the end of each day in the trailer my son’s smile was not waiting for me,” said Theron, recalling work on Mad Max.

Britney Spears

Britney Spears with Kevin Federline