STRANGER THINGS’ Millie Bobby Brown recently recalled the “magical” phone call where she learned she was going to be able to adopt her daughter.
“The process is long, and rightfully so. It’s a great process,” the actress said on an episode of ON PURPOSE WITH JAY SHETTY. “And, you know, in fact, it’s very thorough. I would say that’s probably the longest part, is just getting through all of that.”
Brown continued, “Getting the call — I mean, I will never forget it. It was the most surreal feeling. And yet, we both knew in that moment, like, that was — that we had found each other. Like, ‘Oh, my goodness, this is our girl. 100%. No doubt.’”
The actress recalled a conversation she and husband Jake Bongiovi had with “another adoptive mother,” where she told them, “There are two ways to have a baby: one through your stomach and one through your heart.”
“And my girl was through my heart,” she said of her daughter. “And you know, it was just the most magical phone call and no questions asked, I knew we had found our baby and she found us.”
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Brown and her husband announced they had adopted a baby girl last year.
“It’s been a beautiful, amazing journey — she’s taught us so much already,” she told British Vogue of becoming a mother. “Perspective is a huge thing. The smaller things in life are so much more precious. Our days are filled with lots of cuddles and laughter and love. It’s just endless joy.”
Becoming a mom has also influenced Brown’s career moves; she recently told Access Hollywood, “I definitely feel now, becoming a mom, everything is about her and bringing that to life. I’m doing it for her, but I’m not going to expect that she’s going to want to see Mom and want to be like Mom.”
The ENOLA HOLMES star has also been open about the couple’s adoption journey, sharing that she and her husband “took a lot of time” to think about what the process might look like for them, via the “Not Gonna Lie” podcast.
Addressing other hopeful potential adoptive parents, Brown said, “I just would always encourage you to understand every journey is different. Don’t compare yourself to others, don’t compare yourself to statistics, and don’t compare yourself to other families…your baby is out there and you’ll find each other.”
“I was just very, very grateful that our journey and our baby was out there and we found each other,” she concluded.
While Brown has enjoyed a highly successful Hollywood career, for this young actress, adopting her daughter has been the highlight of her life.
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