We often hear about celebrities who are struggling to conceive or who have adopted children, but there are also celebrities who have given up their own babies for adoption.
Here are 10 celebrities who have chosen to give up their babies for adoption:
1. Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron was born in South Africa and adopted by an American couple when she was just a baby. She has said that she is very grateful to her parents for giving her the opportunity to have a better life.
2. Nicole Richie
Nicole Richie was born to Lionel Richie and his then-wife Brenda Harvey-Richie. When she was just three years old, her parents decided to divorce and she was raised by her father and his new wife, Diane Alexander.
3. Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortenson in 1926. Her mother was mentally ill and she spent much of her childhood in foster homes. When she was just 16 years old, she married a 21-year-old man named Jim Dougherty.
4. Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie was born to actress Marcheline Bertrand and actor Jon Voight. When she was just a baby, her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother.
5. Madonna
Madonna was born to Silvio Anthony Ciccone and Louise Veronica Ciccone in 1958. When she was just five years old, her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother.
6. Halle Berry
Halle Berry was born to Judith Ann Hawkins and Jerome Jesse Berry in 1966. When she was four years old, her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother.
7. Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford was born to Jennifer Sue Walker and John Dan Crawford in 1966. When she was just a baby, her parents divorced and she was raised by her father.
8. Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields was born to Teri Shields and Frank Shields in 1965. When she was just a baby, her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother.
9. Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis was born to actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in 1958. When she was just two years old, her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother.
10. Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes was born to Kathleen and Martin Joseph Holmes Sr. in 1978. When she was just a baby, her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother.
