A singer and a songwriter, an actress and a director, a winner of multiple awards and
nominations – yes, it is all about her, Diana Ross.
She is one of those artists, who has two stars at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She started professional career from a girls-band called The Supremes but always strived for
more and with the time became a successful solo singer.
Her first solo album was released in 1970, the cover of which immediately got into all
world charts.
Quickly developing singing career gave her an easy way to the Hollywood.
Her debut in Lady Sings the Blues made her a famous actress and even brought a nomination
for the Oscar and a victory of the Golden Globe award.
International fame brought Ross an opportunity to be a judge of the American Idol.
Nowadays, Diana is not only an inspiring singer, a gifted actress and an extraordinary artist
but also a devoted mother to 5 kids.
Diana’s father Fred had all chances to become a professional boxer.
Nonetheless, in order to make enough money he got a normal job at an American company.
After wife’s death in 1984, he remained single and passed away in 2007, aged 87.
The mother Ernestine was a singer and most probably, Diana inherited such a beautiful
voice from mom.
After marriage, Ernestine became a housewife and devoted life to kids’ upbringing.
She died from breast cancer, at the age of 68.
The famous singer has 5 siblings.
An older sister Barbara is a well-known physician.
Apart from being a renowned figure in a medical sphere, she is also happily married and raised
five kids with a husband.
Rita is a younger sister and all her life she dreamt of becoming a politician and succeeded
in this matter.
Unfortunately, nothing much is known about her personal life.
A younger brother Fred is very close with a famous sister.
Nothing else is known about him, as he leads a calm life far from the spotlight.
Another younger brother Arthur was also a musician in 1970s.
However, his career didn’t last long and soon he moved to Detroit with a wife and stopped
being in touch with family members.
In 1996, he and his spouse were found dead in a basement of a house.
Until today, the case of death is unknown.
The fifth sibling Wilbur has been addicted to drugs for a long time.
When Ross stopped financing this bad habit, he was noticed living on the streets.
Today, the relationship between a brother and a sister is back to normal.
The singer had several serious long-term relationships and marriages.
Her first partner, a CEO of the recording company Berry Gordy III had been with Diana
for 6 years, during which they produced one child.
Soon after the break up, she married a music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein in 1971.
Silberstein knew there was a child from Gordy but decided to raise her with a wife.
This union also lasted 6 years and resulted in two daughters.
After the divorce in 1977, they remained close friends and raised the kids together.
The second and the last former husband is Arne Naess Jr. who led Ross down to the altar
in 1986.
According to the celebrity, Naess was the love of her life and together they had 2 sons.
They had been together for 14 years until Diana filed for a divorce.
The main reason for that was a rumor of Arne’s fathering another child.
He died accidently in South Africa during climbing in 2004, aged 66.
In total, the popular artist has 5 children.
Rhonda was born in 1971 and is a common daughter with Gordy.
She is a successful actress and a musician.
She is married and has a son.
In the second marriage, there are two more children.
Tracee was delivered in 1972 and is she the most popular sibling among all.
She took part in Girlfriends and Black-ish that got her a Golden Globe award.
Despite a great professional career, she is not married and doesn’t have kids.
Chudney was welcomed in 1975 and is also into the entertainment sphere, being a TV producer.
She is married and has one kid.
In a marriage with Naess, Ross became a mother to two boys.
Ross Arne was born in 1987 and it wouldn’t be surprising to know that he is also a part
of the show-business.
He is a TV and movie producer.
Additionally, he is happily married to Kimberly Ryan.
In 1988, Evan became a wonderful addition to the family.
He is an actor, who has his own show called Ashlee + Evan.
Ashlee has been his wife since 2014 and in 2015 they became parents to a baby-boy.