The Queen of Reinvention, Maddy, The Queen of Pop, Material Girl … know who we’re talking about just
yet? How about when she sang that song about being touched for the very first time .. did
you get it? Okay, okay, we’ll tell you … It’s Madonna! You might know her for rocking the world
of music since way back in 1982. What you might NOT know is that she has a total of six kids.
It’s said that her parenting methods are a little on the … well, odd side, which is something not
all of her kids have been too thrilled about. Is it true that her kids are all forced to
follow a specific kind of diet? Have they been banned from watching TV and having cellphones?
With the eldest, Lourdes slowly starting to make her way into the adult world,
we figured it was time to tell you all we know about who she is and what she’s doing.
Has her strict upbringing had any effect on her and how she lives her life?
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Madonna needs no introduction. Her list of musical awards is endless and she has a whopping net worth
of $590 million dollars. She’s also no stranger to the tabloids and what they have to say.
She was married to Sean Penn for four years. The pair met in 1985 on the set of the singer’s
‘Material Girl’ music video, and were married that same year! It seems that rather than being
the match made in heaven, the pair were bumping heads right from the beginning.
There were allegations of abuse, affairs and loads of jealousy between the two.
An incident occured in 1986 when Penn attacked songwriter David Wolinski in a nightclub
after he thought David was kissing Madonna. The future Oscar winner was fined $1,700
and sentenced to one year of probation for the blowup. Friends were concerned
that the marriage was not off to a good start. The couple divorced later in 1989.
In the mid 90’s, Madonna dated fitness trainer and Cuban actor, Carlos Leon. While filming
her movie Evita in Argentina, the singer found out that she was pregnant with her first child.
She gave birth to her brand new bundle of joy, Lourdes Leon in October of 1996. The two new
parents’ relationship didn’t last very long, and they split when Lourdes was only 7 months old.
Madonna’s second marriage was to movie director, Guy Ritchie, in December of 2000. They had one,
Rocco. After unfortunate complications with placenta previa left the singer unable to
conceive, the couple traveled to Malawi to adopt their second son, David, a few years later.
They split later in 2008 and the singer had this to say about her marriage, "There were times I
felt incarcerated. I wasn't really allowed to be myself." It seemed that Guy wasn’t too comfortable
with her personal expression through fashion and music. She added, " … if you're an artist,
you've got to find someone who accepts who you are and is comfortable with that."
Madonna’s eldest daughter, Lourdes, also known as Lola, moved to London together with her mom
when she was just four years old. In 2010, Lourdes partnered with her mother to launch
the Material Girl clothing line that was Inspired by Madonna’s famous 80’s sense of style. It seems
like she was hooked on her first experience with the fashion world and couldn’t get enough of it.
She then went on to study music, dance and theatre at the University
of Michigan and then went on to pursue a career in modelling and singing.
But her studies weren’t the only thing that the young model was focused on.
Lourdes also had a sweet romance with Beautiful Boy actor,Timothée Chalamet. The then-couple,
who both attended the same highschool, sparked romance rumors in 2013. Although after they split,
Chalamet states they’re both still on good terms. She then went on to study music, dance and theatre
at the University of Michigan and has then gone on to pursue a career in modelling and singing.
Lola made her debut in the fashion world when she was just 21 years old at New York Fashion Week.
Her first campaign however was a collaboration between MadeMe and Converse, she made it clear
that she wasn’t going to be the type to conform to the typical beauty standards that so many
have become used to. She proudly showed off her body hair in the campaign's photographs.
Madonna said about her daughter, “I’m green with envy because she’s incredible at everything
she does – she’s an incredible dancer, she’s a great actress, she plays the piano beautifully,
she’s way better than me in the talent department.” It seems like Madonna
has passed on more than just her looks to young Lourdes, but her artistic talent too!
In the meantime, Madonna went to adopt three more children,
making it a grand total of 6 kids all in all. They seem to reveal very little of themselves,
living under the radar and staying away from any public scandals. We did do a little
digging though, so here’s what we managed to find out about the singer’s other kids.
Madonna has been praised for doing a wonderful job as a mother with children that are incredibly
creative. She’s said that since the kids have always been surrounded by creative people,
that it’s rubbed off on them and inspired them to be creative too. During her custody
battle for her kids, a lot was revealed about her parenting choices. When raising her kids,
the singer inherited strict and old-school parenting values from her own parents. She said
that her kids weren’t allowed to have cell-phones until they were much older, because she wan’t to
make sure that they remained engaged in human connection and not distracted by social media.
The kids also weren’t allowed to watch any TV while they were at home. That’s right,
none. Nothing. Zero. Nada. Madonna felt very strongly about this as she wanted
them to focus on more important things like actually communicating with one another.
Her controlling parenting doesn’t stop there. The kids are only allowed to eat macrobiotic
foods while living at home. A macrobiotic diet is a fad diet based on ideas about types of
food drawn from Zen Buddhism. The diet tries to balance the supposed yin and yang elements of food
and cookware. Reportedly, the kids weren’t too thrilled with this diet because it meant that they
weren’t allowed to indulge in any preservatives, salt, sweets, chocolate, or any dairy products. Do
you think you’d manage a life without chocolate? The kids also had to make extra sure that they put
their dirty clothes in the laundry basket. Why? Well, it seems that if their clothes were ever
left lying on the floor or weren’t out away, their mother would take away their clothes.
When asked about her harsh parenting methods, Madonna explained that the kids would have
to earn their clothes back by being tidy, picking up things in their room and making
their beds in the morning. She then said that Lourdes had to wear the same outfit every day
until she learned her lesson not to do it anymore. This seems like a pretty
hardcore parenting choice, but it probably worked in the kids’ favour in the long run.
Rocco, Madonna’s second child and son with Guy Ritchie
experienced quite an unpleasant custody battle between his parents.
In the end, he chose to stay with his dad in Britain and traveled between his home
and the United States to see his mother. Since he’s become of legal age, Rocco has moved back
to New York to spend more time with his mom and patch things up properly after the rocky divorce.
Her first adopted son, David, now 14 years old, seems to have a passion and promising career in
soccer. Madonna has also said that she and David have the most in common out of all of her other
children. Madonna has said that if his career in soccer doesn't work out, that his fallback
would be getting involved in the music industry. AWWW! Isn’t that sweet. Like mother, like son.
Mercy, the singer’s second adopted child is about the same age as David and also from Malawi.
Madonna fought the hardest to adopt Mercy, after her initial application was denied by the court
under the assumption that a single woman would not be able to manage with so many children.
After finally having her the adoption application granted,
another issue came up when Mercy’s bird parents wanted to have her back.
In the end, it all worked out in Madonna’s favour and she was able to take Mercy home
and introduce her to her new -and very famous- family. Madonna has said that her
daughter is a classically trained musician and aspires to design sports-wear and lounge wear.
Finally, the last two, twins Estere and Stella were the last to join the family.
Their birth mother died soon after the twins were born and their grandmother wasn’t
suited to take care of them, so Madonna stepped in and adopted the two girls.
She said in an interview with People Magazine “Sometimes I would just close my eyes and just
think, ‘Why isn’t my kitchen filled with dancing children?’ There’s so
many children that need a home,” she added. “I thought, ‘What am I waiting for? Just do it.'"
It’s so wonderful to know that Madonna has such a kind and generous heart.
She loves her kids so much, she even had her first and only tattoo dedicated to them.
The Material Girl singer broke her tattoo virginity with the initials of all her kids
permanently engraved on her wrist. If that isn’t real love, we don’t know what is.
Well, it seems pretty obvious that despite her strict parenting methods, that Madonna has raised
6 talented, ambitious and creative children. While she may have been a harsh parent, there’s nothing
wrong with teaching your kids to have respect for their things, clean up after themselves and spend
time with one another instead of being glued to their screens. If Lourdes' already booming success
is anything to go by, all we have to say is, world watch out. Madonna’s royal family is coming
our way and we have no doubt that they’ll be leaving their mark just like their famous mother.