Celebrity news is full of whispers, hints, and moments that make commoners pause and wonder. Sometimes the stars themselves drop clues that fly under the radar, only to surface months later and make the masses rethink everything they thought they knew. Millie Bobby Brown, constantly in the public eye, shared her thoughts on a life-defining decision of being open to adoption alongside husband Jake Bongiovi months ago, but it somehow did not catch ears until now, when the conversation has quietly resurfaced, courtesy of good news becoming public.

Brown's life so far has been full of surprises, and she recently made a choice that suggests a whole new chapter in her personal journey.

Back in March, Millie Bobby Brown appeared on the SmartLess podcast, where she divulged that she is the one for big families, noting that having a child biologically or through adoption felt the same to her. "I don’t see having your own child, you know, as really any different as in adopting," the actress shared. Fast forward to today, the Stranger Things star quietly revealed via Instagram that she and husband Jake Bongiovi welcomed a baby girl this summer through adoption. Not sharing much other than expressing their excitement to embrace this new chapter of their life in peace, the actress signed off her heartfelt message with a simple and charming note: “And then there were three.”

Congratulations could have been extended to Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi, had the couple, who got married only last year, not turned off the comments section of the aforementioned Instagram post. Notably, at the moment, nothing else is known about the baby the pair have adopted as they refrained from sharing even a name in their announcement. The couple’s emphasis on privacy is well respected as they step into a life they had long envisioned for themselves. Meanwhile, a deeper dive into the actress's gravitation towards motherhood suggests she would have embraced the milestone sooner if it were not for her husband.

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Bongiovi’s traditional leanings may have had rerouted Brown’s path, delaying her motherhood story.

Millie Bobby Brown, whose real name is not what is known to the world, had pictured caring for a new life since she was a little girl, as she shared on the same SmartLess podcast episode as mentioned above. In a lengthy chat on the audio show, the actress divulged that her parents became parents at a young age — her mother at 21 and her father at 19, suggesting this early exposure to family life may have inspired her own dreams. Even before meeting Jake Bongiovi, Brown knew she wanted a child sooner rather than later. He, however, according to her, insisted that they get married first, taking the traditional route.

With all the information about Millie Bobby Brown’s motherhood aspirations coming to light perfectly in time, the journey she has ahead of her now feels both heartfelt and personal, a moment she and Jake Bongiovi seemingly long planned for. Their decision to adopt a baby at this point in their lives, however, shows a deep understanding of family, love, and timing. For Brown, most importantly, this is a realization of a dream nurtured forever, now unfolding in a method that feels right in every sense of the world. 

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