Baby alert! Katherine Heigl and her singer husband Josh Kelley have adopted their second child.
“Yes they have adopted a baby. No further details are available at this time,” the couple’s representative confirmed.
The pair, who wed in 2007, adopted their first daughter Naleigh from South Korea in 2009.
“Josh and I started talking about adoption before we were even engaged,” the Knocked Up actress has said.
“My sister Meg is Korean, and my parents adopted her three years before I was born. I wanted my own family to resemble the one I came from, so I always knew I wanted to adopt from Korea.”
Heigl, 33, said in the past that she and Kelley, 32, had discussed having their own children before, but ultimately decided that adoption was the way for them. Heigl mentioned that despite the fact that Kelley “had to learn” to embrace the idea of adoption at first, “he was so gracious and accepting.”
The actress has mentioned that she hopes forms a bond with the new baby quicker than she did with little Naleigh.
Openly speaking about her struggles, she said, “People are always talking about the strong bond between mother and daughter, this magical connection – but we didn’t have that.”
“It was the hardest time in my life… I fought incredibly hard for my daughter to accept me as her mother. Her rejection almost broke my heart.”
We think you will do just fine, Katherine! Congrats to the family and best wishes.
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Katherine has a beautiful heart! As a stepmother (with partial custody), I feel like I have an adopted child as well. It is difficult at times, and so worth it.
Thats so awesome! I adore her.