For some celebs, one child just isn’t enough.
They’ve always dreamed of having multiple children and got busy (no pun intended) making it happen.
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They get there by having multiple kids with one partner, adopting children, or creating a blended family.
Ready to meet some of these modern-day Brady Bunch families? Here are 10+ celebs who always wanted huge families.
1. Tori Spelling
The 90210 star has five kids with Dean McDermott. He also has one child from a previous marriage.
When they had their fifth child, Beau, he was a surprise. “Beau, we thought we were done,” she shared in 2018.
2. Alec Baldwin
The actor has six children in total: five with his wife, Hilaria, and his model daughter, Ireland, from his marriage to Kim Basinger.
“On one level, you appreciate it more,” the actor told Ellen DeGeneres about being an older parent.
He and wife Hilaria have also found great benefits to a bigger family: the kids keep each other company.
“During a time that is so lonely, our kids can go in the playroom together and play with each other. The fact that we are doing it together, I am so grateful for,” Hilaria once told E! .
3. Angelina Jolie
The actress has quite the blended family! She and ex Brad Pitt have a mix of adopted and biological children.
Becoming a mother to a six kids ended up being one of the easiest decisions she ever made. “I remember the decision to become a parent. It wasn’t hard to love,” she told People .
4. Madonna
Angelina isn’t the only one with a mix of biological and adopted children.
Madonna has six children, including her firstborn, Lorde, who looks a lot like her. She even adopted twins, Stella and Estere, in 2017 on her own.
5. James Van Der Beek
The Dawsons Creek alum has five kids, all under the age of 10! Sadly, he and wife, Kimberly, lost their sixth child due to a miscarriage.
“They grow up so fast, so to spend that time connecting is just amazing,” the actor told People .
6. Gordon Ramsay
The famous chef has his hands full feeding a family of six — his wife, Tana, and their five kids.
Turns out, they may be interested in a six, as Tana told Hello! that she’ll want kids into her 70s.
7. Clint Eastwood
Whenever he wasn’t busy making movies, the actor was busy making and raising kids. He’s the father to eight of them!
Since he once described himself as having been a lonely, introverted child, according to Playboy , this might be why he had so many kids.
8. Mia Farrow
The actress has the highest amount of kids on the list. She has 14 kids !
Four are biological children — she had three kids with ex-husband André Previn, and then one with ex-partner Woody Allen. Tragically, three of her children have died.
9. Chip and Joanna Gaines
The Fixer Upper stars are the parents to five children!
They have Drake, Ella, Duke, and Emmie Kay. They welcomed their fifth child , Crew, together in 2018. “Family is the most important thing in the world,” Joanna once told People .
According to Joanna, Chip even wants more kids!
“Like, I could see Crew having a little sibling and me being like, ‘I love this woman!'” Chip shared on Sunday Today , adding that his love for his wife makes him want a bigger family.
10. Jamie Oliver
Like Gordon Ramsay, Jamie has a lot of mouths to feed.
He and his wife, Jools, have five kids: Poppy Honey, Daisy Boo, Petal Blossom, Buddy Bear, and River Rocket.
The famous chef has opened up about his big family before.
“I’ve tried to put the brakes on a few times and it didn’t work,” he told *TV Week*.
“Women are very powerful, and I’m not very good at restraint or control,” he continued.
His wife recently admitted that she’s hoping for one more.
11. Eddie Murphy
It’s very clear that the comedian wanted a big family, considering he has 10 kids with five different women!
Murphy’s children range from ages one to 30 years old. “I like it, I’m happy with it,” the Shrek actor admitted on The Ellen DeGeneres Show .
His children, all from a blended family, each have a special place in his heart.
“Everybody’s really cool with each other and it’s all love all the way around everybody gets along that’s a good thing.” he told ExtraTV . “It’s a love fest at the house.”
12. Kevin Cosner
Did you know that the actor has seven kids?!
Well, he’s the dad to Joe, Lily, Annie, Liam, Cayden, Hayes, and Grace, with his kids all being part of a blended family.
“All of my kids are showered with love,” he told Good Housekeeping in 2017.
But since he had a lot of his children later in life, he’s afraid of the large age gap.
“My fundamental fear is that my new baby, someone else will raise him, meaning that my life will end prematurely,” he told People after the birth of Cayden in 2007.
13. Kris Jenner
Just call the Kardashian klan the modern-day Brady Bunch! Kris has six kids from two marriages.
Turns out, six was the magic number for her. “I used to sit when I was in high school and think, ‘I can’t wait to have six kids’ — I specifically said the number six,” she told CR Fashion Book in 2019.
“Now, when I see all of us and it’s Christmas Eve and we’re all cozy sitting around the tree sipping hot chocolate, I get so excited for my big happy family,” she continued.
This family has even grown even more now that she has many grandchildren, including North, Chicago, Stormi, and Dream.
