Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, are among the celebrity parents who opened up about their adoption experiences.
The country singer and his childhood sweetheart adopted their eldest daughter, Willa, from Uganda in May 2017, just three months before Akins gave birth to daughter Ada. They have since welcomed two more daughters, Lennon and Lillie.
“My heart has always been driven to that,” Akins exclusively told Us Weekly of adopting her eldest in January 2018. “It just started as this calling in my life, to speak for these children who don’t have a voice. This is what I was really here to do. It lined up perfectly with my heart. I had always wanted to adopt. My mom is actually adopted. I am a product of an adopted family. So, it has always been something that has been very natural for me.”
Rhett, for his part, exclusively told Us in October 2019 that he was “born” to be a girl dad.
Rhett isn’t the only celebrity who has expanded his family via adoption. Scroll down to see which stars have welcomed children through the process.