New mother Millie Bobby Brown has been seen for the first time with her adopted daughter after revealing her surprise baby news on Thursday.
Stranger Things star Brown, 21, who tied the knot with Jake Bongiovi, 23, last year, donned a 8 sweatshirt featuring the word ‘mother’ while she and her husband strolled with a pram in East Hampton.
The young couple looked relaxed in their new roles as parents as they grabbed coffee in the ritzy Long Island hotspot.
A make-up free Brown was seen carefully placing her baby into a car, as Bongiovi – the son of singer Jon Bon Jovi – looked on proudly.
Brown, who carried a $2850 Louis Vuitton handbag, was also seen speaking on her phone with the letters ‘RWB’ emblazoned on the case, sparking some speculation that these are her new daughter’s initials.
The couple announced the adoption in an Instagram post which read: ‘This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption.
New mother Millie Bobby Brown has been seen for the first time with her adopted daughter after revealing her surprise baby news on Thursday
Stranger Things actress Brown, 21, who married Jake Bongiovi, 23, last year, wore a $198 sweatshirt emblazoned with the word ‘mother’ as she and her husband pushed a stroller in East Hampton
‘We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.
‘And then there were three. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.’
Brown and Bongiovi first started dating in 2021 and announced their engagement in April 2023.
The couple secretly tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Italy in May last year.
In March, Brown opened up in an interview on the Smartless podcast about wanting to start a family with Bongiovi, saying: ‘It is definitely in our future.’
While acknowledging that she was still ‘really young’, she added: ‘My mom actually had her first child at 21, and my dad was 19.
‘I really want a family. I really want a big family. I’m one of four. [Bongiovi] is one of four.’
A make-up free Brown was seen carefully placing her baby into a car as Bongiovi looked on
The young couple doted on their daughter as they pushed her in a stroller
Brown was a proud new mom as she lifted her baby into the car
The couple are enjoying their first few months as a family of three
The new family of three stepped out for a casual stroll
Brown, who carried a $2850 Louis Vuitton handbag, was also seen speaking on a phone with the letters ‘RWB’ emblazoned on the case
The couple kept their baby covered up as they placed her in the car
She continued: ‘Since I was a baby, I told my mom, like, baby dolls. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me. And my nan, my grandmother is, she was a huge part of my life.
‘And so, yeah, I mean, Jake knows how important it is to me and, of course, I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I also find it’s so important to start a family for me personally.
‘It’s a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing.’
On the subject of adoption she said: ‘I don’t see having your own child, you know, as really any different as in adopting.
‘My home is full of love for anyone and anything, and so that is what we kind of stand by. The energy in our house is the door is always open, and we want everyone to feel really comfortable.’
Those comments came a few weeks after she had opened up to Vanity Fair in February about how she and Bongiovi, who she met through mutual friends, were ‘pretty united’ on major topics before their marriage.
‘We talked about our political views, what kind of family we want to build, the kind of home we want to live in, the kind of relationship we’re looking for, the kind of careers we want,’ she said.
