Celebrities Who Have Openly Shared Their Adoption Journeys

Not only have countless celebrities adopted children, but there are also those who have made the difficult decision to give up their own children for adoption. Often, early pregnancy at a young age was the reason behind such choices.

'Orange Is The New Black' star Kate Mulgrew found herself pregnant in 1977, at a time when she was celebrating her initial acting accomplishments. Opting not to marry the father of the child, she made the difficult decision to give her daughter up for adoption. It wasn't until 2001 that they were able to reunite and see each other again.

In 1971, at the age of 18, Roseanne Barr gave birth to a daughter whom she made the difficult decision to give up for adoption. It wasn't until 17 years later that they had the opportunity to reunite and see each other again.

Rod Stewart has eight children. He gave up his first child, daughter Sarah, for adoption at the age of 17. However, since 2007, the two have reestablished a close relationship.

'Gone With the Wind' star Clark Gable and his then-girlfriend Loretta Young became parents in 1935, but they made the decision to give the baby to an orphanage. Loretta Young retrieved the child 19 months later, but Clark Gable never acknowledged paternity.

Dirk Benedict had a life-altering revelation when he discovered the existence of his son at the age of 30. Until that point, he had been unaware of his son's existence.

When Nicole Richie was three years old, her father, musician Peter Michael Escovedo, approached his colleague Lionel Richie and asked him to adopt her. Lionel Richie, having a close bond with Nicole, agreed to take on the role of her adoptive father.

At the age of 20, Linda Lovelace, a well-known porn actress, gave birth to a child out of wedlock. However, due to her mother's insistence, she made the difficult decision to give the child up for adoption. Sadly, Linda Lovelace never had the opportunity to meet her son.

Gavin Rossdale did not directly give his illegitimate child up for adoption, but he did not have the opportunity to meet her until she was 15 years old. Prior to a DNA test confirming the paternity, his daughter Daisy Lowe was raised by Pearl Lowe's then-husband, with whom Gavin had an affair.

Following an affair with model Bebe Buell, she gave birth to a daughter named Liv. Liv was raised by Bebe's mother and her partner. It was not until Liv Tyler was eight years old that she discovered her famous father, Steven Tyler, who is now a successful actress in her own right.