Millie Bobby Brown said she plans to carry her own child “one day” after adding to her family through adoption.

On September 17, People reported that the Stranger Things actress and husband Jake Bongiovi welcomed their second baby via adoption after adopting a baby girl in August 2025.

In June, Brown opened up during an appearance on Kylie Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie With Kylie Kelce podcast about plans to carry a child someday. “Hopefully one day that’s in my future,” the 22-year-old said, adding, “Adoption is love, adoption is forever.”

The Electric State star previously appeared on the SmartLess podcast in March, where she revealed that she and her husband, 24, weren’t worried about age when considering becoming parents.

“I’m still really young. My mum actually had her first child when she was 21, and my dad was 19,” Brown said. “It’s been my thing since before I met Jake. Since I was a baby, I told my mom … I wanted to be a mom just like my mom was to me.”

How sweet is that? And even though Jake told her he didn’t want to talk about babies until they got married, she knew that they would have a lot one day. “I really want a family. I want a big family. I’m one of four, he’s one of four. So it is definitely in our future,” she continued.

There, she also revealed plans to adopt.

“For me, I don’t see having your own child as really any different as adopting,” she said. “… 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 comfortable.”  

“We’re very much, like, we’re always going to be wanting to start a family. It doesn’t matter in what way or when, but it will happen,” she added.

As for why it happened now, why not? In a 2023 interview with Glamour, Brown revealed, “My dream was to have a baby.”

In the same interview, she opened up about how her family encouraged her to go for things she wants and not wait for opportunities to pass you by. “It’s like—I know I should make this movie now. I know I should write this book now. I know I should do this now,” she told the outlet.

“It’s not because I can’t do it in 10 years; of course I can do it in 10 years,” Brown continued. “But why, when I know that it’s going to work now? Just like Florence will be there in 10 years. You’ll be able to see my movie in 10 years on TV. And I know that Jake and I will be okay.”

 “It’s like, why wait? Let’s go for it,” she added.

It’s not hard to imagine she used the same words to convince Bongiovi to adopt now.

In August 2025, Brown and Bongiovi announced their baby news on Instagram. “This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” she wrote. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood both in peace and privacy.”

“And then there were 3,” she added. “Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.”

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