Parents don’t need it! Yuri Shatunov, Marilyn Monroe and other stars who were adopted

The parents abandoned the baby in the maternity ward. She was brought home by a woman named Leah, who was going to the orphanage for a boy, but couldn’t resist the beautiful girl. Svetlana grew up and became a famous singer, leader of the Surganova and Orchestra group.

Shatunov’s childhood was not particularly joyful. When he was three years old, his parents divorced, then his mother remarried, but his stepfather treated the boy badly, and Yura often ran away from home. The mother had heart problems and enrolled Yura in a boarding school. After his death, the aunt’s family took care of the boy, but he didn’t like it either. As a result, he was assigned to his institution by the director of the orphanage, Valentina Tazekenova, who continued to be a part of his life until her death in 2015.

The Russian billionaire also grew up in a foster family. When he was one year old, his mother died, then his father, and the child was taken in first by his grandfather, then by his uncle’s family.

The actress’s mother suffered from mental problems, so she gave the child up for adoption. Marilyn did not take root in the family of Albert and Ida Bolender – and she had to change several orphanages. This forced her to marry at 16 and finally gain her freedom.

The Sex and the City actress was adopted by her stepfather when she was three years old after her parents divorced. Kristin loves her adoptive father as her own.

Nicole was born out of an affair with a little-known musician and fan. Nicole’s parents weren’t wealthy and gave their three-year-old daughter to be raised by famed musician Lionel Richie and his wife, who couldn’t have a child of their own.

At the age of one year, the actor was adopted by his own grandmother: she had already adopted her mother, so it was not the first time for her.

The musician was brought up by his own aunt: his parents divorced and she was richer than the two. Lennon said it was his aunt who taught him good music.

The father of a technical genius left his mother during pregnancy. She was alone, there wasn’t enough money, so adoption seemed like a good idea.

The British musician was raised by his grandparents. Until adulthood, he considered his own mother an older sister (she gave birth to a son at 16), and his father went to the front and then returned to his native Canada.

The actress was born in Chicago and then adopted in Pittsburgh by a Canadian couple whom she loved like her own parents.

The great actress suffered a lot in her childhood. Her mother died when she was three years old, her father died at 14, and six months later her aunt, who took her in to raise her. As a result, Ingrid was raised by her own uncle along with her children.

Another actor raised by his grandmother as his mother was too young at the time. He learned of his true origin after the two died.

The mother gave the baby to her friends, Elias and Flora Disney, as she could not afford to support the child.

The father of the American president died prematurely and his mother gave him away to be raised by his parents. By the way, of all the presidents of the United States, only he and Gerald Ford were adopted.

When the politician was nine years old, he was adopted by the chief of his native Tembu tribe (South Africa) – Jongintaba. Nelson’s father died of tuberculosis and it was decided not to deprive his heir of his seat on the tribal council.

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