8 Celebrities Who Surprisingly Have Lots of Kids

It appears that a growing number of famous people are delaying the start of their families until later in life, and for many of them, this results in having smaller families. On the other hand, there are those Hollywood couples that completely blow our minds.
When it comes to having children, several celebrities embrace the mindset that "the more, the merrier," going so far as to increase the size of their families into the double digits. Find out which famous people have many children and a little more about their (probably fairly crazy) family lives by reading this article.

1. Eddie Murphy

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In addition to Eric, Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, Bella, Angel, Izzy, and Max, Eddie Murphy is the delighted father of a further ten children. His career may have previously been his first focus, but that's no longer the case.
Murphy said in an interview with The Mirror in March, "Along the road I discovered that if you put your children first you never make a terrible decision." "A common line of thinking when facing a difficult decision is, "Well, what is best for my children?" By following that course, you can never go wrong."

2. Shaquille O'Neal

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Now that he's out of the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal still finds time to be a father to five kids. Taahirah, his eldest child, was born in 1996 when Shaq was in a relationship with Arnetta Yardborough. They later divorced but stayed together long enough to produce four children: Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir, and Me'arah. He also helps raise Myles, his stepson.

3. Nick Cannon

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Nick Cannon, an actor, and TV personality, has a huge family that has recently made the news. Cannon appears to be quite happy with his seven children. In 2011, he and his ex-wife Mariah Carey received their twins, Monroe and Moroccan. In 2015, he and his ex-girlfriend Brittany Bell welcomed their children, Golden and Powerful Queen. Cannon's triplets with Abby De La Rosa, Alyssa Scott, and his son Zion Mixolydian and daughter Zillion Heir sent tongues churning this summer.

4. Angelina Jolie

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Even though they are no longer together, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt continue co-parenting their six children. Jolie is often seen on the red carpet with her children Shiloh, Pax, Knox, Vivienne, Maddox, and Zahara.

5. Gordon Ramsay

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Gordon Ramsay and his wife Tana have five children, yet he still manages to run numerous restaurants, present various reality series, and shout precisely constructed obscenities at budding cooks. Even though Megan, Holly, Jack, and Tilly are all adults, the family welcomed Oscar in 2019. (and he looks just like his dad).

6. Kris Jenner

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Kris Jenner's six children are no secret; after all, they're among the most famous people in the world. Jenner is the mother of Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob, all children of her first marriage to the late Robert Kardashian, and Kendall and Kylie, children of her second marriage to Caitlyn Jenner.

7. Madonna

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Madonna is a mom of six children when she's not busy being a music superstar, yet it's unusual to see them all together. She is the only caretaker of her seven children: Lourdes, Rocco, David, Mercy, and the identical twins Estere and Stelle. She told Today that the experience of raising so many children had strengthened her as a person.

8. Rod Stewart

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The first of Rod Stewart and ex-wife Susannah Boffey's eight children was born in 1963. Stewart and Boffey adopted Sarah, but she and the musician reunited when she was 18. After having daughters Kimberly and Sean with his first wife Alana, Stewart and his girlfriend Kelly Emberg had a daughter named Ruby.
Stewart's third wife, Rachel Hunter, gave birth to their two children, Liam and Renee, before the couple divorced. After marrying Penny Lancaster, Stewart had boys Alastair and Aiden, bringing his total to six.