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A couple of hundred years ago, people did not even think about divorce. A large number of marriages were made not for love, but for convenience. Parents were looking for suitable parties for their children, there was no question of mutual feelings. But these alliances were very strong. People got married, divorce was forbidden.
Nowadays, everything is much simpler. Now many do not even think about the stamp in the passport, give birth to children, and then scatter.
As a rule, children in such a situation remain with their mothers. It is believed that only a mother can give a good upbringing to a child and provide him with proper care.
A man becomes a “Sunday dad”: meets with a child on weekends, gives gifts and pays alimony. But if there is a rule, then there are exceptions.
Sometimes children stay with their father. Can a man cope with the role of a single father? You can evaluate men’s ability to raise children for yourself on stellar examples.
Below are 10 famous single dads.
10 Dmitry Shepelev
The famous TV and radio host turned the heads of more than one thousand women. But Dmitry cannot be called a Don Juan, he is quite picky in connections.
Shepelev’s chosen one was Zhanna Friske. There is probably no person left (at least in Russia) who has not heard about this sad story.
The singer gave birth to a boy, who was named Plato. Jeanne died two years later. She was seriously ill, Dmitry proposed to her, but they did not have time to get married.
After the death of the singer, Shepelev had to go through a lot. Jeanne’s parents wanted to raise their grandson themselves and defended their right in court.
The child stayed with his father. But not everything is as cloudless as it might seem at first glance. At first, Dmitry lived with his son, periodically new “mothers” appeared in the house. Now Platon lives in Minsk with his parents, and dad, apparently, doesn’t really need him.
9. Jamie Fox
Jamie was brought up in a foster family, so he is very kind to his children. He does not say anything about his personal life, but it is known that he has two daughters from different women. The eldest daughter Corrin is 25 years old, the youngest Anna Lisa is 9.
Jamie is very attached to both daughters, loves them with all his heart. Fox is very proud of them and takes every opportunity to show off. For example, he attends social events only accompanied by his eldest daughter. But then the newspapers are full of headlines about Jamie, who came to the event with a young beauty. Nothing is known about the second daughter.
8. Philip Kirkorov
Philip is called the most famous single father among the stars. Apparently, of all the women on Earth, Kirkorov did not find a single worthy one who would give birth to a child for him. Therefore, the singer used the services of a surrogate mother.
In 2011, his daughter was born. Kirkorov called the girl Alla-Victoria. He liked being a dad, in 2012 he had a son, Martin-Christo.
Kirkorov admits that he would like to raise worthy people, despite the increased attention to their persons and financial well-being. He says that his children are not spoiled. Of course, the singer is constantly busy, but he enjoys spending every free minute with his children.
7. Usher
In 2009 Usher divorced his wife. The process lasted a very long time, the former spouses could not decide: with whom the children would remain. Yet the court decided that the children would be better off with their father. The boys Asher Reidmond V and Nevid Eli Reidmond stayed with their dad. Their mother was very upset, she said that Asher bought the judges. Usher got married in 2015 and divorced in 2018.
Now he is not as popular as before, but in 2017 the singer found himself in an unpleasant situation. 4 girls and a guy accused him of infecting them with a venereal disease. The charge was soon dropped, but perhaps it would be better for the children to stay with their mother. Still, Asher does not seem like a good father.
6. Lenny Kravitz
The rock musician also does not lose the opportunity to show off his beloved daughter. He has achieved a lot in life, but Zoe is the most precious thing that fate has given him. However, this was not always the case.
In 1987, Lenny got married, a daughter was born a year later. In 1993, the couple broke up, Zoe stayed with her mother, but her relationship with her father was very warm. When Kravitz’s ex-wife Lisa Bonet married a second time, the girl moved in with her father.
Now Zoe is already an adult, she has become a successful actress and model, she also sings and plays the guitar very well. Dad’s upbringing was not in vain.
5. Nicolas Cage
Nicholas became a dad in 1990. His girlfriend Christina gave birth to a son. Soon the couple’s relationship deteriorated, they broke up, but Cage could not leave his child. He wanted to participate in the upbringing of his son and see how he grows. He made Christine an offer she couldn’t refuse. He gave her his house in Hollywood, the girl gave him a son. So Nicholas was left alone with a small child in his arms.
The actor admits that the birth of his son completely changed his life. He became more careful and responsible. Now Weston is 28 years old, he became a rock musician.
4. Sergey Lazarev
Sergei managed to hide his son from the public for a long time. No one even suggested that Lazarev had a child. Now Nikita is 4 years old.
This news made a splash, everyone was trying to find out who Nikita’s mother was. There were various rumors and gossip. It was said that Lazarev had another child, and the children of Anna Sedakova were also attributed to him. The singer denied all the rumors.
The veil of Sergei’s secrets was opened by Kirkorov. He said that Lazarev’s child was also born by a surrogate mother. Now Sergey is quite happy with his son. Not so long ago, he said that in order to raise a child, it is not necessary to get married. Apparently
Lazarev perfectly copes with the role of a single father, and he does not need any women.
3. Konstantin Khabensky
In 2000, Khabensky got married. Nothing foreshadowed trouble, he was happy with his wife Irina. In 2007, she gave birth to a son, but the girl was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The treatment did not help, Irina died.
Konstantin was left alone, he fell into a severe depression. Son Vanya was temporarily taken away by her mother-in-law, who lived in the USA. When the mental state of the actor stabilized, he brought Vanya to Russia. Irina’s mother also lived with them.
After 5 years, he met a new love, got married, had a daughter. The kids get along great. True, now Vanya lives in Spain with his grandmother, he is educated in Barcelona.
2. Eminem
Eminem has been married twice to the same woman. In 1995, Eminem and Kimberly Ann Scott had a daughter, Haley Jed Scott. The former spouses agreed on joint custody of the girl.
Eminem coped with his duties quite well, but it later turned out that he raised not only Hayley. He also raised his ex-wife’s daughter, Whitney, and her sister’s daughter, Alaina. In addition, for a long time, Eminem was the guardian of his half-brother.
If single fathers were given medals, Eminem would definitely get it.
1. Pierce Brosnan
The story of Pierce Brosnan is also very sad. He was forced to raise his children alone after the tragic death of his wife. Cassandra had two children from a previous marriage. Pierce adopted Charlotte and Christopher. They also had a common child – Sean. It was very difficult for the actor, but he did not leave the children. Brosnan raised them, raised them.
Often had to give up filming and sacrifice personal interests. Unfortunately, Charlotte passed away from the same illness as her mother. Sean became an actor. Nothing is known about Christopher. And Pierce Brosnan has learned more than once what family happiness is. In 2001, he married, the couple had two sons.