Having famous parents must definitely be a trip, but for some celebrity kids, their extended families have moreover Celebrities — Including those famous children who were given celebrity godparents.
Perhaps the most famous celebrity child and godmother duo are Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton, but did you know that iconic director Steven Spielberg is not a godmother? but 2 A superstar actress who is an icon in her own right? Or the friendship between Marisa Tomei and Lisa Bonet developed on the set of the 1980s sitcom. another worldturned into a lifelong bond that included Tomei being godfather to all three of Bonet’s children?
The latest major celeb godparent news is a bomb dropped on Netflix. Harry & Meghan: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry asked Tyler Perry to be their daughter’s godfather after forging a very special bond during the Sussexes’ incredibly violent departure from the royal family and Britain at large. bottom.
Tyler Perry is the godfather of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter Lilibet. The actor recently shared one responsibility he wasn’t too keen on. https://t.co/EKn7QF0bYm
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The three hadn’t spoken until Perry contacted Meghan before her wedding to Harry in 2018. They were acquaintances when the Sussexes moved to North America in 2020, but Perry didn’t. provided a home when I needed a safe – a place to stay during the COVID-19 pandemic, away from the constant intrusions of paparazzi. They have remained very close since then, and that intimacy peaked after the arrival of Lilibet Diana in 2021.
Perry retold the story for the documentary series, explaining that he, Meghan, and Harry check in with each other frequently. [during one call] They were pretty serious on the phone, so I was like, ‘Okay, what’s going on?’ They said, ‘I want you to be Lili’s godfather. I go, “Oops.” It took me a while to figure it out,” Perry said. “And I thought, ‘I’d be honored.’
He added (half) jokingly:at church [the royal family] I don’t want to do that, so please understand it all. We might be able to have a little private ceremony here, but that’s fine.
From Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis to Nicole Richie and Michael Jackson, read on for famous godfather-child connections.