There has been much said about single moms and paens have been written on them since time immemorial. And while single dads have it easier in the world on account of the fact that they are male, they too have to struggle to ensure that their children have the best life possible.
There are many single dads who’ve taken up the mantle of parenthood single-handedly after a bad breakup or after being widowed. Over the years, as knowledge about it grew and the taboo surrounding it released, many male celebrities have also chosen to beget children through surrogacy. On Father’s Day, we catalogue a few single celebrity dads you are acing at single parenting.
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Tom Cruise became a single dad to his kids, Connor and Isabella after his divorce from Nicole Kidman. Since Kidman had difficulty conceiving, the couple chose to adopt Connor and Isabella and the children chose to stay with Cruise after his divorce to Kidman. He is also close to Suri Cruise even though Holmes has custody over their daughter.
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Depp has been in multiple relationships in his life and was accused of domestic abuse by Amber Heard in what went down as one of the most controversial celebrity hearings in recent times. However, Depp remains a doting single dad to his children, Lily-Rose and Jack.
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Arguably the world’s most famous celebrity who can move stock markets with a single decision, Ronaldo announced that he was a single father of son Cristiano Junior in 2011. The mother of his child is still a secret. In 2017, Ronaldo confirmed that he’d become a father to twins and then, in November that year, his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to their daughter.
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We’re sure that this one comes as a shocker. While Pacino was never married, he’s the father to three children – Julie Marie, Olivia Rose and Anton James. While he shares equal custody of the twins, Olivia and Anton with their mother, actress Beverly D’Angelo, he remains a single dad to Julie Marie.
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Chandrachur Singh had a budding career in the 90s but vanished from the film scene. He recently made a comeback with the web series, Aarya. Recently, the actor revealed that he had to take a break from his job because he had to take care of his child. “Actually, I am a single father so that took up most of my time. I am pretty hands-on; I needed to be. So I was occupied being a father for most of my time,” he had told a leading daily.
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Tusshar Kapoor has already told the media that he has no plans of getting married. In 2016, Kapoor opted for IVF and became a single parent to Laksshya Kapoor through surrogacy. “There’s no other option I could have opted for, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I will not share my son with anybody in the world right now or in the future. So all’s well that ends well,” he told The Times of India in an interview.
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Anybody who follows Johar on social media can see how much he loves his two children. In February 2017, Johar became a single dad to twins, Roohi and Yash via surrogacy. He absolutely dotes on them and has made them his priority.
[Featured Image Credit: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr]
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