Lionel Richie has opened up about his household life and mirrored on adopting his eldest daughter, Nicole, who he described as a “godsend.”
Richie, 72, who adopted Nicole, now 40, together with his then-wife Brenda Harvey, mentioned the pivotal second in his life whereas talking with Folks on February 10.
“Nicole was truly a godsend,” Richie recalled of the adoption when Nicole was 9. “She was a bit of lady who wanted a shot.”
The actress’s organic mother and father had been buddies of Richie’s and financially struggling on the time, with the musician explaining: “She was used to individuals coming and going. She checked out me and I’d say: ‘I’m not going wherever.’”
Within the midst of his break up from Harvey in 1993, which adopted reviews of his new relationship with Diane Alexander, Richie stated that the previous couple nonetheless remained targeted on their daughter.
“Brenda and I went by means of a really attention-grabbing time,” he stated. “We didn’t agree on numerous issues, however we did agree on [Nicole].”
Nicole went on to grow to be a celeb in her personal proper, with the previous actuality star additionally changing into a dressmaker. She additionally married musician Joel Madden, who she shares kids Harlow, 14, and Sparrow, 12, with.
Whereas reflecting on his baby changing into a mum or dad herself, Richie famous how Nicole has grown right into a “implausible” girl.
“I’ll say one thing and he or she goes: ‘Dad, we don’t use these form of phrases across the youngsters.’ And I am going: ‘Excuse me,’” Richie stated. “She was a implausible younger woman.”
This isn’t the primary time that Richie, who additionally shares kids Miles, 27, and Sofia, 23, with ex-wife Alexander, has opened up about his relationship together with his kids. Chatting with Folks in 2019 about what he’s discovered from fatherhood, he joked that his kids had been accountable for terrifying him.
“With my youngsters, I do know their job is to fully scare me to demise. And so they’re doing an excellent job, by the way in which,” he stated. “I instructed this to Nicole the opposite day, my job is to embarrass them as a lot as I might, so long as I’m right here. They’re attempting to do the identical to me, so I believe it’s an equal swap proper now.”
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