Jon Bon Jovi has told how he gets emotional at the thought of being a grandad as he reflected on his ‘new chapter’ of life.
The rocker and his wife Dorothea Hurley, both 63, became grandparents for the first time this summer when his son Jake, 23, and his wife Millie Bobby Brown, 21, adopted a baby girl.
Millie, who wed Jake last year, made the surprise announcement that she had adopted in a social media post shared on August 21.
Jon admitted that he still sees his children as being babies themselves but was looking forward to a ‘unique Christmas.’
Speaking in an interview with The Mirror, he said: ‘It’s fantastic being a grandad… it’s another chapter. In fact, my son Jesse and his wife are expecting in the next week, so I’ll have two.
‘I’ve just kind of got used to dealing with my kids being grown. I still see them as two and three, and then they’re in their thirties and bring a baby around and you’re like, wow, that’s a reinvention.’
Jon Bon Jovi has told how he gets emotional at the thought of being a grandad as he reflected on his ‘new chapter’ of life
The rocker and his wife Dorothea Hurley, both 63, became grandparents for the first time this summer when his son Jake, 23, and his wife Millie Bobby Brown, 21, adopted a baby girl
He added: ‘When Dorothea gets the call [that Jesse’s baby has arrived], there’ll be gravel in my eyes. It’s sort of the magic of life.’
Jesse, 30, married TV producer Jesse Light, 31, in Las Vegas in May 2024 after a two year engagement.
On July 20, Millie dropped a hint there was a baby in their life when she shared Instagram post of Jake pushing a stroller.
They confirmed the new in August in a post which read: ‘This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption.’
‘We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy. And then there were three. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.’
The pair married in May 2024 and the couple had discussed having children, adoption and their plans on having a big family.
Earlier this year she said she wanted to be a mother.
During an appearance on the Smartless podcast, which is hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, the actress said that although she knows she is ‘really young,’ she is looking forward to motherhood.
Millie, who wed Jake last year , made the surprise announcement that she had adopted in a social media post shared on August 21 – pictured February 2025
Jon admitted that he still sees his children as being babies themselves but was looking forward to a ‘unique Christmas’
Earlier this year Brown shared a single image of her baby girl in a carrier being held by Bongiovi. They were on the tarmac heading to a private jet
Bongiovi and Brown are pictured with rock icon dad Jon Bon Jovi and mom Dorothea Hurley in 2024
She continued: ‘My mom actually had her first child at 21, and my dad was 19. And you know, it’s been my thing since before I met Jake,’ she explained.
‘Since I was a baby… I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me. And my nan, my grandmother is, she was a huge part of my life.
‘And so, yeah, I mean, Jake knows how important it is to me and, of course, I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I also find it’s so important to start a family for me personally,’ Millie continued.
‘It’s a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing.’
Millie then added: ‘And my thing was, I really want a family. I really want a big family.
‘I’m one of four. He’s one of four. So, it is definitely in our future, but, for me, I don’t see having your own child, you know, as really any different [from] adopting.’
She went on to say: ‘My home is full of love for anyone and anything, and so that is what we kind of stand by, Jake and I, our energy in the house is “the door is always open”, and we want everyone to feel really comfortable.’
