Kristin Chenoweth marks 'gotcha day' with touching post
Kristin Chenoweth took to her Instagram page on Thursday (30.07.26) to share a post acknowledging the life-changing occasion she was adopted by Jerry and Junie Chenoweth.
Kristin Chenoweth has marked the date she was adopted in a touching post remembering her “gotcha day”.
The 58-year-old actress took to her Instagram page on Thursday (30.07.26) to share a post acknowledging the life-changing occasion she was adopted by Jerry and Junie Chenoweth.
Posting a series of snaps of herself with her parents, Kristin wrote: “Yesterday was my GOTCHA DAY (it’s not just for pets!!).
“The day my parents brought me home 58 years ago and I became a Chenoweth.”
She added: “I’m so blessed and grateful for this beautiful life they gave me. I love you, mom and dad!!”
The post was quickly liked by millions of Kristin’s Instagram followers, including Ricki Lake, who wrote: “Yayayayaayayayayayaay! I love you!”
Kristin previously said that the fact she’s adopted was never made a secret or kept from her, as she wrote in an emotional WhoSay piece to mark National Adoption Day on November 21: “I knew that my birth mother loved me so much that she wanted to give me a better life. And my parents, Jerry and Junie Chenoweth, were looking to adopt a baby and found me – literally less than one week after I was born.
“Growing up, my parents explained my adoption by telling me, ‘We chose you.’ It was a wonderful way to put it to an adopted child. And I think it’s true. An adoption is a full-circle blessing.”
Over the years, Kristin has been asked on multiple occasions if she wants to try and find her biological parents, but always replies by saying “I have my parents”.
She added: “If anything, I would thank my birth mother for loving me enough to make such a huge sacrifice. It’s a great gift for me to be able to say: ‘I know that I came from love, and I know that I have love.’ ”
Despite that, Kristin also said she has “discovered a little bit about my biological parents and each piece of information helps me”.
As for being a parent herself, Kristin said she would “100 per cent” adopt if she were able to, but added: “I have a lot of kids in my life who I love and mentor. So, in a way, I feel like I’ve done it, even though I don’t have a child who lives with me.”
She concluded the WhoSay piece by writing: “
“Whether we decide to become parents or simply volunteer our love and time, it’s our job as a community to take care of our kids. On National Adoption Day, I hope you remember just that.”
