Kristin Chenoweth opened up about her adoption story, and in the process recounted a story of almost “divine” intervention.
The 54-year-old Wicked icon has been open about being adopted in the past. She even recently recounted her first meeting with her birth mother.
However, she explained a surprising connection that helped lead to her adoption in a new interview.
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Speaking with TODAY, Kristin revealed that her adoptive mother was in the hospital the same day that she was born. She was having a surgery that would render it impossible for her to have children.
“She said to the doctor, I always wanted to try for a little girl and I won’t be able to,” she recalled. “And he remembered that story, so when my birth mom, Mama Loon, came to give birth, they called my dad before and said, ‘Do you want to surprise Junie tomorrow? Because I’ve got a little baby here that’s going to need a home. And so we went home together.”
Kristin also revealed that both of her birth parents were musically inclined, especially her father.
“My birth father was a great musician, as well,” she revealed. “Billy Ethridge, and some people might know who he is out there but, so I know where it came from and she’s petite and he’s tall. I got her height.”
The star has previously revealed her thoughts on adopting a child.
