A star is born… and one other star celebrates! Over time, many celebrities have named their well-known mates as godparents of their youngsters — and people fortunate sufficient to develop up with an iconic godparent know that the bond is difficult to interrupt.
Jennifer Aniston was named godmother of Courteney Cox’s daughter, Coco, in 2004. The well-known kiddo, who Cox shares along with her ex-husband, David Arquette, was born one month after the Buddies season 10 finale.
“Blissful birthday my candy Cocolicious!” Aniston captioned an Instagram Story to have fun Coco’s seventeenth birthday in June 2021 — exhibiting that the longtime bond is stronger than ever.
Garrett Hedlund additionally selected a former costar because the godfather of his first little one, Rhodes, whom he shares with Emma Roberts. When making his selection, the Minnesota native selected somebody he thought-about a father-figure himself: Tim McGraw, who performed his dad within the 2004 film Friday Evening Lights.
“He’s any individual that I love and respect, not solely as a tremendous father and a tremendous husband [but as an] wonderful musician and wonderful actor,” Hedlund, who additionally labored with McGraw on 2011’s Nation Robust, mentioned throughout a February 2021 episode of the Kelly Clarkson Present. “I obtained to first expertise him as a father — in that movie, considerably extra of an abusive one — however then we did Nation Robust collectively, and we’ve remained such shut mates.”
There are additionally many grown-up stars who’ve lengthy had well-known figures of their lives. Iconic filmmaker Steven Spielberg counts each Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow as his goddaughters.
“Your life is loopy. Has he documented any moments of your life, and do they appear epic?” Kelly Clarkson requested the Goop proprietor throughout a March interview whereas speaking about her well-known godfather.
After the It’s All Good creator revealed the Jaws director was the one one to take any movies at her September 2018 wedding ceremony to Brad Falchuk, the singer had a follow-up query.
“You had a fantastic wedding ceremony videographer. Did he cost you?” she requested Paltrow, who giggled in response.
Barrymore has a detailed bond with Spielberg as effectively, having famous that the producer’s recommendation has carried her via her profession. The pair met when the discuss present host acted in his movie E.T. at age 6.
“Steven advised me, ‘Don’t act your characters. Be your characters,” Barrymore advised The New York Instances in 2014. “As soon as I obtained older and saved persevering with appearing, I don’t know if I’d have succeeded with out that recommendation, as a result of that’s the factor that saved me. I’m not an actor, I’m a pretender.”
Scroll to see which stars have well-known godparents (or have given their youngsters well-known godparents of their very own):
