Stelle Ciccone is one of the six children of the American singer-songwriter and actress Madonna Louise Ciccone popularly called the Queen of Pop. The singer is noted as the best-selling female music artist of all time by the Guinness World Record. She is also the most successful solo artist in the history of the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Alongside her twin, Stelle was adopted by the pop Queen in 2017. The Material Girl singer has formed a strong and large family with all her six children. While some of the children want to follow in their mother’s footsteps, the other children have different paths which they wish to pursue in life.
Stelle Ciccone and her sister Estere are both sporty. Soccer is said to be a shared passion for the pop star’s children. Aside from soccer, Stelle and her twin sister play tennis as well.
Facts about Stelle Ciccone
1. Stelle Ciccone’s mother died when she was still a toddler
Stelle Ciccone and her sister Estere were on August 24 2012 in Malawi to their biological parents Adam Mwale and Patricia Mwale in a small Malawian community. Her parents were farmers then.
Stelle’s mother, unfortunately, died a few days after giving birth to the twins because of complications she had after a cesarean section. Her father could not raise the girls all by himself because of his financial situation so he took them to the Home of Hope orphanage in Mchinji where he would regularly check on them.
2. She and her twin sister Estere were adopted at the age of four
While the twins were still in the orphanage, their father was told a woman wanted to adopt them so he agreed. At that time, Stelle and her sister were already four years old. Adam wanted a better life for his daughters so he allowed Madonna to take with the hope that she would return his children after they have had a good education. The adoption was permanent after 12 months. the adoption procedures were completed before the twins relocated to New York to live with Madonna.
3. Madonna hosted a grand party for the twins 7th birthday
The Queen of Pop is said to have a strong bond with the twins. She loves to share their photos on her Instagram page. The twins accompany often accompany their mother to her tours and concerts across the globe.
During the twin’s seventh birthday, the singer organized a grand party and invited her friends also. Stelle and her sister wore several attires on that day. The photos of the birthday were shared by Madonna on her Instagram.
4. Stelle’s adopted mother has been married twice
The American singer has been married twice. Her first marriage was in 1985 to an actor named Sean Penn. The marriage ended in 1989 and in December 2000, Madonna married Guy Ritchie a director but they also divorced in 2008.
Madonna has reportedly dated quite a number of men. They include Timor Steffens, Kevin Sampaio, Brahim Zaibat, Jesus Luz Alex Rodriguez.
5. Is Stelle Ciccone’s mother really worth $550 million?
According to Forbes, Madonna has an estimated net worth of about $550 million. The Queen of Pop is said to have earned an estimated sum of $1.2 billion in her career. She sold more than 300 million records. Madonna owns a collection of artworks that is worth over $100 million.
In real estate, she has an impressive real estate portfolio. There was a time she owned six properties in London but it is not clear how many she currently owns because there’s a possibility that some were traded during her divorce with Guy Richie and over $80 million worth in real estate.
Aside from her musical career, the Material Girl singer also has a successful acting career. She even won a Golden Globe Award for best actress for her role in the 1996 film, Evita. Madonna earned $80,000 for her role in the 1985 film Desperately seeking Susan. She reportedly earned $1 million to star with her ex-husband Sean Penn.
In her film career, the American pop star earned a high salary of $2.5 million. In the same vein, she has a couple of fashion brands as well. In 2007 Madonna had a collaboration with the brand H&M and also Dolce &Gabbana.
Madonna has a range of skincare products such as MDNA Skin in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and also the United State. One of her most notable brand partnerships and endorsement in the early years of her career was Pepsi.
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Stelle Ciccone’s Other Siblings
The 66 year-old iconic singer is said to have six children in all. She has two biological children and four adopted children. All Madonna’s four adopted children are all from Malawi.
- Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon
Madonna’s first child was born while she was dating the actor Carlos Leon. Lourdes was born on October 14, 1996. Lourdes is reportedly a graduate of La Guardia School of Performing Arts in New York. According to reports, Lourdes has a similar passion for music and dance as her mother. She has appeared in a few movies and has done some modeling gigs as well.
Lourdes revealed in the September 2021 issue of Vogue that she is more than just Madonna’s daughter. She added that many people think she is just a talentless rich kid but in reality, she claimed it is not quite so.
- Rocco Richie
On August 11, 2000, Madonna and Guy Richie welcomed a son named Rocco Ritchie. Rocco was kept away from the spotlight until when his parents were engaged in a bitter custody battle over him in 2018.
- David Banda
In 2006, Madonna adopted David Banda from Malawi. David was the first child to be adopted by the singer. He was barely a year old when he was adopted.
In other to help David achieve his dream, Madonna moved to Portugal in 2017 when he was signed with a junior football academy. The singer describes her son David as a focused and determined football player.
- Mercy James
After the American singer-songwriter adopted David Banda, she applied to adopt Chifundo Mercy James from Malawi as well in May 2009. Unfortunately, the Malawian High court rejected her application because she was not a resident of the country.
She made an appeal later on, and on June 12 2009 the supreme court of Malawi granted her the right to adopt Mercy. The latter was just four years old when the singer adopted her.
There are speculations that Mercy has an interest in extreme sports. In 2016, the Material Girl singer congratulated her daughter for winning medals at gymnastics competitions.
In honor of Mercy James, Madonna opened the Mercy James hospital in Blantyre, Malawi in 2017.
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