Blockbuster actress Angelina Jolie is another celebrity who has royalty in her blood. Like others on this list, she is related to Queen Elizabeth II. The Maleficent actress is Queen Elizabeth's 26th cousin, findmypast.com confirms. The royal relationship comes from Jolie's mother, the late actress Marcheline Bertrand.
Knowing that Madonna's maternal side is French Canadian, I hypothesized a link to Dion. Indeed, I discovered that the Material Girl, too, descends from Jean Guyon. The two singers are 10th cousins twice removed through him, and 10th cousins once removed through another ancestor, Zacharie Cloutier.
According to the Washington Post, a genealogist was the one who discovered the genetic link. And here's what he found.. Madonna and Clinton are 10th cousins.
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Are Madonna and Ellen cousins?
Madonna and Ellen DeGeneres are 11th cousins, according to genealogy researchers at Ancestry.com. Family history experts at Ancestry.com uncovered that the two entertainment powerhouses are related through a common 10th great-grandfather – a Frenchman named Martin Aucoin.
For her latest visit to Malawi, Madonna brought along her two youngest daughters, twins Stella and Estere, to join her in her charitable efforts. The trio visited the 65-year-old singer's charity, Raising Malawi, which she established in 2006 with Michael Berg, the same time she adopted her son David Banda, now 18.
According to a report from the website Ben Vaughn, Gwen's father, Dennis Stefani, is the first cousin of Madonna's mother, Silvana Ciccone. As a result of that familial connection, Gwen and Madonna are reportedly second cousins.
Lourdes Maria "Lola" Ciccone Leon (born October 14, 1996) is an American fashion model, dancer and singer. Her parents are Madonna and Carlos Leon. In September 2021, she appeared on an ensemble cast cover of Vogue. As of August 2022, Leon began releasing her own music under the moniker Lolahol.
Madonna was raised in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Avon Township (now Rochester Hills), alongside her two older brothers—Anthony and Martin—and three younger siblings; Paula, Christopher, and Melanie. In 1966, Tony married the family's housekeeper Joan Gustafson. They had two children, Jennifer and Mario.
Much of Kelly and Beyonce's bond is due to them growing up as 'sisters'. Kelly moved into Beyonce's family home when she was a child aged 11, and was raised alongside Beyonce, and her younger sister Solange by 'Mama T' - Beyonce's mum Tina Knowles and Beyonce's dad, their band manager Matthew Knowles.
The two besties grew up in Houston and were in Destiny's Child together. Beyoncé stepped out for the New York premiere of Tyler Perry's "Mea Culpa" to support the leading lady and her best friend Kelly Rowland.
Ancestry experts said they were able to work a connection which established the Johnny Depp and Queen Elizabeth II as 20th cousins, meaning the US actor shares his '19th' Grandfather with Her Majesty. The genealogist traced Johnny's ancestral family name back to 14th Century French Huguenots living in England.
Catholicism. Madonna was born and raised Catholic. She adopted "Veronica" as her confirmation name, paying tribute to Saint Veronica. Agents like the American theologian Chester Gillis, have explained that Madonna was educated in a strict Catholic household.
Stefani, who is Italian American, doubled down and said, “I'm Japanese.” As she explained to the interviewer, her father worked at Yamaha and traveled between California and Japan for 18 years.
Michael Jackson and Madonna are legends in the world of Music. The duo allegedly dated for a brief period in the 90s, and years after the death of MJ, his close friend, Flo Anthony, opened up about why the King and Queen of Pop drifted apart and broke up.
Madonna is a proud mom to six children: two biological children, Lourdes and Rocco, who she had with her partners Carlos Leon and Guy Ritchie respectively; and four adopted children: David, Mercy, and twins Stella and Esther.
In addition to her two biological children, Madonna has adopted four kids: David, Mercy James, and twins Estere and Stella Ciccone. David was born in September 2005, and Madonna adopted him from the Home of Hope orphanage in Lilongwe, Malawi, in 2008.
