KATHERINE Heigl has won multiple awards for her work in Grey's Anatomy, but she'd say her biggest accomplishment is being a doting mom.
The actress has said she always knew she wanted to be an adoptive parent, and in 2009 and 2012 she made her dreams come true before having her own biological child.
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How many kids does Katherine Heigl have?
Katherine Heigl has three children - 12-year-old Naleigh, eight-year-old Adalaide, and three-year-old Joshua Bishop.
Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley adopted Naleigh in September 2009, 10 months after she was born in South Korea on November 23, 2008.
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Three years later, the couple adopted their second child Adalaide shortly after her birth on April 3, 2012.
Following two adoptions, Heigl announced on December 20, 2016 that she had given birth to their youngest child Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr.
The former Grey's Anatomy star opened up about the experience of having a biological child.
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“I’ve never been determined to experience pregnancy,” she told People.
“But I’m so grateful that I did. I think that if it hadn’t been a surprise, I’m not sure I would have done it."
She added: "It was an incredible experience, it was kind of magical.”
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Who is Katherine Heigl’s husband Josh Kelley?
Josh Kelley is a country singer who married Katherine Heigl In 2007.
The pair got engaged in 2006 and married the following December at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah.
He's recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist before making the switch to country.
Kelley comes from a family of musicians as his brother Charles is a member of the popular country trio Lady A.
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What did Katherine Heigl say about being blacklisted from Hollywood?
The 42-year-old actress was called a "diva" and “unprofessional” to work with by industry colleagues who claim the star is “always mad.”
Heigl's took a blow when she withdrew her name from contention for the 2008 Emmy Awards, causing her to become "blacklisted" from Hollywood.
She explained to the NY Times that she didn't feel as if her work for Grey's Anatomy that season was worth the nomination, so "in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention."
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Heigl pushed back on the diva claims in an interview with the the Washington Post and reasoned that she simply liked to express her opinion - something others may not have agreed with.
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“I may have said a couple of things you didn't like, but then that escalated to 'she's ungrateful,' then that escalated to 'she's difficult,' and that escalated to 'she's unprofessional,'"
Adding: "What is your definition of difficult? Somebody with an opinion that you don't like? Now, I'm 42, and that s** pisses me off."
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