Highlights
- Charlize Theron's son is 'the coolest kid ever'.
- The Young Adult star revealed last month that she had adopted a baby boy called Jackson and the actress is smitten with the tot.
- She told Britain's Vogue magazine: "Jackson is incredible, the greatest gift. He is the coolest kid ever."
- Although the 36-year-old actress' adoption was a surprise to her fans, she admitted she was coming under increasing pressure from her mother Gerda to provide her with a grandchild.
- She said: "I've always been very honest in saying I wanted a family. I've always known I wanted a family. I don't think my mom could wait any more!"
- Charlize is incredibly close to her mother and says she wants to be the same type of mom to Jackson.
- She explained:"I hope to be like my mom. Fair, tough, loving and supportive. My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence."
- Charlize - who split from boyfriend Stuart Townsend in January 2010 after almost nine years together - adopted Jackson as a single parent.
Charlize Theron's son is 'the coolest kid ever'.
The
Young Adult star revealed last month that she had adopted a baby boy called Jackson and the actress is smitten with the tot.
She told Britain's Vogue magazine: "Jackson is incredible, the greatest gift. He is the coolest kid ever."
Although the 36-year-old actress' adoption was a surprise to her fans, she admitted she was coming under increasing pressure from her mother Gerda to provide her with a grandchild.
She said: "I've always been very honest in saying I wanted a family. I've always known I wanted a family. I don't think my mom could wait any more!"
Charlize is incredibly close to her mother and says she wants to be the same type of mom to Jackson.
She explained:"I hope to be like my mom. Fair, tough, loving and supportive. My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence."
Charlize - who split from boyfriend Stuart Townsend in January 2010 after almost nine years together - adopted Jackson as a single parent.