“Real Housewives of Miami” star Julia Lemigova and her wife, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, have adopted two young boys, reps for the couple confirm to Pvnew.
“They are delighted and request that they are now given the space and privacy to welcome the new members of their family,” the publicists tell us.
Navratilova also released a statement stating that she is thrilled to be expanding her family with Lemigova.
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“We are over the moon recognizing the challenges and the rewards for everybody,” the athlete said.
The announcement comes nearly eight months after the model-turned-Bravolebrity told Pvnew that she and Navratilova were “not closing the door” on adoption plans — which had previously been stalled due to the latter’s hard-won battle with stage 1 throat and breast cancer.
“I hope that we will soon expand our family,” Lemigova said optimistically in December 2023, echoing a desire that she shared on “RHOM” Season 5.
That March, Navratilova said in a “Piers Morgan Uncensored” interview that welcoming another child seemed unlikely in the wake of her health scare.
“I think [adoption] was a nice thought for a while, but I think this has brought it into sharp focus — you know, I’m not really the youngest anymore, and I don’t want to be the grandmother on the playground,” said the sports icon, who previously had breast cancer in 2010 and underwent a lumpectomy.
“Forget that part, there’s just not enough space I think for this to happen.”
Lemigova — a native of Russia who made history as the first out lesbian “Housewife” to be cast on the reality TV franchise when “Miami” was rebooted in 2021 — is the mother of two adult daughters, Victoria and Emma, from previous relationships.
Navratilova, who wed Lemigova in 2014, has long played a prominent role in the lives of her spouse’s children.
Notably, Lemigova welcomed a son named Maximilien in 1999, but — as the former Miss USSR has detailed in several emotional “RHOM” scenes — he tragically died as a baby under suspicious circumstances.
Season 6 finished airing in March.
Cameras are expected to pick up soon for the next installment of the Bravo series.
“The Real Housewives of Miami” is available to stream on Peacock.
