Kristin Chenoweth shared a heartwarming post with her parents to celebrate the 58th anniversary of her adoption.
The actress also previously opened up about how she was just five days old when she was adopted by her parents Junie and Jerry Chenoweth.
The Tony winner, 58, was raised in Oklahoma by her parents and now now splits her time between Nashville, New York City and Los Angeles.
On Thursday, Chenoweth took to social media to share a series of sweet snapshots taken with her mother and father over the years.
‘Yesterday was my GOTCHA DAY,’ she wrote in her caption alongside a pink heart and a sunshine emoji.
This comes shortly after she discovered a surprise family link to the Wizard of Oz over 20 years after she originated the role of Glinda in the stage musical Wicked.
Kristin Chenoweth shared heartwarming photos in celebration of her 58th adoption anniversary on Thursday; pictured in June
The actress, 58, took to social media to share sweet snapshots with her mother Junie and father Jerry to celebrate what she proudly dubbed as her ‘gotcha day’
She noted that the term is ‘not just for pets’ and gushed about ‘the day my parents brought me home 58 years ago and I became a Chenoweth.’
‘I’m so blessed and grateful for this beautiful life they gave me,’ she continued. ‘I love you mom and dad!!’
She posted several sweet snapshots of her mom and dad posing with her backstage as they supported her at some of her Broadway shows.
She also included a photo of her parents admiring her in her wedding dress from when she tied the knot with musician Josh Bryant in September 2023.
The cover photo showed the star and her mother posing beside a full-body photo of Chenoweth in hot pink garb that almost appeared life-size.
Her parents proudly wore T-shirts with Kristin Chenoweth’s Broadway Bootcamp written across the front as they supported her annual summer intensive performance program for high school students living in or outside of Oklahoma.
Chenoweth, who frequently shares social media posts gushing over her parents, has always been vocal about her adoption.
She previously penned a 2015 essay about how she has ‘always known’ she was adopted, adding that it was ‘never a secret or held from me.’
She included photos of her parents supporting her at her annual performance program in her home state of Oklahoma and wearing T-shirts with her name across the front
Chenoweth also included an adorable picture of her and her mom posing beside an almost life-size photo of herself
Alongside a heartwarming caption, Chenoweth included a memorable photo of her parents reacting to her wedding dress from the day she married Josh Bryant in 2023
Over a decade ago, she discussed her story in an essay she wrote for WhoSay to celebrate National Adoption Day on November 21.
‘I knew that my birth mother loved me so much that she wanted to give me a better life,’ Chenoweth wrote in the piece.
‘And my parents, Jerry and Junie Chenoweth, were looking to adopt a baby and found me — literally less than one week after I was born.’
She also opened up about how her parents told her she was adopted when she was in her early years.
‘Growing up, my parents explained my adoption by telling me, “We chose you.” It was a wonderful way to put it to an adopted child. And I think it’s true. An adoption is a full-circle blessing.’
She also shared insight on whether she has a relationship with her biological parents and if she sought them out when she was older.
‘I have discovered a little bit about my biological parents and each piece of information helps me, but ultimately I tell people: “I have my parents.”
The Tony winner also posted a throwback photo of her parents supporting her at another one of her events
A more recent snapshot showed her parents sitting with her backstage and enjoying family time together with their precious pooch
Chenoweth previously opened up about how her parents adopted her when she was just five days old and raised her in Oklahoma; pictured in November 2024
‘If anything, I would thank my birth mother for loving me enough to make such a huge sacrifice. It’s a great gift for me to be able to say: “I know that I came from love, and I know that I have love.”‘
Chenoweth also said if she were to have children, she would follow in her parents shoes and ‘100 percent’ choose to adopt.
‘But I have a lot of kids in my life who I love and mentor,’ she added. ‘So, in a way, I feel like I’ve done it, even though I don’t have a child who lives with me.’
At the end of her essay, Chenoweth encouraged others to continue showering love on all children.
‘Whether we decide to become parents or simply volunteer our love and time, it’s our job as a community to take care of our kids,’ she wrote. ‘On National Adoption Day, I hope you remember just that.’
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