2025 Mar 15, 08:21
Queen Latifah, the talented musician and actress, is not only known for her successful professional career but also for her role as a doting mother. At 53 years old, she has one child, a son, whom she has been raising in her private life. In addition to being a parent, Queen Latifah had also taken on the responsibility of caring for her mother, Rita Owens, who had a heart condition. Queen Latifah mentioned that being a caregiver was similar to being a parent, where the important things in life become clearer. The identity of Queen Latifah's son is kept private, but rumors suggest that his name is Rebel
She once mentioned in an interview with The New York Times that she prefers to keep her personal life separate. However, in 2016, Queen Latifah hinted at her desire to start a family and expressed the possibility of having a child. Her dream of becoming a mother came true shortly after her mother's passing in 2018. As a late bloomer, Queen Latifah expressed her hope for a big family. She mentioned that she had always envisioned herself with multiple children but needed to grow and mature before embracing motherhood fully
Despite becoming a mother later in life, Queen Latifah had experience with babies and showed her natural nurturing instincts when she helped two women with infants at an airport in 2017. Her son made his first public appearance at a Harlem Globetrotters basketball game when he was around four years old. Sitting courtside next to his mother at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Queen Latifah and her son enjoyed the game together. In 2021, during her acceptance speech for the BET Lifetime Achievement Award, Queen Latifah made sure to mention her son, Eboni, and sent him her love. Queen Latifah has proven to be a talented artist and a devoted mother. Even though she keeps her personal life private, her love for her son shines through in her actions and words.