Celebrating Celebrity Baby Birthdays – Rocco Ritchie

Happy  Birthday Rocco Ritchie. You are  now 6 years old!

Name: Rocco John Ritchie

Birthday: 11th of August, 2000

Famous for: The son of megastar, Madonna and writer/director/producer, Guy Ritchie.

Siblings:

Half-sister, Lourdes Leon, 9.

Facts:

• Rocco was born 3 weeks early by emergency caesarean section
• The Ciccone/Ritchie family are Kabbalah devotees
• Madonna recorded the "music" music video while she was pregnant with Rocco
• At three months old, Rocco was named one of England’s most eligible bachelors, under 24; he was placed at #20
• His hair wasn’t cut until he was 3 years old to keep with the traditions set out by their Kabbalah religion

What they said:

"It is a struggle to balance my career with my children. I’m always going, ‘Oh God, I’m a crap mother.’ I want to get home and put my kids to bed. And then sometimes, if I’m spending a lot of time with my children, I think, ‘Oh God, I just want to be an artist.’"

Video:

You can view a quick paparazzi video of Madonna, Guy, Lourdes and Rocco leaving a hotel, when Rocco was a baby at YouTube.

Pictures:

HELLO: Playing teeball at a park with Lourdes

Celebrity Nation: Heading to the Kabbalal centre with Lourdes and Guy

Click the extended post for a few more pictures.

Comments

Madonna had some beautiful children.

- Jennifer on August 11th, 2006

i agree with you comptley jeenifer, madonna’s children are gorgeous.Rocco sure is a very beautiful boy and i am sure he will get more handsome as he grows, madonna certainly seems to be very blessed with her adorable family and i hope her good fortune contunines

- carly on August 11th, 2006

I can’t believe he is six already!! Where did the time go?? I still remember when Madonna called in to the Rick Dees show shortly after Rocco was born and was talking about him and announcing his name.

- Roise on August 11th, 2006

i second that. time goes by so fast. he and lola were so adorable in I’m Gonna Tell You A Secret and Making Of Swept Away.

- stephanie on August 11th, 2006

Thank you CBB. I love the birthday wishes for celebrity kids. I also love the facts you include with the posts. Keep it up!

- Kristin on August 11th, 2006

Interesting that Rocco also did not get a haircut until he was three. I guess this is, in fact, a Jewish custom, as Kabballah has roots in Jewish Mysticism.

He is a gorgeous child, as is his sister. I also cannot believe that he is six years old already!

- Amber Joy on August 11th, 2006

It doesn’t seem like it’s been six years. Where has the time gone? I had my daughter in March of the same year (2000).

A belated Happy 6th. Birthday to Rocco.

A friendly FYI: My Mom’s first name is also Lourdes and people miss-pronounce her name ALL the time. It is NOT pronounced Lords but Lor-des.

- Mommy2Kaleigh on August 17th, 2006

I was wondering if anybody knows what kind of pacifier Princess Leonor of Spain has on the pictures from 25th july 2006? http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2006/07/25/spanishroyals/ I would love to get the same for my daughter. Would be wonderful if you could help me to get to know the brand of this pacifier!!!

Regards, Malene

- Malene on August 25th, 2006