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You’re Not My Mother’s Day

[Blind Gossip] With Mother’s Day coming up, you would think that even famous male actors would be planning to honor their moms and thank them for all they’ve done by sending a thoughtful greeting card and some flowers.

Not all of them!

This actor – who is an Academy Award nominee/winner – found out that his mother is not his mother. His birth mother is actually another female relative, but his mother raised him.

He is not filled with gratitude and appreciation for having been raised by her.

He’s angry that she kept it a secret. Even though she supposedly did it so that he would have a stable home, he feels like he can’t trust her any more.

It’s a shame, especially given how close they always seemed.

Does Hallmark sell a card for this? A “You’re Not My Mother!” Mother’s Day card?

Similar: Not My Mom

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[Optional] If this happened to you, how do you think you would react?

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Comments

  1. notcuomo says

    Benedict Cumberbatch. His mom and he have always been close. His “half-sister” from his mom’s first marriage is old enough to be his mother.

  2. Anglovesgossip says

    I think it might be Bradley. His mom looks mixed but he may look like his dad. Not every kid looks like his parents thou. my son does not have my skin or hair color but has my eyes.

  4. chillenout says

    I read somewhere that something like this happened to Eric Clapton. The person who he thought was his sister was really his mom, and the people he thought was his mom and dad were really his grandparents. ….

  5. nowyoutellme says

    Being Catholic probably had nothing to do with it. Every unwed mother was shamed back then.

  6. potterstreet says

    This is someone British because Mother’s Day in the UK is this Sunday, March 31st.

  9. parkland45 says

    The only one I can think of is Jack Nicholson whose mother was really his sister. He was raised by his grandmother (who he thought was his mother).

    I can’t imagine what it was like when he learned the truth. I know I’d have to leave town!

  12. vee115 says

    this is nothing new, Jack Nicholson found out his sister was actually his mother; and I’m too lazy to google but I believe it was the same with Bobby Darin…

  18. Baileygirl says

    No idea about the actor.
    I would be grateful that a responsible adult adopted me and gave me a stable home. She might not be his birth mother but she was there when his future hung in the balance. He needs to grow up and show some gratitude, to the birth mom for letting him be born and secondly to the adoptive mom who raised him. He’s got a problem not being told? Suck it up and tell it to a therapist and send flowers to bother women.

  19. charlene2345 says

    I have a feeling this is about Bradley Cooper, though he isn’t an Oscar winner. He seems extremely close to his mother, and she was even with him at a lot of the awards shows. I saw a picture of him with his mom and sister, and I actually thought he didn’t look like either of them though his mother and sister look alike.

    Optional: I don’t think I could forgive the deception.

  22. badgerette85 says

    Timothee Chalamet
    Op- I’d be pissed… he should have been told when he was old enough to understand the motives behind the switch.

  23. Kellikopter says

    Idk who this is, but he needs to have a talk with Jack Nicholson. The same thing happened to him (his “sister” was really his mom and his “mom” was really his grandmother). He might have some advice for how to cope/get through it.

  24. foraccts says

    I’m going for the obvious mamas boy, Bradley Cooper.
    If I found out my mom wasn’t my bio mom I don’t think I would care but then again I’m an evolved grown women.

  25. PatioPrincess says

    This just happened to my MIL. She’s a piece of work and knew her Sister was really her Mom and chose not to tell her kids. So, they were deprived of their Grandma, thinking she was just an Aunt. MIL is so selfish it made me laugh at her, but I do feel bad for my husband. Worst. Inlaws. ever! I have divorced them but kept and love their son.

    • itstarapagain says

      It also sounds as if a lifetime of bad behavior has finally caught up with her.

    • ItsBouquet says

      Patio Princess, to be fair it wasn’t her secret to tell, it was the sister’s/ mother’s. Maybe the sister didn’t want anyone to know, maybe your MIL has a lot of baggage to work through because of the news. By your description it sounds like the family is broken, not fair to pin it all on the MIL. She was a victim of this secret too.

  26. Leila726 says

    I don’t know who this blind is about but I know how he feels. Years ago, my mother’s youngest brother was killed while I was away at college; I wasn’t told until 3 wks later. I found his obituary in his local paper (we lived in different states) and discovered that he wasn’t my uncle; he was my half brother. What’s worse is that when I asked my mom about it, she said “Newspapers make mistakes all the time.” She wouldn’t admit anything for more than 10 yrs! The trust died and it’s not…

  27. More_Cowbell says

    I know this happened to Jack Nicholson, but I assume this is someone who found out more recently. I’ll guess Bradley Cooper.

  29. BluntSavage says

    No idea who this could be. However, this is the plot of Desperate Housewives when Bree pretended to be pregnant so her teen daughter wouldn’t be made fun of for being a teen mom. Is this the case here? Why would a mother do this? It’s so cruel.
    [Optional] If this happened to you, how do you think you would react? I’d become an alcoholic.

  31. CanaryCry says

    Johnny Depp?
    Bradley Cooper?
    Brad Pitt?

    Whoever’s involved, it sounds so sad, even if it seemed like a “good” idea for the time. Look at Jack Nicholson or Bobby Darin …

  33. Lindasu says

    Oooh i think this might be Leo DiCaprio and his beloved mother Irmelin Indenbirken. They’ve always been extremely close and she’s always been very protective of him. Whoever this is they need to man up and be grateful that they got the love and adoration they had.

    • freckles23 says

      I thought so too but then I just recently read that Leo took his mom to the big Diana Ross bday party. If he was livid with her, I doubt he would bring her along.

  36. jonesing says

    While Jack Nicholson’s grandmother raised him as her own and his “sister” was actually his mom, that’s old news. This sounds fairly resent.
    I found out some stuff when I was about 13 and was pretty stoic about it because it was treated as just a matter of fact-which it was. People should look at who has treated them well and work through it.

  38. celebiddy says

    Whoever this is, they should reach out to Jack Nicholson who spent most of his life thinking his birth mom was his sister and that his grandma was his mom.

    • caligrlth25 says

      Leo grew up poor & did street performances, I doubt that a mother who gave him up for a better life, would be ok with their child living that way