Single Mom Donna Mills Boasts Shorter, Silver Hair at 82 after Sacrificing Career to Raise Adopted Girl
Donna Mills has only had one long-term partner, Richard Holland. He wore many hats, from being a writer, a producer, a rock guitarist, and more.
The two remained together for several years before splitting up. They were unmarried with children, but Mills was content with where and who she was.
Richard Holland and Donna Mills at “Entertainment Tonight’s” 100th taping in Los Angeles on January 10, 1982. | Source: Getty Images
In 1983, after dating Holland for half a decade, a 37-year-old Mills spoke about her perspective on her relationship status as a happily unwed woman. The actress expressed:
“I don’t see any more security in being married than in not being married.”
The two resided in different houses as a testament to their non-commital yet serious entanglement. However, Mills admitted that there was a certain point where the two were basically cohabitating.
Donna Mills and Richard Holland at the 1986 Femme Awards in New York | Source: Getty Images
Donna Mills Gets Baby Fever
After Mills and Holland split, the actress focused, not on romantic relationships but her career. Although she said she didn’t have an aversion to having children, her focus on climbing the industry ladder got in the way. In her own words, she said:
“I was very concentrated on my career, but at a certain point, I realized there was something missing — it was a child.”
Mills explained that in her fifties, she began to recognize the heights of her baby fever when she had finished many of her projects. The actress recalled her jealousy toward mothers and their loving interactions with their children.
Donna Mills’ photo for the film “Waikiki” in Kailua in 1980 | Source: Getty Images
Donna Mills Adopts a Baby and Puts Career on Pause for 18 Years
At 54 years old, Mills adopted a four-day-old girl she named Chloe despite concerned reactions regarding her age at the time. She recalled:
“By that time, I was 54, and people said, ‘You’re going to be so old [to] have a little toddler running around.’ I never felt that. I never felt older than the other mothers who were probably in their 20s.”
She also spoke about reactions to her adoption of a child of color, stating that no one in her life had expressed any opinions. However, the doting mother did choose to join an organization that helped her address possible issues, such as looking after Chloe’s hair.
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