American TV personality Julie Chen Moonves is biologically a mother of one but also serves as a stepmother to her husband, Les Moonves’s 3 kids.
Julie Chen Moonves has cemented her name in the entertainment industry over the years.
She is an American TV personality, news anchor, and and producer for CBS.
As a media personality, Julie is arguably known best for her hosting duties on the famed American version of the CBS reality-television program Big Brother – a position she’s held since its debut in July 2000.
As a broadcaster, she was a co-anchor of The Early Show on CBS, from 2002 to 2010.
Of her fame and achievement, being a mother is the ultimate for Julie Chen. Here’s what we know about her family life.
How many children does Julie Chen Moonves have?
Bilogically, Julie Chen Moonves is a mother of one, however, she is a stepmother of three as well.
She welcomed her son and only child named Charlie on September 29, 2009. She became a first time mother at age 39.
Chen shares Charlie with her husband Les Moonves, a media executive who was the chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation.
Julie Chen Moonves married her husband, former CBS CEO, Les Moonves in 2004, in Mexico, exactly thirteen days after his first divorce.
Chen is also a stepmother to Les’ three children from his previous marriage.
In 1978, Moonves married Nancy Wiesenfeld and in their over 2 decades of marriage, they welcomed three children; a daughter and two sons, including W magazine editor in chief Sara Moonves, Adam Moonves, and Michael Moonves.
Who is Charlie Moonves?
Charlie is a celebrity kid and the son of Tv personality, Julie Chen and her husband, Les Moonves.
While he is the only child to his mother, he is the fourth and youngest to his father.
He is currently 14 years old.
Charlie has been seen often on his mother’s social media page.
In 2018, Julie honored her son when she wrote a children’s book dedicated to Charlie called When I Grow Up.
In an interview with US Weekly in July 2021, Julie expressed how she would enjoy it if Charlie took over her hosting duties on Big Brother when he gets older.
“I’m hoping it[Big Brother] only goes on without me if I’m six feet under, and I’m not hoping for that. Or pass it on to my son, I’ve told them. That would be funny,” she told the outlet.
Not much is known about him as he is a minor and a student.
Who is Julie Chen Moonves and what does she do for a living?
Julie Chen Moonves is a TV personality from New York City, born on January 6, 1970.
Julie began her onscreen career as a news anchor for The CBS Morning News and This Morning in June 1999.
In 2000, Julie landed her most notable role as the host of Big Brother, and in 2018 she hosted Celebrity Big Brother.
Julie has also famously co-hosted The Talk from 2010 until her departure in 2018.
In addition to her hosting duties, the New York native appeared in an array of TV shows including NCIS: Los Angeles, Jane the Virgin, and The Millers.
When will Julie Chen Moonves’ memoir be released?
Aside from Julie’s television career, the TV personality has announced she was releasing a memoir.
Her audio memoir But First, God is set to release on September 19, 2023.
Speaking with Juju Chang on Good Morning America, Julie reveals her memoir will touch on events that occurred in her life that allowed her to create a relationship with God.
She said: “Julie Chen before she found God was a self-absorbed, career-minded, vain, gossipy, fun to be with, but probably kind of a shallow person.
“Julie Chen Moonves, who now knows the Lord, is someone who wants to help others, who wants to look at everyone with a soft heart.”