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Alexis, who is the only child of Martha and her ex-husband, Andrew Stewart, is the parent to Jude and her son, Truman, 13.
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Leni, who is Heidi's only child with Italian businessman Flavio Briatore and was adopted by her mom's now ex-husband Seal, started modeling in 2020.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Here, too, in the Airfix models and the vainglorious LP collection is the solitary self-curation of the only child—the kid who can’t dash from his bedroom to a sibling’s, model or record in hand.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
They got engaged in 2019 and welcomed their first and only child, a daughter named Daisy, in 2020.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 26 June 2025
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Leni, who is Heidi's only child with Italian businessman Flavio Briatore and was adopted by her mom's now ex-husband Seal, started modeling in 2020.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Here, too, in the Airfix models and the vainglorious LP collection is the solitary self-curation of the only child—the kid who can’t dash from his bedroom to a sibling’s, model or record in hand.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
They got engaged in 2019 and welcomed their first and only child, a daughter named Daisy, in 2020.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 26 June 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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