Musician Bobby Brown is back on TV with his new A&E reality series, Bobby Brown: Every Little Step. The show, which premiered on May 31, 2022, gives viewers exclusive access to the daily lives of the Brown family “as they move through the triumphs and travails of everyday life and prepare for new adventures”.
While Bobby’s had a hugely successful music career, his personal life has also garnered much media attention, including his relationship and marriage to late R&B legend Whitney Houston. Their issues, including substance use and allegations of battery, made headlines. When the “I Will Always Love You” singer died in 2012, Bobby was saddened by her passing.
Throughout his illustrious career and colourful personal life, Bobby has fathered seven children with three different women. In this article, we will discuss about what is the age of Bobby Brown’s children?
How did Bobby Brown Meet Whitney Houston and When were They Married?
Bobby Brown first met Whitney Houston at the Soul Train Music Awards in 1989. Their friendship quickly developed into a romance. In 1991, Brown proposed to her, and the couple married at Whitney’s estate on July 18, 1992.
The couple later collaborated on the single ‘Something in Common’. However, throughout their marriage, there were rumours of infidelity on Brown’s part. As well as drug use, and an incident where Whitney blamed Brown for hitting her. In 2003, police charged Bobby Brown with battery, after a fight with Whitney.
How Many Children does Bobby Brown have?
Whitney and Bobby had one child together. Bobby Kristina Brown was born on March 4, 1993. Bobby Kristina became a reality television star and singer. She was 14 when her parents divorced and Whitney gained custody.
In January 2015, her family tragically found her unconscious in a bath in her home. After being in a coma for nearly six months, she died on July 26, 2015, aged 22. Her partner Nick Gordon was mainly responsible for a wrongful death lawsuit and ordered to pay $36 million to her estate.
Bobby Brown has fathered seven children in total. His eldest, Landon, was born to Melika Williams in 1986. He has two children with Kim Ward: daughter LaPrincia (born 1989) and son Bobby Brown, Jr (born 1991).
He also has three children with his wife Alicia Etheredge: son Cassius (born 2009), and daughters Bodhi (born 2015) and Hendrix (born 2016). In November 2020, his son Bobby Jr died in his home, aged 28.
Landon Brown
Bobby had his eldest son Landon, 35, in 1986 with Melika Williams Payne. Bobby and Melika split up when Landon was very young. The singer was only 17 years old when Landon was born. Landon opened up about growing up around his famous dad as well as his great experiences in an interview with VladTV. “He came to pick me up all the time, take me around the world,” he said, while also admitting that he was emulating his dad as a singer and dancer.
Landon seems to have followed in his dad’s footsteps a little bit and begun a music career. He released his debut single “Again” in 2021. He also dabbled in the movie industry, working on a few different projects. However, he worked in the sound department for the 2018 short film The Nightmare Pill as well as assistant directing the 2011 short PostScript, per
LaPrincia Brown
Throughout the 1980s, Bobby had an on-and-off relationship with Kim Ward. She gave birth to the singer’s oldest daughter LaPrincia, 33, in 1989. While it’s not clear what La’Princia does for a living, she does occasionally post photos of herself spending time with her family (including pictures of her dad and siblings) to her Instagram. She also used to write about her life experiences on the blog Saving Prince, but she hasn’t shared a new post since 2018.
La’Princia got married in August 2021 to podcaster Eddie Ray. She posted tons of cute photos from her wedding day, including sweet pictures with her family to her Instagram, shortly after tying the knot.
Bobby Brown Jr.
Kim is also the mom of Bobby’s second-oldest son, Bobby Brown Jr. Bobby Jr. born in 1991 and always wanted to be a musician like his dad. Tragically, Bobby passed away at the young age of 28 in November 2020, due to an accidental overdose of alcohol, fentanyl, and cocaine.
Bobbi Kristina Brown
After the relationship with Kim ended, Bobby married Whitney in 1992. Throughout their marriage, the “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” singer suffered multiple miscarriages, including one in 1992 when on-set for The Bodyguard, per Vanity Fair, and another in 1994, per The Associated Press. Despite the personal tragedies, Whitney gave birth to her only daughter Bobbi Kristina in 1993. Bobbi shared her mom’s love of music. Also, she performed some of her songs. As offering vocals or occasional spoken parts including 1998’s “My Love Is Your Love”. After her mom died in 2012, Bobbi also began an acting career, with a small role on the TV show For Better or Worse.
Cassius Brown
Cassius is Bobby’s third son and his first with his third wife Alicia Etheredge. However, Cassius was born in 2009 and as of this July 19, 2022 writing, is 13 years old. But he’s already showing signs of being a musician. Fans got to see him join Bobby in the recording booth on the June 27 episode of Every Little Step.
Bodhi Brown
After Cassius was born, Bobby and Alicia tied the knot in 2012, and they’ve been married ever since. The pair had their first daughter Bodhi, 6, in 2015. Like her older brother, Alicia has regularly posted photos of the family having outings and taking part in fun activities with Bodhi.
Hendrix Estelle Brown
Shortly after Bodhi, Bobby and Alicia welcomed their third child and the singer’s youngest daughter Hendrix, 5, in 2016. As with her two older siblings, Alicia shares all the fun times that Hendrix has with her family. One of the family’s go-to bonding experiences is watching The Masked Singer every week. As Bobby revealed it to HollywoodLife in an exclusive interview in April 2021. My kids, myself, and my wife sit every Wednesday and we watch The Masked Singer,” he said. “It’s part of our Wednesday night television time. I just felt that I could surprise my kids by being one of the people in the costume.”
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