Kimora Lee Simmons is embracing her role as a "surrogate mom" to Sean "Diddy" Combs' children, stepping up for the late Kim Porter's kids. The fashion designer shared her heartfelt commitment during her appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends on Wednesday, December 3.
Simmons, 50, revealed the depth of her relationship with Porter's four children - Quincy Brown, 34, King Combs, 27, and twin daughters D'Lila Combs and Jessie Combs, 18. "One of my friends who passed away, Kim Porter, I have all of her kids," she stated. "Even though some of them are adults."
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As for the twins, Kimora said, "I just got off the phone with them.
" When Kim passed away in 2018, Kimora made a promise to look after her friend's kids, writing in an emotional Instagram tribute, "You will look after and guide us all."
Source: MEGAThe twins stay closely connected to Kimora Lee Simmons.
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While Quincy was born to Kim and her ex-husband Al B. Sure!, Sean, who is currently in prison, later adopted him during their on-and-off relationship from 1994 to 2007. Kimora highlighted her nurturing role, stating, "There's no co-parenting." She added, "The kids are with me every day. I have a lot of help. It takes a village, so I have god moms and aunties and friends ... It's really a village of women."
Source: @jennaandfriends/YouTubeKimora is also raising her own five children.
In addition to supporting Kim's children, Kimora is also a mother to five kids of her own. She shares daughters Ming, 25, and Aoki, 21, with her first husband, Russell Simmons, and has a 16-year-old son, Kenzo, with ex Djimon Hounsou. Most recently, she welcomed a 10-year-old son with her second ex-husband, Tim Leissner, and adopted her son Gary in 2020 when he was 10 years old.
Source: @kimoraleesimmons/InstagramKimora Lee Simmons loves being a mom.
In 2009, she gushed about motherhood. "The most fulfilling thing in my life is to be a parent and a mother...
That's what I was made to do. There's times when I've been the mom and the dad. I'm very good at it; that's what I do. It's my thing," she declared. "I am not Hollywood perfect; 'I just won an Oscar yesterday; I'm writing my fifth bestseller book.' No. I'm a busy woman. I'm juggling a lot," she added.