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Celeb Families Celebrating Their First Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving rolls around this year, some celebrities have one more thing to be grateful for. Kelly Rowland and Ciara welcomed sons, Solange tied the knot, and Gabrielle Union walked down the aisle. From marriages to births, find out which stars will be celebrating Thanksgiving as a family for the first time.
By Whitney Gaspard · Updated October 27, 2020
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LeBron and Savannah James

As Thanksgiving rolls around this year some celebrities have one more thing to be grateful for. Kelly Rowland and Ciara welcomed sons, Solange tied the knot, and Gabrielle Union walked down the aisle. From marriages to births, find out which stars will be celebrating Thanksgiving as a family for the first time.

Celeb Families Celebrating Their First Thanksgiving
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LeBron and Savannah James

The James family will undoubtedly have to opt for a bigger turkey. Lebron and wife Savannah welcomed their third child Zhuri on October 27, 2014.

Celeb Families Celebrating Their First Thanksgiving
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Kelly Rowland and Tim Weatherspoon

Kelly Rowland married her longtime boyfriend, and manager, Tim Weaherspoon in a small ceremony in Costa Rica on May 9.

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Kelly Rowland

Kelly will also spend her first Thanksgiving as a mommy to her newly-born son Titan Jewell Weatherspoon.

Celeb Families Celebrating Their First Thanksgiving
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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade tied the knot on August 30 in Miami.

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

The longtime couple will spend their first Thanksgiving together as husband and wife along with Wade’s three boys.

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Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker

RHOA star Kandi Burruss and boyfriend Todd Tucker tied the knot on April 4 with a Coming to America theme.

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Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker

Kandi and Todd will celebrate their first Thanksgiving together as husband and wife.

Celeb Families Celebrating Their First Thanksgiving
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Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha

Kerry Washington and her husband, former NFL cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, make room at the dinner table for their first child, daughter Isabelle, who was born April 21, 2014.

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Ciara

First time mommy Ciara will spend Thanksgiving with her first son Future Zahir Wilburn who was born May 19, 2014. Daddy Future, however, will not be at the table. Cece called off their engagement soon after the birth of baby Future.

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Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys will be eating for two at Thanksgiving this year. She and husband Swizz Beats are expecting their second child due in December.

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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
The superstar singer and comedian/TV host married back in 2008 and are proud parents to adorable nine-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe. Cannon filed for separation in 2012 and their divorce was later finalized in 2014.
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Phaedra Parks

There will be one less place setting at the dinner table at the home of Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks. With husband Apollo in prison and the couple going through a public divorce, this Thanksgiving Phaedra will spend quality time with her two sons Ayden and Dylan.

Celeb Families Celebrating Their First Thanksgiving