Sure she's known for her days at PCA [1] and iconic key necklace, Jamie Lynn Spears [2] doesn't receive enough praise for how great of a mom she is [3]. While at the time, her pregnancy was seen as a teen actress scandal, the then 16-year-old treated the situation with the upmost grace. In her Oct. 2020 cover story for Nylon [4], Spears recalls her vanishing act to rural Mississippi as a purposeful tactic. "So, I got me a little house. I put a big gate up around it, and I was like, 'I'm going to stay here, raise my baby, and figure this out because this is real life. I've put myself in this situation, I'm not condoning it or saying it's right, but these are the cards that I have to play,'" she said.
Now, Spears is the mom of two beautiful girls, Maddie and Ivey [5], both of whom you can find all over her social media. Like many celebrity parents, the Sweet Magnolias actress has enjoyed this time at home with her kiddos, " . . . I will say the one thing that I've taken away from [COVID-19] — I was able to have this quality time with my family and with my children guilt-free," she said on Good Morning America [6]. Read more about Maddie and Ivey ahead!
Maddie Briann Aldridge
Born on June 19, 2008, Maddie Briann Aldridge is Spears' eldest child and daughter, whom she shares with former high school sweetheart Casey Aldridge. Much of Maddie's early childhood was spent out of the limelight, as Spears moved to Mississippi once news broke that she was expecting — her attempt at giving her daughter a shot at a regular, normal life.
In Feb. 2017, Maddie suffered a near-death experience after a terrifying ATV accident [8] that left the then 8-year-old trapped underwater. Thankfully, Maddie eventually made a full recovery [9]. Since then, she's gone on to become a softball superstar and even made her TV debut [10] alongside her mom on Nickelodeon's competition show Double Dare in 2018.
Ivey Joan Watson
Spears' youngest daughter, Ivey Joan Watson, was born on April 11, 2018. She is Spears' first child with husband Jamie Watson, whom she married in 2014. In an exclusive interview with People [11], the mom of two opened up about the significance behind Ivey's middle name. "Her middle name, Joan, is to honour my Aunt Sandra, who passed away 10 years ago from ovarian cancer. She was the most graceful woman I've ever known," she explained. She may be under 3 years old, but Miss Ivey has already been strutting around TV film sets [12] with her mama.
