Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels began her career as The Biggest Loser’s first fitness trainer in 2004, and she has remained a household name ever since. Jillian, who had been evasive about her sexuality to an extensive degree in the past, came out as gay in 2012. She is engaged to her longtime partner Heidi Rhoades, with whom she has two children: Heidi’s biological brother, Phoenix, whom Jillian adopted, and Lukensia, the couple’s adopted daughter.

Jillian, a former BlogHer speaker, told SheKnows that while she thinks it “sucks” that her children “don’t have a father,” she makes sure to “remind them that they are loved.” She adds that they’re not any different or superior from other families, especially during these modern times. As long as her children are cared for and cherished, it shouldn’t matter if they have two moms or two dads.