the holidays. Last month when speaking to The Associated Press backstage after filming their appearances for “A Home for the Holidays,” the artists explained how they coped with being adopted and why they performed for the special, which offers a mix of musical entertainment and information about child adoption.
“I was lucky,” said the Oscar-winning Foxx (“Ray”). “I was adopted at 7 months, but the lady who adopted me also adopted my mother, so I had a relationship with my biological parents, also.”
R&B star keyshia cole said, “My personal story was my mother was on drugs all my life and she didn’t get a little bit better until I became’keyshia cole the Celebrity.’ Maybe it was a good way for her to see herself “” that your daughter has become so much and she‘s become so big.” The special is the brainchild of Dave Thomas, the Wendy’s restaurant founder. Thomas, who was adopted, created the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.
The show will feature musical performances by Hill’s husband Tim McGraw, as well as Kristin Chenoweth, Gavin Rossdale and Melissa Etheridge. The CBS “A Home for the Holidays” special airs tonight from 8 to 9 p.
