US EditionWynonna Judd Didn't Find Out Who Her Biological Father Was Till She Was 30
- Wynonna Judd, a 60-year-old country singer, learned at age 30 that her biological father was Charlie Jordan, not Michael Ciminella as she had believed.
- This long-hidden truth arose because Naomi Judd, Wynonna's mother, concealed Charlie's identity due to trauma and circumstances involving Wynonna's conception when Naomi was 16.
- Wynonna said Naomi married Michael Ciminella at age 17 while pregnant, that Charlie loved Naomi but felt unworthy to be in Wynonna's life, and that she never met Charlie before he died in 2000.
- Wynonna admitted feeling anger over the secret and stated she feels closer to Charlie in some ways, believing Naomi feared losing control over that side of her identity.
- Naomi Judd took her own life in April 2022 when she was 76 years old, and Wynonna feels that unhealed generational trauma significantly contributed to both her mother’s death and the difficulties in their relationship.
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Wynonna Judd Didn't Find Out Who Her Biological Father Was Till She Was 30
Wynonna Judd has always been open about her tumultuous relationship with her late mother, Naomi Judd — and one source of discord was the truth about Wynonna’s biological father. In the new Lifetime docuseries The Judd Family: Truth Be Told, Wynonna, 60, recalled spending the first three decades of her life believing that her father was Naomi’s first husband, Michael Ciminella. Naomi married Ciminella at age 17 after getting pregnant with Wynonna…
Wynonna Judge Reveals Anger of Learning Who Her Biological Father Was at 30: ‘I Was So Devastated’
Wynonna expressed deep devastation, feeling as though a piece of herself was absent, stating, “The glass is half empty.” She noted a stronger resemblance to her birth father than her mother in some aspects, adding, “And I think Mom was terrified of that half of me because she couldn’t control it.” Wynonna Judd is sharing how the long-held secret surrounding her biological father impacted her relationship with her late mother, Naomi Judd. In the …
Ashley Judd reveals heartbreaking final conversation with mom Naomi as she lay dying
Ashley Judd is sharing new insight into her mom Naomi Judd’s tragic suicide. In the new docuseries “The Judd Family: Truth Be Told” that aired this weekend on Lifetime, Ashley, 57, opened up about the last conversation she had with Naomi as the country si
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