Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi

She might have claimed to be a Jersey Shore girl, but Snooki was actually born in Santiago, Chile. At six months old, she was adopted by Helen and Andre Polizzi. The couple raised their little girl in Marlboro, New York. "I was always meant to be with my adoptive parents⁠," she said in her Youtube video, "which I hate saying adoptive parents because they're my parents, it's weird." She's always known about her status as an adopted child.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.