Get to know Madonna’s kids & their VERY varied paths from ‘no talentless rich kid’ Lourdes to skater Mercy & arty Rocco

WITH Madonna as a mum, the world really is at your feet. 

The Queen of Pop’s children have every opportunity available to them – and they seem to be taking quite different paths.  

This week, Rocco unveiled his first modelling shoot, with The Rake magazine.

Dressed in ‘40s and ‘50s vintage style suits, the fine art student seems to inherited his fashion sense from his film director father, Guy Ritchie. 

His main focus though is his fine art degree, while his siblings interests range from acting to music, gymnastics to skateboarding.

Here we take a look at what Madonna’s six-strong brood are up to. 

Rocco’s druggie past

His mum’s Madonna and his dad is Guy Ritchie, so the chances of Rocco following a creative career were always pretty high. 

The spitting image of his dad, Rocco is in his final year of a fine art degree at the prestigious Central St Martins school of Art in London. 

Guy and Madonna divorced in 2008.

He got the couple’s London pub and their Wiltshire estate as part of a multi-million pound divorce settlement. 

In 2016, he also won custody of Rocco, who turns 21 on Wednesday, August 11th and wanted to stay in the UK rather than head to New York with his mother. 

He was arrested at 16 for possessing cannabis after neighbours around his Primrose Hill home allegedly reported him to the police. 

At the time, Madonna released a statement to the press, saying: “I love my son very much. I will do whatever I can to give him the support that he needs, and I ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”

Independent Lourdes

Madonna’s first born might want to give her younger bro tips on modelling. 

Lourdes, whose father is Cuban dancer Carlos Leon, has just scored her first Vogue magazine cover.

Lourdes, 24, who is known as Lola, appears in the American edition’s cover feature “Generation America: The Models Changing an Industry,” alongside the likes of Bella Hadid and Kaia Gerber.

“People think I’m a talentless rich kid”

In the article, she revealed she pays for her own college tuition and prefers to live in the arty, working class neighbourhood of Bushwick in Brooklyn, New York. 

She said: “People think I’m this talentless rich kid who’s had everything given to her, but I’m not.”

It’s quite the break away for Lola, who almost never does interviews, shuns showbiz parties and has been dubbed the “quietest IT girl.”

Just like Madonna, Lourdes enjoys expressing herself in her own unique way, like embracing her armpit hair and wearing revealing outfits. 

Modelling success

She earns her dough by modelling for Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and leisurewear brand Juicy Couture. 

Madonna once said: “I’m green with envy because she’s incredible at everything she does — she’s an incredible dancer, she’s a great actress, she plays the piano beautifully, she’s way better than me in the talent department.”

Footie ace David

Madonna and Guy adopted David Banda in 2006, from an orphanage in Malawi, when he was 13 months old.

The Material Girl delighted her fans recently when she posted a video to Instagram showing David confidently dancing around their home to Snap’s The Power, in a white silk dress.

Despite not being related, Madonna reckons the 15-year-old is more like her than any of her other kids.

She said: “What he has more than anything is focus and determination.

“I feel like he gets me; he has more of my DNA than any of my children so far.”

He’s a very talented dancer and singer.

Multi-talented

David also plays the piano and the guitar, and is a skilled footballer.

Madonna moved her family to Lisbon, Portugal in 2017 just so David could play for Benfica’s youth team.

Two years later, it was reported Madonna was “bored” and “lonely” as a soccer mum. She spent much of last year in London with her four youngest children but returned to Portugal in July.

Mercy’s boarding

Madonna’s adopted Malawian daughter, Chifundo Mercy James, really rocks.

For her 15th birthday in January, Madonna took her and her youngest three children to the skate park.

The popstar captioned a social media video:  ‘This is how we celebrate the birthday of Chifundo James- Warrior in training!! #mercyjamesbirthday.”

In the clip, Mercy is seen teaching her young twin sisters, Estere and Stella, how to skateboard.

“I whispered that I would look after them”

Madonna adopted Mercy in 2009, when the little girl was four.

She said: “I met Mercy soon after I met my son David…Mercy was suffering from malaria, and David from pneumonia.

“When I held each of them in my arms, I whispered in their ears, that I would look after them.”

Mercy is also a talented photographer and has taken beautiful portraits of her younger sisters.

Twin gymnasts

Madonna adopted the cute-as-a-button twin girls when they were four years old, again from Malawi.

There was some controversy as their biological father gave an interview saying he did not realise Madonna was adopting them forever, rather he thought she was fostering them to give them a good education.

The pair love dancing, just like their mum and brother, David.

It looks like they might have had gymnastics training as they can both perform full splits.

Madonna uploaded a sweet clip of them dancing at their eighth birthday celebrations last August, where they were given a birthday cake made of doughnuts.