Being a parent is priceless, and the good thing is you don’t have to give birth to a child in order to parent them.

Adoption makes it possible for women and men who are unable to have children of their own become parents. It even gives those ones who want to extend their family an opportunity to do so.

When it comes to abandoned children, adoption gives them a chance to have a home and experience the love of a parent.

Some of our favourite celebs have also been given that chance.

TV personality and rapper, Sipho “Psyfo” Ngwenya, is one of them. The star, who was born on 25 July 1982, was adopted when he was 11 years old. Psyfo hails from Kimberley in the Northern Cape.

He was adopted by June Kraus. June adopted him after his mother, who was a domestic worker passed away.

Another celebrity who was adopted is Shekhinah. The songstress, who was born on 2 October 1994 was adopted when she was just a baby.“I had so much love at home, the love that I have experienced is unreal, it’s organic, it’s natural. It’s the reason why I love everybody. When leaving home, I was always so charged up with that love and respect that whenever I was disrespected for not speaking isiZulu or not having a good weave or not knowing what to do with my hair because my parents are white and not doing phondo’s on my hair before I sleep. That used to bother me and I got upset but then I quickly moved on and by the time I was in grade 11 I had done Idols and then everybody wanted to be my friend,” she said.