Christy Turlington's 2 Kids: All About Grace and Finn

Mar. 15, 2025

Christy Turlington Burns and Grace Burns at W Magazine 50th Anniversary presented By Lexus in 2022.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

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Christy Turlingtonis a mom of two.

The supermodel met her husband, actor and filmmaker Ed Burns, in 2000 at a charity event. The couple wed in June 2003 and welcomed two children together: daughter Grace, 21, and son Finn, 19.

During a May 2014 interview withThe Philadelphia Inquirer, Turlington opened up about the qualities she embraced throughout motherhood that she hopes to pass down to her children.

“I believe we learn most from examples around us. I hope my actions and the way I choose to live my life teach my children what I value,” she explained. “I think it is vital that my children see as much of the world as possible, as that’s how I learned most everything that matters. I trust that an expansive worldview will help them better understand their place in our world.”

Turlington also made note of her decades-long relationship with her husband, adding, “My children are fortunate to have two healthy, passionate people as their parents who love and respect one another as equals.”

Here’s everything to know about Christy Turlington’s two children.

Grace McKenna Burns, 21

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Turlington and her husband welcomed their first child, daughter Grace McKenna, on Oct. 23, 2003.

Though Turlington had an otherwise healthy pregnancy with her daughter, she faced a complication with Grace’s birth. Turlington explained in her birth story onEvery Mother Countsthat her placenta was retained and needed removal. She lost several liters of blood in the procedure and faced postpartum hemorrhaging, crediting her survival to the medical care she received at the birthing center.

Her experience ultimately inspired her to direct the 2010 documentaryNo Woman, No Cryand start the nonprofit Every Mother Counts.

Grace graduated from New York City’s Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School, known as LREI, in June 2022 and has since started college.

“So proud of these fierce, smart, funny, curious and engaged women who are committed to doing all they can to manifest the world they want to live in," Turlington captioned aphoto of Grace and her classmateswearing black caps and gowns.

Grace has documented several other moments in her career on social media, including a slew of covers forPerfectMagazine,MUSE MagazineandPOP Magazine.

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Turlington congratulated her daughter on herPOP Magazinecover in 2022, writing that shecouldn’t “take any credit or responsibility”for Grace’s feature, though adding the caveat, “other than having birthed this wonder to the world and given her the family name she carries with its full meaning and representation.”

In addition to her magazine covers, Grace also appeared in the eighth volume ofHOMMEGIRLSand starred in aMay 2023 campaign for Minty Mellon.

Over the years, Turlington has penned touching tributes to her daughter on social media, whom she hasreferred to as her “muse.”To mark her daughter’s 19th birthday in October 2022, Turlington celebrated Grace’s “year of so many exciting firsts,” including her first time voting and running the New York City Marathon.

In May 2023, Turlingtonreunitedwith fellow ’90s runway iconsCindy CrawfordandHelena Christensen. Their meetup also included their children: Turlington’s daughter Grace, Crawford’s daughterKaia Gerberand Christensen’s sonMingus Lucien Reedus.

Finn Burns, 19

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Turlington’s second child, son Finn, was born on Feb. 11, 2006. The 19-year-old lives a much more private life than his older sister and is rarely featured on his mother’s Instagram account.

In August 2018, however, Turlington shared several snaps from a family vacation to Greece, including a photo of her and Finn on a boat. Alongside the sweet snap, Turlington referred to her son asher “little travel buddy.”

Years later, in August 2022, Finn made anotherrare public appearance with his familyin Greece when the teenager was photographed during a night out in Athens alongside his parents and sister.

Turlington has previouslyreferred to Finn as “pure sunshine”who brings her “so much joy” and is “one of a kind.” Tomark his 16th birthday, Turlington shared a photo of the mother-son duo taken when he was an infant. In the caption, she reflected on his birth and motherhood, writing in part, “When I look at you now, son, I still see this little face no matter how much taller than me you have grown.”

“Your open and trusting heart revealed in your eyes and the way you look at me, when I can see them,” she added. “I aspire to be my best self for you, and your big sister, every day. I love you more and more and more. Happy Birthday, sweet Finny Bu.”

source: people.com