Keshia Knight Pulliam's 2 Children: All About Ella and Knight

Mar. 15, 2025

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Keshia Knight Pulliamis a mom of two!

Pulliam spoke aboutthe splitin an interview withEntertainment Tonight, saying, “Despite all of this, I am grateful for my blessing, and that’s my little girl.” TheBeauty Shopstar welcomedElla Gracein January 2017.

Here’s everything to know about Keshia Knight Pulliam’s two kids.

Ella Grace Hartwell, 8

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Pulliam welcomed her daughter, Ella Grace Hartwell, on Jan. 23, 2017. She announced the news with a sweet photo onInstagram, writing “Ella Grace has arrived!!!!”

At the time of her birth, Pulliam and Hartwell were in the midst of a tumultuous divorce, with Hartwell requesting apaternity test.

In August 2016, Pulliam shared that the heartbreak the split caused had a strong influence onher daughter’s middle name.

“When I tell you through all of this the grace of God has so been with us and has covered us and protected us — she’s been my saving grace to get through it,” Pulliam said on an episode of her podcast,Kandidly Keshia.“It’s knowing that it’s not about me. It’s about her. It is about her being okay.”

Ella primarily lives with Pulliam and her stepdad, James, in Atlanta. The family lives on a farm, which seems to suit Ella well.

In the summer of 2022, Ella started taking horseback riding lessons. “My big girl has officially started riding lessons & I am so proud!! Like me, she loves horses,” Pulliam wrote in a post onInstagram, adding, “I’m happy that I now have a little riding partner.”

As for whether or not she’ll follow in her mother’s footsteps, Pulliam has said that it’s a possibility.

“She’s aware that mommy is an actress,” Pulliam shared during an interview withEntertainment Tonightin 2020. “And the other day, she was like, ‘Well Mommy, can I be an actor when I grow up?’ Whatever it is that [Ella] ultimately chooses to do, I absolutely support.”

Ella is very close with her stepdad. In February 2022, Pulliam posted a photo ofJames getting a makeover(courtesy of Ella) and wrote: “Love is getting your nails painted blue & wearing them out in public proudly!! #GirlDad.”

According to her mom, Ella is also a doting older sibling.

“Ella is thebest big sister ever,” Pulliam told PEOPLE in October 2023. “So much so that sometimes I have to remind her that I am both of their mama and that she’s not the mama! But they love each other so much, it’s just a joy. The way his face lights up when he sees her, it’s amazing.”

Knight James

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“With this little one we are complete,” the new mom-of-two captioned a post on Instagram, adding that her son decided to arrive very close to her own birthday. “What an eventful birthday week… 😆.”

Pulliam revealed the boy’s name, Knight, a month laterin a Mother’s Day post.

A few months after their wedding, Pulliam opened up to PEOPLE about heregg-freezing experience.“I began the process of freezing my eggs,” she said, before explaining that various procedures were canceled because of COVID-19. “So, I was unable to continue,” she added.

While she and James were disappointed that they had to put their plans on hold, they remained “open to getting pregnant” the “old-fashioned way.”

Then, in December 2022, Pulliam and James appeared together onThe Tamron Hall Showto share that they were expecting their first child together.

Pulliam, noticeably pregnant, told the host that it felt “so good” to finally talk about it publicly. “Not that I’ve been trying to hide it,” she said, “but when you’ve had a miscarriage, when you’ve gone through this journey, you want to just enjoy this moment and want to make sure that everything is OK.”

source: people.com