July 3, 2025, 10:40 am | Read time: 2 minutes

A few years ago, Charlize Theron made a life-changing decision: She adopted two children. Since then, she has been a single mother and, according to her own words, can’t imagine anything better.

Charlize Theron Raises Children Alone

In a new episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Charlize Theron speaks candidly about raising her children without a partner. Regarding this conscious choice, she says, “That was one of the healthiest decisions I’ve ever made.”

However, she finds it unfortunate that society still hasn’t embraced this. A woman raising her children alone is often pitied. “With women, it’s always: ‘Something must be wrong with her. She can’t keep a man,’” she shares about her experiences. She wishes society would recognize that she made this decision deliberately. And further: “It’s never part of the discussion to say: ‘Wow, she’s really living the way she wants.’”

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“I Don’t Have to Co-Parent”

Raising her children as a single mother has many advantages for Charlize Theron. “Do you know how damn great it is to live exactly how I want to live? To experience motherhood exactly how I wanted to? I can only tell you that this is the best way I know to be a mother for them.”

When it comes to parenting, Charlize doesn’t have to coordinate with anyone, and she emphasizes this point in the podcast: “I love that I don’t have to share them with someone. I love that I don’t have to discuss every damn thing with a guy. I don’t have to co-parent. I’ve broken the cycle.”

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Officially, Charlize Theron is single and also shares her dating experiences in the podcast. She uses the dating app Raya, though with little success. Still, she occasionally meets men, including a much younger man recently. She reveals a brief encounter with him: “But I just recently slept with a 26-year-old, and it was really great. And I’ve never done that before, but I thought: ‘Oh, this is wonderful. Okay.’” And further: “I should have done that in my 20s.”