How Many Kids Does Zooey Deschanel Have?

Zooey Deschanel nearly by no means shares photos of her daughter, Elsie, and her son, Charlie, and we will undoubtedly perceive why. Growing up in a well-known household cannot be straightforward, and it is clear that Deschanel is prioritizing her children’s privacy and safety above any social media factors gained by posting cute child pics! Both of Deschanel’s kids are from her second marriage to movie producer Jacob Pechenik; they had been married from 2015 to 2020. Here’s what we do learn about their children based mostly on what they’ve chosen to share through the years.

Elsie Otter Pechenik

Born in July 2015, Elsie Otter Pechenik is the older of Deschanel and Pechenik’s two kids. In an interview with Today a couple of months after Elsie’s start, Deschanel elaborated on the weird selection of identify. “We simply actually preferred the identify Elsie after which we each love otters — they’re very candy and so they’re additionally sensible. They use instruments . . . they maintain palms whereas they sleep, there’s so many superb issues about otters. They’re great animals,” she stated. Since her start, Elsie has just about been stored out of the highlight as her mother and father do not actually share pictures of her on social media. Her character, although, is one other story: like many mother and father, Deschanel appears to take pleasure in sharing lovely particulars about her daughter in interviews. In a 2019 People interview, for example, Deschanel revealed that Elsie has already developed her personal — typically cussed — sense of style.

“She likes to place collectively outfits and he or she has very distinct opinions on what she’s going to or is not going to put on. It’s very candy to see her say, ‘I like this,’ or, ‘I do not like that,’ and specific herself in that approach.” The one factor Elsie apparently hates carrying? Outerwear! “She would not ever need to put on jackets. So that is onerous within the rain and when it will get chilly . . . she simply is not going to put on a jacket. Or a sweater, she will not put on a sweater even.”

Charlie Wolf Pechenik

Charlie Wolf Pechenik, born in May 2017, is Deschanel and Pechenik’s youthful little one and solely son. Charlie’s mother and father stored up the naming pattern, giving him a typical first identify and an animal-themed center identify similar to his large sister!

Not a lot is understood about Charlie, though he was tangentially concerned in a minor scandal that technically had nothing to do with him. In 2019, “The Hills” star Lauren Conrad named her new child son Charlie Wolf, resulting in accusations of copying Deschanel, since it is not precisely the most typical identify. Deschanel, for her half, chalked it as much as coincidence.

“That was so bizarre, proper? I do not assume she knew it,” Deschanel commented to Us Weekly, though she did add that Charlie Wolf “is a very particular identify.” Other than that blip, Charlie’s younger life has been fairly low-key, similar to his sister’s, and can presumably keep that approach until he’s old enough to decide if he needs a public persona for himself!