Days of our Lives (DOOL) spoilers divulge that Lauren Koslow is a fan favorite as the longtime portrayer of plucky heroine Kate Roberts Brady. Kate is a Salem survivor and through the years she has been through many storylines: sad, triumphant, and dramatic.
Now the beautiful and talented actress is opening up about a real life situation that rivals any story that she has played on DOOL.

On the show Kate is a fierce mom and in real life Koslow is as well. Keep reading to discover the touching and emotional story that Koslow is now sharing with her fans.

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The actress talked to Woman’s World about her family, and she shared that in addition to the three children she raised with her husband, she has a firstborn who she gave up for adoption.

His name is Josh and she was just 16 years old when she gave birth to him. Her parents were not supportive of her being a teen mom and she relinquished him when he was three days old.

DOOL Spoilers – Lauren Koslow’s Emotional Adoption Story

Lauren told her story via some references to DOOL: “I remember one of our producers saying, ‘Oh, you do such a good job as a mother. Kate should have more children.’ My children [Millikate and Zachariah] were 2 and 5 at the time, and I played it off, but deep down, there was all that pain and it was always there, so it was immediately available to me as an actress. I used it all the time… but it was painful.”

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Koslow found her son as millions around the world have found relatives, by registering with a DNA database. She chose Ancestry.com and eventually she discovered Josh who was also registered.

Mother and son now communicate regularly and Koslow noted: “At 16, adoption was the choice my parents made and it was a secret I lived with my entire life, so it was important for me to share it first with my family and then with everyone. It really is a coming out story, and you feel different afterward. There’s this hole in your heart that gets filled with the fact that you can talk about it.”

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We applaud Koslow’s decision to share her emotional journey and wish her and her family the best of luck as they move forward together.