EVE OPENS UP ABOUT LEARNING TO 'FIT IN' TO HER STEPKIDS' LIVES & BEING ON TOUR WITH SON WILDE WOLF

Eve has her hands full, to say the least. The singer just wrapped a string of shows in the US and is headed for the Australian leg of her tour, all with her toddler son in tow.

3-year-old Wilde Wolf, who Eve shares with husband Maximillion Cooper, is living up to his name as he jetsets with his artist mom. “I think we jinxed ourselves, to be honest,” she tells SheKnows as she joins us in studio for our Parents Tell All series. “He really embodies that name.”

Eve’s tour is a vibrant break from her otherwise quiet life in London, where she primarily resides since marrying Cooper in 2014. By the time Wilde joined the pack in 2022, Eve had already settled into life as a stepmom to four bonus kids from Cooper’s first marriage: daughters Lotus, 23, Jagger, 20, and Mini, 16, and son Cash, 18.

The singer told us all about life as a mom of a toddler on tour, the different parenting styles in the UK vs the US, and her journey to becoming a bonus mom read below and watch the video above.

SK: How did you come up with your son’s unique name?

Eve: I was feeling hippie when I named him Wilde Wolf. He has a very big name, so his whole name is actually Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper. It was between Wilde and Jedi, so we weren’t gonna go normal regardless.

I think I chose the name Wilde because what I want for him is to just have a fun childhood. I want him to be wild. I want him to be free, and he is that.

Does your son listen to your music?

You know what’s funny, I don’t play any of my songs for him. My husband does, though he plays him some videos and one time I came home and he was like, “Mama, are you okay?” And I was like, “Why?” He was like, “The scorpion, the scorpion bit you.” In my [music video for] “Who’s That Girl?” it has a little scorpion that bites me on the hand.

He asked me if I have a tiger that’s also in that video. So I think that’s one of the songs that he recognizes the most.

How is he handling being on tour with you?

He’s having a ball. He has a lot of energy. He actually just got some toys from from production. They gave him a car, they gave him a giant dinosaur. So I don’t think he’s gonna want to go back home after this, actually.

Which was a bigger adjustment: becoming a stepmom or having your son?

Oh, my God, that’s a great question. I would say the bigger adjustment for me was becoming a stepmom or stepparent to children who also have both of their parents.

It’s figuring out, where do you fit in, but also being like wanting to also be a safe space for them. That took me a few years to figure out. I’m very lucky. My bonus kids are honestly amazing.

Having my child was a huge adjustment, but it’s just different. Being a step parent is just different.

How did being a stepparent prepare you for having your son?

I think patience, which I’m still learning. You know, with my bonus kids, I kind of had to let them figure out when to come to me for certain things, or if I needed to be the disciplinary. It’s like me having patience of like, “Okay, how do I deal with this situation?” So I am still learning patience.

What’s the biggest difference between British and American parenting?

It is very different in London, parenting wise. My husband, for instance, he’s very British. He is into his traditions. I kind of grew up [without] tons of traditions and I think that is a very British thing. There are certain things that you do because you’re supposed to, not so much because you want to.

They’re just very polite. You know, it’s a cliche, but it’s true. If you do something, you get a card for everything… which is very nice and I said that I’m gonna start doing that because it is nice.

What’s the best part of watching your husband become a dad again with your son?

I think the best part of watching him become a dad again is the confirmation of who he is and who he was and why I fell in love.

I saw how he was with my bonus kids, and that was huge for me. He was such a present dad, and to see him really be that person all the time… that’s probably the best thing. He loves it.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

2025-10-07T20:31:11Z