All about the ‘Rebel Yell’ Rocker’s sons Brant and Willem and daughter Bonnie

Famous rock star Billy Idol has thrilled audiences for over four decades, but he still makes time for his children and grandchildren.

Idol, born William Michael Albert Broad, has three children: sons Brant Broad and Willem Wolfe Broad and daughter Bonnie Blue Broad. He also has four grandchildren through Brant and Bonnie.

In May 2024, the “White Wedding” singer spoke to PEOPLE about his love of music and familyand said: “It’s really nice. It’s nice, I have the best of both worlds. It’s all worked out in an incredible way that I could never imagine.”

Idol regularly posts about his children and grandchildren on social media, proudly sharing cute moments with them, like collecting his the whole family to celebrate his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and his young grandchildren dancing and grooving to his music backstage.

Despite the rigorous schedule of a touring musician, Idol has managed to merge his two seemingly opposite worlds of rock legend and grandfather. He told PEOPLE about being a grandfather: “The great thing about being a grandfather is you don’t discipline them. You give them more advice if they ask you about things like that. So the pressure isn’t the same as being a parent where you have to to discipline … that’s quite different.”

Here’s everything to know about Billy Idol’s children, Brant, Willem and Bonnie.

Steep Broad

Idol is the father of son Brant Broad.

Brant has two children with his wife Teresa. He has a daughter named Mackenzie who was born in June 2020 and a son named Mason who was born in July 2022. According to Idol, Mason shares a birthday with Idol’s father.

“Happy birthday Mason my grandson who is 2 years old today born on the same day as his great grandfather WA Broad July 6th so I will always remember his birthday… here he is with his dad my son Brant @tnorthbroad87,” Idol wrote on Instagram in celebration of his grandson’s second birthday in 2024.

Brant and his family joined the rest of the Broad family at Idol’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in January 2023. Later that year, Idol shared photos from a backstage visit from Brant and Mackenzie during his show at Brooklyn, NY’s Kings Theater .

“Had a lovely visit from my grandson McKenzie backstage at the Kings Theater yesterday… also with my son @brant_northridge_broad … also McKenzie started school recently,” he wrote along with a few photos from the evening.

Willem Wolfe Broad

Idol welcomed son Willem Wolfe Broad in the 1980s with former Hot Gossip member Perri Lister.

As a child, Willem accompanied his father to various public events, including a local premiere of The Lost World: Jurassic Park in 1997 and circus in 1999.

Willem is now an adult and has followed in his father’s footsteps, pursuing a career in entertainment. According to his websitehe is a “musician, artist and DJ who creates sonic and visual worlds in Los Angeles, California.” He names his musical influences as The Velvet Underground, Patience and Prudence, DJ Soul Clap and Apex Twin.

During an interview with Up Magazinetalked about how he was influenced musically by his mother and father, “Some of my favorite music growing up was techno-ambient house music, this stuff my mom played around the house in the 90s. My dad gave me those tapes, and my first two cassette tapes were The Offspring, Smash, and Kraftwerk. Years later, I found it really interesting how that summed me up.”

In 2010, Idol told that New York Daily News he was “proud” of Willem and “interested” in his music. “For example, I’m very interested in what my son does. He’s more into bands like Radiohead than my music. It doesn’t change the way I feel about my music.”

Idol added, “I’m proud of them. My son has his own band now. Who knows? We might even start playing together.”

Willem has continued to make occasional public appearances with his famous father as well, including at the 50th anniversary celebration of Mr. Chow in Los Angeles in 2018 and Idol’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony in 2023.

Bonnie Blue Broad

Idol’s daughter Bonnie Blue Broad was born in the 1980s. The singer shares Bonnie with ex Linda Mathis.

Bonnie decided to pursue a life outside of entertainment where Idol told it New York Daily News in 2012 that she “showed no interest in the business” and instead went to college to study writing. Still, Bonnie has publicly supported her famous father over the years, like attending an Emmy party in 2008 and posing for Harper’s Bazaar Singapore with Idol.

“My hope for my children is that they are happy and find love and a purpose in life that is gloriously fulfilling,” he told the magazine.

Bonnie shares two children, daughters Poppy Rebel (born in 2020) and MaryJane (born in 2021), with husband Alex Sobel. While Bonnie’s Instagram account is private, her daughters have their own public Instagram handles.

Bonnie, her husband and her children were all there to support Idol as he received his historic star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Idol wrote on her Instagram: “With family at the star ceremony in Hollywood (left to right) @willemwolfe @billyidol Alex Sobel with @maryjane.rebel @bonniebluebroad holding @poppy.rebel @tnorthbroad87 Teresa Broad with Mackenzie & Brant Broad with Mason .”

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