Who Are Anna Wintour's Kids? Meet Bee Shaffer and Charlie Shaffer

In The Devil Wears Prada, Meryl Streep‘s character Miranda Priestly may be loosely based on Anna Wintour — but in real life, the Vogue editor in chief is not as intimidating as she seems. Anna is especially warmhearted when it comes to being the mom of her two kids, Bee Carrozzini (née Shaffer) and Charlie Shaffer.

The British journalist shares her children with her first husband, David Shaffer, whom she married in 1984. The exes stayed together for 15 years until they divorced in 1999. She later found love with her second husband, Shelby Bryan. In 2004, they made their romance official by getting married in a beautiful wedding ceremony.

At first, being a working mom with a very successful career was a lot for Anna to endure. But in time, she found that combining her home life and work became very “fulfilling” for her. In May 2015, she told Stella magazine that the hardest part about having kids was leaving them behind to travel for work.

“Of course, there were times, particularly when you travel, when [it was] very tough to leave the kids — particularly when they were very young,” she explained. “And I’m not trying to be dismissive with this; of course, there were times when it was difficult. But it’s the way we all live today and it’s not changing.’”

Instead of shielding her children from her career, Anna decided to show them what it was like working in the fashion industry. Her goal was to make them understand that women work just as hard as men.

“I would try to take them with me when I could just so they could experience and see a little bit of what a work day involved,” the September Issue actress said at the time. “I always made a point of talking to them about what I did and introducing them to people I worked with.”

Ultimately, Anna’s kids grew up to become hard workers just like her. When Charlie was in his 20s, he got accepted into Columbia University to practice medicine and Bee got a job as a segment producer at Late Night with Seth Meyers.

To learn more about Anna’s family, scroll below to meet Bee and Charlie!

Charles “Charlie” Shaffer

Anna became a mom when she welcomed her son in 1985. Charles — who goes by Charlie — didn’t pursue a career in the fashion industry. Instead, Charlie is a doctor, as well as an assistant professor of Clinical Psychiatry and attending psychiatrist in the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program at Weill Cornell,” according to his bio on the hospital’s website.

Charlie, who “provides diagnostic evaluations, psychotherapy and treatment with medications,” earned his undergraduate degree from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford, and he also completed programs at Columbia University.

Aside from his impressive career, Charlie is a doting dad of two. Anna’s son wed his wife, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Cordry, in 2014, and became the parents of their two kids, Caroline Rose and Ella Rose.

Bee Carrozzini (née Shaffer)

On July 31, 1987, Anna gave birth to her second child and only daughter, Bee. Though it wouldn’t have been surprising if Bee followed in her mom’s famous footsteps, the brunette beauty revealed the First Monday in May actress didn’t pass down her love of fashion.

“I’ve never been very fashion-forward,” she told Teen Vogue in 2014. “I kind of wear the same thing all the time … or it’s so cliché to say it, but like, jeans and T-shirts.”

However, Bee did decide to pursue a career in journalism just like Anna. “My grandfather was an editor and my uncle is an editor. Obviously, my mom is an editor,” she explained. “I did a bunch of internships. Every time I’d worked at a magazine, it had been in entertainment. And then I realized I loved that, and that’s what I ended up doing.”

Bee worked as a producer on Late Night with Seth Meyers for nearly four years from 2014 to March 2017. At the time she announced her departure from the show, Bee uploaded a photo with host Seth Meyers and marveled over the experience via Instagram, writing, “Thank you, @latenightseth, for an unforgettable three-and-a-half years. What an amazing opportunity to meet so many Hamilton cast members.”

According to Page Six, Bee left her job at Late Night with Seth Meyers to work at Ambassador Theater Group. “She has such a passion for the theater. Her experience leading to this makes sense,” a source told the outlet.

Aside from her work, Bee has been married to her husband, Francesco Carrozzini, since 2018. Come October 2021, the pair welcomed their first child together, a son named Oliver.