Stars and Their Moms

See where Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Kidman and 10 other celebs get their good looks in our Mother's Day special. By Caryn Midler

JESSE & NANCY METCALFE

"She didn't try to control me," Jesse Metcalfe says of growing up the only child of single mom Nancy in Waterford, Conn. "My mom let me do my own thing, and that's a large part of why I am where I am today." One thing the Desperate Housewives hunk, 26, does let his mother do for him: housework. "My mom comes to visit pretty frequently, and she cooks for me, stocks up the fridge."