After dating Producer David Cannon for nearly six years, Connie Britton got engaged to him in October.Britton is a single mother to a boy named Yoby, whom she adopted in 2011 from Ethiopia. After visiting Ethiopia for a documentary about the nation's orphan population, Britton became a single mother and adopted Yoby.Britton has often spoken about being a single mother and sharing a close relationship with her son.Connie Britton on being a single motherAccording to an article by People published on March 11, 2025, Britton opened up about wanting to be a single mother while being interviewed for Parade's cover."I always wanted to be a mom. I thought that maybe I would have a biological child first, perhaps. I didn't know." Explained BrittonShe realized that there was nothing that was stopping her and decided to go further with the adoption process."I know that I hadn't achieved the kind of partnership that I was looking for to have a spouse and a child together. And so I thought, 'This is the time, I'm going to start the adoption process.'"For her new series titled Motherhood, Connie Britton is focusing on the nitty-gritty of being a mother. Motherhood is being created and produced by Hallmark. For that, Britton has also teamed up with a home design specialist, a stylist who helps single mothers, and a parenting coach."I hope that it will change the narrative about single moms, and actually put single moms more in the forefront of our cultural understanding and our cultural empathy." Britton told People about the show."Because we all know and have been inspired by single moms, and I really want to lift them up and give them the respect, dignity and understanding that they deserve." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostOn Sunday, October 27, at the 50th Anniversary Rape Treatment Center and Stuart House Brunch in Los Angeles, California, the 57-year-old actress talked about how she felt about being a new mother to People after adopting her 13-year-old son, Yoby, from Ethiopia in 2011."When I first had my son, I feel like I didn't look in the mirror for a year, other than when I was working at the time. So I feel like I didn't even wear makeup at the time. It just all goes by the wayside."Because Yoby doesn't have a phone yet and doesn't use social media, Connie Britton can explain some of his positive conduct."He does [ask], but he's not crazily asking for that," adds Britton. Every now and again, he asks, 'Mom, when can I get a phone?' And I say, 'Not yet.'"Connie Britton's relationship with David WindsorIn October 2025, Connie Britton announced her engagement to David Windsor after being together for six years. David Windsor is a television writer and producer. He is credited with hits like This Is Us, Not Dead Yet, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, Trophy Wife, and The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox. In November 2019, Britton and Windsor first met at a mutual friend's 50th birthday celebration. During an appearance on Radio Andy on SiriusXM, the Dirty John actress disclosed that they were "set up."Britton further told Radio Andy that Windsor has been married before and that he also has children.