Prior to marrying Meat Loaf in 1978, the singer's first wife, Leslie Aday, gave birth to Pearl Aday in 1975. When he married Aday, Meat Loaf also adopted Pearl, according to The Sun. From a very young age, Pearl toured with her adopted father and was eventually able to develop her own musical talents. "Being so young, I didn't realize exactly what was going on," Aday recalled the biggest stop on Meat Loaf's 1981 Dead Ringer tour to the Connecticut Post. "The lights were on. There were thousands of people looking at me. ... I realized, this is scary, but kind of cool at the same time." Years later, Pearl is the lead singer of her own band, Pearl, and is married to Anthrax founder Ian Rosenfield and the mother of one son, named Revel Young Ian.
In 1981, Meat Loaf and Leslie had their second daughter, Amanda Aday. Though she did not follow in the musical footsteps of her father and half-sister, Amanda has pursued a career in show business. According to Amanda's IMDb page, she has appeared on television shows like "Carnivàle," "ER," "Private Practice," and "My Name is Earl." She has also appeared in films such as "Crazy in Alabama," "Madtown," and "The Trials of Cate McCall."
During an interview with People, Amanda spoke about her father's parenting style. "If we didn't get good grades, we were grounded, and all of that stuff. So, it was very much, when we weren't out on tour living this crazy life, it was very important to him that we were grounded in our home."
