Selena Gomez is opening up about her personal life like never before. In a recent interview, the Only Murders in the Building star shared that she’s unable to carry her own children due to health complications, but since she is very sure about the motherhood phase of her life, surrogacy and adoption are huge possibilities for her.
“I haven’t ever said this… but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children,” Gomez told Vanity Fair for the outlet’s October issue, published on Monday, September 9. “I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy. That was something I had to grieve for a while.”
The Love You Like a Love Song singer, however, added that she is in a much better place now than when she first learned she was incapable of carrying a child, expressing, “I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me.” Gomez added that she is “excited” for the motherhood phase of her life even though “it’ll look a little different.”
“At the end of the day, I don’t care. It’ll be mine. It’ll be my baby,” the singer asserted.
Gomez’s lupus diagnosis and the kidney transplant she underwent because of the condition are well-known to the public. She additionally revealed her bipolar diagnosis in April 2020 during an episode of Miley Cyrus’s Instagram Live show Bright Minded.
Gomez’s Vanity Fair interview wasn’t the first time she discussed her desire to become a parent in the future. In a November 2022 interview with Rolling Stone, Gomez recalled crying in the car, thinking how the two medications she is taking for bipolar disorder might make it so she won’t be able to carry her own children. However, even then, Sel expressed hope to become a parent via other means.
According to a WebMD article, bipolar disorder medications have the potential to cause pregnancy issues, including neural tube defects, heart defects, and developmental delays or neurobehavioral problems for the baby. However, some physicians recommend staying on such medications through childbirth, as bipolar symptoms can worsen during this period.
Elsewhere in her Vanity Fair story, Gomez discussed her beau Benny Blanco, with whom she confirmed her romance in December 2023.
“I’ve never been loved this way…He’s just been a light. A complete light in my life. He’s my best friend. I love telling him everything,” she told the publication.
Regarding his May confession of wanting to marry her on The Howard Stern Show, Gomez mentioned she was dying laughing after his appearance and asked her boyfriend if he had any more public announcements to make.
On the work front, Gomez is gearing up for the premiere of Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building. The Hulu show has also already been renewed for Season 5. Emilia Parez is another one of Sel’s projects that is keeping her busy these days.
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