Selena Gomez has recently shared her experiences about discovering she cannot carry her own children.
The star of Only Murders in the Building is currently in a relationship with singer Benny Blanco. She has since discussed her future family plans.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Gomez elaborated that the couple does not feel pressured to marry and instead focus on ‘always making sure’ to ‘protect’ what they ‘have’.
“There’s no rules,” she continued. “I want him to always be himself. I always want to be myself.”
Reflecting on her role as a godmother to her cousin’s two children, Gomez opened up about her inability to ‘carry [her] own children’.
She revealed: “I haven’t ever said this but […] I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy.”
In the past, Gomez has been candid about her health struggles, including her 2014 diagnosis of lupus, a chronic autoimmune condition, and a kidney transplant she underwent in 2017.
In an episode of Apple TV+’s Dear…, Gomez described her lupus diagnosis as ‘surreal,’ since she felt ‘completely fine’ at the time.
However, she soon learned that her body was ‘fighting itself on the inside,’ with doctors warning that she ‘could’ve had a stroke onstage’ and ‘could’ve died’ during her first solo tour when she was diagnosed.
Although not being able to ‘carry’ her own children is ‘something [she] had to grieve for a while,’ Gomez has come to terms with it. She always thought motherhood ‘would happen in the way it happens for everyone,’ but now understands it might not occur in the ‘way [she] envisioned it.’ She added that she is ‘in a much better place with that’ now.
Gomez concluded: “I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me.”
“It made me really thankful for the other outlets for people who are dying to be moms. I’m one of those people. I’m excited for what that journey will look like, but 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.”
If you have been affected by the contents of this article, more information and support are available on the American Pregnancy Association’s website.