Selena Gomez has revealed that she's not able to carry her own children. In her new Vanity Fair cover story, the actress shared, "I haven't ever said this, but I unfortunately can't carry my own children. 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."
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00:00Selena Gomez has revealed that she's not able to carry her own children.
00:06In her new Vanity Fair cover story, the actress shared,
00:19Gomez was diagnosed with lupus in 2013 and later received a kidney transplant.
00:24Gomez has also publicly revealed that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder,
00:28something she opened up about in her Apple TV Plus documentary, My Mind and Me.
00:32In a 2022 interview with Rolling Stone, Gomez had previously reflected on her desire to become a
00:37parent. She recalled crying in the car after visiting a friend who was trying to get pregnant,
00:41given she was taking two medications for her bipolar disorder that would make it unlikely
00:45that she'd be able to carry her own children. Despite her publicized health battles,
00:49the Only Murders in the Building star explained to Vanity Fair that she is open to the
00:53alternatives she can seek to becoming a mother, including adoption and surrogacy.
00:57She said of becoming a parent one day,
00:59"'It's not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen the way it happens for
01:03everyone, but I'm in a much better place with that. I find it a blessing that there are wonderful
01:07people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me."
01:11Gomez continued,
01:12"'It made me really thankful for the other outlets for people who are dying to be moms.
01:16I'm one of those people. I'm excited for what that journey will look like,
01:20but it'll look a little different.'"
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