Selena Gomez has revealed that her well-publicized health battles will make it difficult for her to carry her own children in the future. The star opened up about what that will mean for her future and plans for motherhood in a new interview with Vanity Fair.
“I haven’t ever said this but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children,” she said. “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.”
In 2013, Gomez was diagnosed with lupus and later received a kidney transplant. In the interview, she did not explain further if her autoimmune disease or other health conditions are what makes it dangerous for her to carry her own children.
She went on to talk about the potential alternative pathways to becoming a mother, including surrogacy and adoption. “I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone,” she continued. “[But] I’m in a much better place with that. 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.”
Gomez has spoken about wanting to adopt before. In an interview with Time earlier this year, she noted that she had already made a decision years ago to adopt a baby at age 35, even if she was still single. That plan has changed since she met producer Benny Blanco, her current partner, who has also spoken publicly about his desire to start a family with Gomez in the future.
“That’s my next goal, to check the box. … I love being around kids,” he told Howard Stern earlier this year.
Gomez spoke openly about her romance with Blanco in the interview, calling him a “light in [her] life” and her “best friend.”
“I’ve never been loved this way,” she said. “I love telling him everything.”
Gomez has plenty to celebrate outside of her romance with Blanco and their plans for the future. Bloomberg recently estimated that she is a billionaire due to the success of her brand, Rare Beauty. Plus, her hit Hulu show Only Murders in the Building has been renewed for a fifth season, just as its fourth began to air. More recently, she has been on the festival circuit with her new film Emilia Pérez, a Spanish-language musical crime comedy film that has been taking home awards and rave reviews.
