Selena Gomez has revealed that she ‘can’t carry’ children due to medical reasons.
The Lose You to Love Me hitmaker, 32 — who recently surprised a Colorado high school volleyball team — told Vanity Fair on Monday that she had to ‘grieve’ her inability to become a mother naturally.
‘I haven’t ever said this,’ she told the publication, ‘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.
Although her path to motherhood will ‘look different’, the actress insists she wants to be one someday.
Selena Gomez has revealed that she ‘can’t carry’ children due to medical reasons; seen in September 2024
She told the outlet: ‘It’s not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone.
‘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,’ she said.
Selena expressed that through surrogacy or adoption, the child will be ‘mine.’
‘At the end of the day, I don’t care. It’ll be mine. It’ll be my baby,’ she expressed.
The Wizards of Waverly Place star had stressed her firm desire to be a mother at age 35 even before dating her current partner, music producer Benny Blanco.
‘Before I met my boyfriend, I was single for five years, with the exception of going on a few dates. And I was like, “Okay, if this is the vibe, then what is the most important thing to me? Family.”‘ she shared of her plans.
She and the 36-year-old — who produced her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber’s 2021 hit Lonely — began privately dating midway through 2023.
Blanco recently expressed his desire to have children with Selena while on The Howard Stern Show.
‘That’s my next goal, to check the box. I love being around kids,’ he said.
‘I unfortunately 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,’ she shared; seen with her Goddaughter Aubriella in 2024
‘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,’ she said; seen in August 2024
‘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,’ she said; seen in August 2024
The Wizards of Waverly Place star had stressed her firm desire to be a mother at age 35 even before dating her current partner, music producer Benny Blanco; Selena and Benny seen in July 2024
Blanco recently expressed his desire to have children with Selena while on The Howard Stern Show; Benny and Selena seen in July 2024
The Disney Channel alum previously said the medication she is taking to manage her bipolar disorder also interferes with her ability to safely carry.
And the Rare Beauty founder has since been open about her serious medical battles.
In 2013 she was diagnosed with lupus and four years later successfully received a kidney transplant.
