The most important thing to Selena Gomez is family, but her motherhood journey will be very different than that of many. In a Vanity Fair cover story published Monday, the 32-year-old singer discussed her plans to start a family in the next few years. The understated Gomez revealed that she “can’t” carry children of her own due to “medical issues.”
Selena Gomez can’t have children because of ‘medical issues’
Gomez, who underwent a kidney transplant in 2017 after battling lupus for years, opened up about her inability to get pregnant for the first time during Monday’s interview.
“I never said this, but unfortunately I can’t carry my own children. I have a number of medical conditions that could put my life and my baby’s life at risk. That was something I had to suffer for a while,” the Calm Down singer said.
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The Who Says hitmaker revealed that although it was hard for him to accept it at first, he has now come to terms with it. “It’s not necessarily going to be what I thought,” he said of his future.
“I thought it would be the same as it happens to everyone else. [But] I’m in a much better position in that regard. I feel blessed that there are amazing people who are willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are huge possibilities for me,” Gomez added.
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“It made me really grateful for another outlet for people who are longing to be mothers. I am one of those people. I am excited about what this journey will be like, but it will be a little different. At the end of the day, I don’t care. It will be mine. It will be my baby,” she added.
Gomez, who has been dating Benny Blanco since July 2023, also revealed that before meeting the 36-year-old record producer, she “was single for five years other than going on a few dates.” “And I thought, ‘Well, if this is the environment, what’s the most important thing to me? Family.'”
