‘I Unfortunately Can’t Carry My Own Children’ -Selene Gomez Reveals In Candid Interview With Vanity Fair
The 32-year-old diva, who has been battling lupus (which is a disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs) since 2013, got candid about her health issues in a vulnerable interview with Vanity Fair on Monday.
She said to the platform,
“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.”
Gomez, who was diagnosed with lupus in 2013 and got a kidney transplant in 2017, noted that she had not “ever said this” before publicly.
Gomez explained how the new reality due to her health issues really diverted from her initial expectations and how it affected her vision of starting a family.
The actress went on to note that despite the development, she still plans to have children and is grateful for the medical alternatives available to her. She also divulged that she has now come to peace with this new reality.
“It’s not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone. 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,”
said the singer.
Gomez expressed optimism about the future, noting that while her journey to motherhood might look different from what she had originally imagined, she remains excited. She continued:
“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.
“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.’”