Selena Gomez opened up about her health during a new interview. While speaking with Vanity Fair in September 2024, the multi-hyphenate revealed that she is unable to bear children due to her “medical issues.” She told the outlet, “I unfortunately … have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy,” Selena told the publication. “That was something I had to grieve for a while.”
Although this was difficult for her to grasp, Selena pointed out that she’s now “in a much better place” about it. She also explained how she plans to have children one day: surrogacy or adoption.
“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. “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.”
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Selena has also become an advocate for mental health throughout her career while also dealing with physical changes in her body. Last year, the Emmy Award nominee opened up about her health battle in a recent episode of the Apple TV+ series Dear. In it, the pop star/actress shared that her 2014 lupus diagnosis came with a stroke warning and that the medication used to treat it causes her weight to fluctuate.
“So, hearing from a doctor, ‘You could have had a stroke onstage, you could have died’ — it was a lot. But I didn’t allow it to sink in; I didn’t want to process it,” the Only Murders in the Building vet explained on the show. She added, “My weight would constantly fluctuate because I would be on certain medications and obviously, people just ran with it. I was being shamed for gaining weight because of my lupus.”
The “Good for You” hitmaker even admitted that she “lied” about the negativity not having an effect on her. “I was posting these things saying it doesn’t bother me because I didn’t want it to bother other people who are experiencing the same thing,” she added. “I just think it’s so unfair; I don’t think that anybody deserves to feel less than.”
As Selena appears to have a new outlook on her mental and physical health, here is everything to know about Selena’s health struggles, how she’s doing today and more.
