selena gomez is speaking out about the lasting impact of her health issues… confirming for the first time that she won’t be able to have “children of her own”.
The actress admits to vulnerability in new cover story vanity fairadmitting that she had only learned of this cruel fact not long ago.
She shared… “Unfortunately… I have a lot of health issues that would put my life and the lives of my children at risk. It’s something I’m going to have to grieve for a while.”
For the past decade, Selena has been battling lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, which required her receive a kidney transplant 2017. [she] Foresaw it.
She added… “I thought this happened to everyone.”
However, it seems that after a while, Selena came to terms with her reality… admitting that she was considering surrogacy or adoption for the future.
She continued… “It makes me really appreciate the other pipeline of people who aspire to be moms. I’m one of them. I’m excited about what this journey looks like, but it’s going to look bad. It’s going to look a little different.” .
We’re sure her determination to stay a mom is reassuring news for her boyfriend, the music producer benny blanco …who recently expressed interest in having children with Disney Channel alumni.
Back in May, Benny admitted on “The Howard Stern Show” that he thinks about having a baby with Selena “every day.”
He added… “That’s my next goal, to check that box.”
The two have been dating since last summer…so it wouldn’t be surprising if they’re already making plans for the future!