Selena Gomez has celebrated the “strength in vulnerability” after revealing she can't have children.
The actress recently told people who see her as a victim because of her “health issues” to “go away.” Videos going viral on X.
“There's no shame in telling people when you need help or want help,” the “Only Murders in the Building” star said at the time, while attending an event for women in film.
Gomez, 32, added: “So I told them that I can't have kids. And, yeah, I told them that I have bipolar disorder. Damn it. That's my life. That's who I am.”
She continued, “So I want to be honest because everybody's going through something. I don't have it all together. I'm not a nobody. I am me and that's all I am.”
The “Wizards of Waverly Place” alum advised her sister, Gracie, and the other attendees, “Don't let anyone tell you that you're not a good person.”
She concluded: “Anyone can say you're a victim. To me you're a survivor.”
Earlier this month, the former Disney Channel star said adoption and surrogacy were “huge possibilities” for her, Speaking to Vanity Fair.
“Unfortunately, I have a number of health issues that put my life and my baby's life at risk,” Gomez explained in the cover story. “It's been something I've had to grieve for a while.”
She admitted, “It's not necessarily how I envisioned it. I thought it would happen like it happens to everyone.”
This realization made the singer, who is currently dating Benny Blanco, say she was “really grateful that there are other outlets for people who are dying to be mothers.”
She told the magazine: “I'm one of those people. I'm excited to see what that journey will be like, but it's going to be a little different.”
In addition to opening up about her fertility treatments, Gomez has spoken publicly in the past about her struggles with lupus and her mental health.
The Grammy nominee revealed in 2020 that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Tell Elle When she found out the following year, she said it felt like “a huge burden had been lifted.”
she She spoke about it in the Apple TV+ documentary “My Mind & Me.” The film is scheduled for release in 2022 and took six years to film.
