A reality star said, “Even in the end, when he was willing to give me kids, I could just tell it’s not what we wanted. And that’s really, like, you know, what pushed me in the end, was like, if I’m going to force someone to be a father.”

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She continued, "When my son becomes a dad, let him bring the baby to me for a while, and then I'll give it back to him and go on with my life. That's what I have to do."

She also told People, "There's things in life that might sound like good ideas, but they're not. I was a mother already. I know what it means to be a good mother or to try to be the best mother that you can, and that takes a lot of sacrifices, takes a lot of energy.

Nowadays, thanks to science, women can actually have babies older. Before, nature for some reason tells your body at 50 you are in menopause, it's time for you to be done with that. There is a reason why nature is doing that. But that's for me, and I totally respect where anyone wants to be a mom after 50. I didn't think because of my career, the way I live my life, the way my marriage was, that it was fair to bring a kid to this world, and I'm not going to be able to give 100 percent."

In both interviews, she reiterated that she'd want her future partner to already have kids of his own.

He also said that he wanted kids, adding, "[That] wasn't inevitably why everything ended. It's because two people grew apart, and sometimes that happens. ... To be painted as if I had some sort of midlife crisis, and after nine years, turned to somebody and gave them an ultimatum of, 'Do this potentially unhealthy thing to your body, or else I'm gone?' That's never who I was."

Joe's fiancé, Caitlin O'Conner, told People, "I think Joe would be a great dad. He has big dad energy. It's always been the first conversation I have on the first date. Do you wanna start a family? What does your future look like? We definitely talked about that during our first date. So, you know, in the future. I have always discussed having children at the beginning of any relationship or dating situation, and so has Joe."

Dickson has five children with his third wife, Pearl Yu. Michelle is their oldest child's godmother.

In 2023, Michelle married former FIA president Jean Todt after 19 years of engagement. His son, Nicolas, welcomed a baby on New Year's Day 2024, making Michelle a very happy grandmother. Sharing a picture of her newborn granddaughter on Instagram, she wrote, "A little miracle on the first day of 2024 ❤️✨ we are so truly blessed… can't tell u how happy I am for this very very special bundle of joy."

She later told Today, "I remember when I posted that photo, everybody thought I had a baby! The baby, Maxime, was not due until the 30th of January. Leading up to it, Nicolas has always said, 'You're going to be the best babysitter in the world, right?'"

Demi has three daughters with her second husband, Bruce Willis.

He went on to have two children with his second wife, Mila Kunis, whom he married in 2015.

John replied, "So it literally is just about being a mom? Okay. Because I can't have you out of my life, ever. I want to marry you. And relationships and marriage, especially, is about sacrifice. And I will make that sacrifice for you. I will give you a child."

In 2020, Nikki welcomed her son with her former Dancing with the Stars partner and fiancé at the time, Artem Chigvintsev, whom she later divorced in 2024.

At a Boston fan convention, John explained his decision not to have kids. He said, "I'll just give you a small insight into my life. I have been working straight for 43 days now, and I've got another 20 to go. So if I were to bring a life into this world that needs environmental nurture and unconditional love, I also know that takes time. I've been blessed with some great opportunities. Life has awarded me the chance to do some amazing things, and right now, I want to seize those opportunities. So I don't want to make an irresponsible choice and bring a life into the world that I will neglect. I don't think that's fair."

In 1963, Betty married her third husband, Allen Ludden, who had three children with his late wife, Margaret McGloin. Betty embraced her role as their stepmom.

Her The Proposal costar Sandra Bullock told the outlet, "Betty said, 'You know what? I never had children biologically. I married someone who had three children. And how blessed I was to have those three stepchildren.'"

Lane reportedly had two children with his second wife, actor Randy Stuart.

She continued, "So right now we are clinging to each other, and we're waiting for God to kind of tell us what that means, and it's kind of weird to go to sleep every single night holding on to that person you love so much, not knowing where it's gonna go."

In 2018, Freddy welcomed his first child with Linsey Toole. They went on to get married and have two more kids.

In 2022, Jeannie welcomed her daughter, Monaco, with her second husband, Jeezy (they divorced in 2024).

In a 2021 YouTube video, she explained that, for most of her life, she didn't want to have kids because she was sexually abused by a family member as a child. She said, "I realize that the reason I didn't want to have kids is because that feeling when I was a kid was so real and so damaging to the point that I'm 42 today still dealing with trust issues and confidence. It still scares me whether or not I can keep a kid safe from someone else who might hurt them."

On The Real, she said, "I think the reason why it's such a big deal is because Jeezy made me realize that I've never really felt safe in my life, you know? I've never really truly felt safe. And of course, it has to do with things that happened when I was younger, but when you know what feeling unsafe is like, that becomes your world. And falling in love with Jeezy, meeting someone who also didn't feel safe in their life, we began to really create a place where our happiness spelled out what safe looked like around us. So, as soon as you feel safe, in a healthy relationship, all of a sudden you start having visions and dreams, and for both of us at the same time, it would be becoming parents, having kids."

Nina and Shaun's reps didn't respond to BuzzFeed's request for comment at the time.

Chrishell married musician G Flip in 2023, and the couple has been open about their family planning.

In 2025, Chrishell shared an update on their IVF journey on her IG story, writing, "Back on the IVF hell train. I think this may be my last attempt. There are other alternatives, but this route needed to be tried first bc of timing."

They've also considered adoption. She told Us Weekly, "We've kept the details a little under wraps, just because I don't think it helps anybody to go into all the details. But I'll just say to anyone that understands this [adoption] process — there are just a lot of different roadblocks, and so we do feel like we're on the upswing."

Zoe added that she wanted to have at least "two or three" kids in the future. In 2013, she married artist Marco Perego-Saldaña. Together, they have three kids.

After their split, Paula struggled with disordered eating, but she sought help and checked herself into a clinic. Her parents supported her emotionally through her recovery. 

She continued to dream of having children. In 2007, she told USA Today, "Definitely within the next two years. I thought by now I'd have three grown children. With modern medicine, people are having kids in their 40s and even up until their late 40s. In their 50s, they're having their second child. If it doesn't happen naturally like that, I would always consider adopting."

As of 2026, Paula doesn't have any children.

Suki later told British Vogue, "I really will say that I'm pretty strong at this point, but when something very public happens to you, and the story behind it is dark and difficult, and you're actually not doing well, and you can't explain yourself to the world, that's very isolating and disorienting. It probably has taken a decade to work myself out and actually be able to have this expansion in my life."

She also said that she "wouldn't have believed" where she is now.

In 2023, Suki got engaged to Robert Pattinson, whom she's been with since 2018. They welcomed their daughter together in 2024.

Bradley has one daughter, Lea, whom he welcomed in 2017 with his then-partner, Irina Shayk.

Josh went on to marry Audra Mari in 2022, and they're currently expecting their second child. On The Skinny Confidential podcast, Josh was asked to compare his "wholesome, grounded" second marriage to his previous relationship. He said, "By the way, Fergie is also very wholesome, believe it or not… Especially since she sort of stepped away from it all, she's a great mom, very kind, very non-confrontational, thank God. We have a good relationship, she and Audra have a great relationship. We were just very different. Fergie and I, we have different views of the world. And that's OK. I have no regrets about that. We have a beautiful son."

Proving his point, Fergie sweetly congratulated the couple when they announced their pregnancy on Instagram. She commented, "Welcome the cuteness."

"How you enter into a relationship and how you show up to it — that's gonna be the throughline. And so I started overcompensating really, really early on, and that happened until the very end," she said.

She continued, "And it's no longer like, I don't see this person, I miss this person, I'm alone, I'm lonely. It's like, he wants something out of life…[and] I'm not there. And whether I'll get there or not, I don't think it's with this person if it is. And I think internally in hindsight, that's where I went like, 'I think maybe we need to rethink this, Kels.'"

Kelsea also said that their busy schedules and his lack of effort contributed to their split, though she didn't put all the blame on him.

However, Morgan denied her claims. On Instagram, he said, "It's really sad for me to see this person, who I spent so much of my life with, and loved with all my heart, saying things that aren't reality and that leave out what really happened. She knows I'm not the type of guy to speak on those things publicly."

Jennie has children with her second husband, Peter Facinelli.

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