{"id":2082298,"date":"2025-10-10T18:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2082298"},"modified":"2025-10-10T18:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:05:13","slug":"selena-gomez-shares-her-hopes-of-being-a-mom-after-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/selena-gomez-shares-her-hopes-of-being-a-mom-after-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez Shares Her Hopes of Being a Mom After Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"2.0\">Just weeks after her wedding, Selena Gomez posted about her dream of becoming a mother on Instagram.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.1\">The actress was reacting to the season 2 finale of <em data-node-id=\"2.1.1\">Wizards Beyond Waverly Place <\/em>and a major twist for her character, Alex Russo.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.2\">Gomez married Benny Blanco in late September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Selena Gomez is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a64458709\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-wedding-plans-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a64458709\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-wedding-plans-explained\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"newly married\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">newly married<\/a> and looking forward to becoming a parent someday. The singer and actress posted about <em data-node-id=\"4.3\">Wizards Beyond Waverly Place<\/em>\u2019s season 2 finale, which contained a major plot twist: Her character, Alex Russo, is the mother of teenage wizard Billie, played by Janice LeAnn Brown.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cAlex Russo is a mommy,\u201d Gomez wrote alongside a still from the show. \u201cHopefully one day that\u2019ll be me.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-12\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-13\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\"><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span class=\"css-pqdk4t e1geg53v1\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Gomez has long been open about her dream of being a mother. In September 2024, she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a62114581\/selena-gomez-cant-carry-children-family-plans-benny-blanco\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a62114581\/selena-gomez-cant-carry-children-family-plans-benny-blanco\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"told \" data-node-id=\"8.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">told <\/a><em data-node-id=\"8.2\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a62114581\/selena-gomez-cant-carry-children-family-plans-benny-blanco\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a62114581\/selena-gomez-cant-carry-children-family-plans-benny-blanco\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Vanity Fair\" data-node-id=\"8.2.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Vanity Fair<\/a> <\/em>that she had planned to have children by the age of 35, with or without a partner.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cBefore I met my boyfriend, I was single for five years, with the exception of going on a few dates,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Okay, if this is the vibe, then what is the most important thing to me? Family.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">She added, \u201cI haven\u2019t ever said this, but I unfortunately can\u2019t carry my own children. I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby\u2019s in jeopardy. That was something I had to grieve for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Gomez knows her path to parenthood will \u201cnot necessarily [be] the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone. [But] I\u2019m 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. It made me really thankful for the other outlets for people who are dying to be moms. I\u2019m one of those people. I\u2019m excited for what that journey will look like, but it\u2019ll look a little different. At the end of the day, I don\u2019t care. It\u2019ll be mine. It\u2019ll be my baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The star began dating her now-husband, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a46067869\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a46067869\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-relationship-timeline\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Benny Blanco\" data-node-id=\"13.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Benny Blanco<\/a>, in summer 2023. They got married this September after announcing their engagement in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Blanco wants children, too. In August, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65819039\/benny-blanco-selena-gomez-muse-fatherhood-dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65819039\/benny-blanco-selena-gomez-muse-fatherhood-dreams\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"he spoke to \" data-node-id=\"14.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">he spoke to <\/a><em data-node-id=\"14.2\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65819039\/benny-blanco-selena-gomez-muse-fatherhood-dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65819039\/benny-blanco-selena-gomez-muse-fatherhood-dreams\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Harper\u2019s Bazaar\" data-node-id=\"14.2.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a> <\/em>about how he\u2019d like to approach parenting. He believes you should \u201calways let your child explore. Love them unconditionally. Follow the vision and don\u2019t give up, but also teach your kid great foundational tips on how to treat themselves, how to treat women and men, and respect and just love and, you know, all the things&#8230;\u201d<em data-node-id=\"14.4\"\/><em data-node-id=\"14.5\"\/><\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-yj5rqk e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-12xbh4x e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">More on Selena Gomez<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Just weeks after her wedding, Selena Gomez posted about her dream of becoming a mother on Instagram. The actress was reacting to the season 2 finale of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place and a major twist for her character, Alex Russo. Gomez married Benny Blanco in late September. 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