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Hoda Kotb Empathizes with Selena Gomez After She Reveals She Can't Carry Her Own Children: 'Other Ways of Having a Family'


Selena Gomez recently announced that she's unable to carry her own children because of her medical issues. Hoda Kotb, who welcomed daughters Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, through adoption with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman, spoke out on the topic.

Speaking to Vanity Fair for the outlet’s October issue, published Monday, Sept. 9, the Rare Beauty founder, 32, revealed, "I unfortunately can’t carry my own children.” Kotb, 60, then touched on the topic on the Tuesday, Sept. 10 episode of Today with Hoda and Jenna, recalling her personal experience welcoming her daughters Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, through adoption with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman. While speaking with Vanity Fair, Gomez explained her complications, sharing, "I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy. She also revealed her bipolar diagnosis in April 2020 during an episode of Miley Cyrus' Instagram Live show Bright Minded.

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