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Octomom Natalie 'Nadya' Suleman Speaks Out in Rare Interview, New Lifetime Doc: See Her 14 Kids Now (Exclusive)


After years of living privately as a single mom of 14, Natalie 'Nadya Suleman', the woman known as Octomom, tells PEOPLE she's stepping back into the spotlight this March on Lifetime.

Many questioned and condemned her motives as a single mother who'd had numerous IVF treatments prior and was already struggling to get by with six young children before welcoming the octuplets. Those sacrifices included participating in an adult film and at times collaborating with tabloid media on stories about her life, she says, to help make ends meet. Knowing many will still judge her choices and circumstances, Suleman, who recently became a grandmother to one of her older son's kids, is focusing on ways her story will be a positive example to others.

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