Selena Gomez put on a courageous front as she attended the premiere of her new film Emilia Perez on Monday, shortly after discussing her struggles with infertility.
The 32-year-old newly-minted billionaire, who revealed that pregnancy is not a viable option for her, dazzled on the red carpet in a black sequined evening gown.
Emilia Perez is a Spanish-language French musical crime comedy directed and written by Jacques Audiard, and also stars Zoe Saldana.
Despite her recent revelations about her medical challenges, Gomez appeared cheerful and posed for photos with a smile upon arrival at the event.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Gomez shared, “Unfortunately, I can’t carry my own children. I have numerous medical issues that could endanger both my life and the baby’s. It’s something I’ve had to mourn.”
Gomez, who has Lupus—a chronic autoimmune disease—underwent a kidney transplant in 2017 and is currently on medication for bipolar disorder.
‘[But] I’m 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,’ she said.
‘It made me really thankful for the other outlets for people who are dying to be moms. I’m one of those people,’ she continued.
‘I’m excited for what that journey will look like, but it’ll look a little different. At the end of the day, I don’t care. It’ll be mine. It’ll be my baby,’m she said.
The hitmaker’s mother, Mandy Teefey, was adopted and Gomez has said for years she is open to becoming a parent that way.
‘I probably wouldn’t be here [if Teefey hadn’t been adopted]. I don’t know what her life would’ve been like. She and I are very thankful for how life played out.’
And however it happens, her adoring boyfriend Benny Blanco is on board.
Selena began dating the music producer about a year ago, right around the time her summer 2023 hit, Single Soon, was released.
And now, the couple may be getting ready to take the next step.
In May, during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, the host brought up the topic.
‘You are some boyfriend, you’re knocking it out of the park,’ Stern said after learning about Blanco’s elaborate Valentine’s Day gift. It included a private movie screening and all of Gomez’s favorite snacks.
‘I see love here, I’m predicting marriage.’ the shock jock said. ‘You and me both,’ replied Blanco.
‘He can’t lie,’ the Emilia Perez star also told Vanity Fair for the October 2024 issue’s cover story.
‘After the interview, I was dying laughing. Like, “Anything else you wanted to put out there?”‘
The Calm Down artist said she wasn’t putting any pressure on Blanco to pop the question.