Selena Gomez almost adopted her first child after spending five years alone.
Two things stopped her: time and Benny Blanco.
Her boyfriend of nearly a year has completely changed the course of her young life. A course that included, as she has now revealed, plans to become a mother.
A candid and brutally honest new interview with TIME Magazine details exactly why she made the decision to adopt and when she realized there was another choice available to her.
Selena Gomez’s Adoption Plan: “I kind of accepted it”
To hear her tell it, Selena has gotten used to the idea of being on her own by the time she hit her 30s. After a slew of failed romances, including with her first love Justin Bieber, the singer told Time Magazine that she started to think about what her life would look like without a partner.
As it turns out, she may have conceived a life without a husband, but not without a child.
“I was alone for five years, and I got really used to it,” she admitted.
“A lot of people are afraid of being alone and I probably tortured myself in my head for like two years being alone, and then I kind of accepted it. Then I came up with my plan, which was I was going to adopt at 35 if I had not met anyone.”
And wouldn’t you know it, she met someone at the age of 31, four years before her deadline.
Selena and Benny Blanco’s Plans to Have Kids
Enter Benny Blanco to the chat, Selena’s boyfriend since mid-2023. The pair have been practically inseparable, and through photos on Instagram and interviews, they also sound completely in love.
Selena gushes over Benny in the interview, acknowledging that she now has something she hasn’t had for a long time, even from her fans.
“I know what people can do to people I love. My own fans, who I adore and feel like have shaped who I am, will say the most hurtful things to me about how I live my life.”
She adds, “But he has the strength in him that none of that noise fazes him. It’s really impressive, and I just cherish every moment with him.”
So, are kids in the future for these two? Just a few weeks before, Benny shared with Howard Stern how he’s dying to be a dad and sees a real future with Selena.
“I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that he’s not going anywhere any time soon,” Selena insisted.
