A history of fertility issues, advanced maternal age or being in a same-sex relationship are among the reasons some couples need to seek help when they’re ready to grow their families. According to the nine percent of men and 11 percent of women of reproductive age have experienced issues with fertility. But these Black celebs are having the families they want on their own terms with the help of surrogates, sperm donors and other untraditional means.
2 / 14 Naomi Campbell Naomi Campbell In a , actress and supermodel Naomi Campbell confirmed that her two-year-old daughter and nearly one-year-old son were born via surrogate. Although Campbell is very private about her kids, she shared that they have all of her focus these days. “My babies are everything to me,” “I hope for a better world for my children.
They are 110 percent my priority.” 3 / 14 Kandi Burruss Kandi Burruss Singer and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker welcomed their daughter Blaze into the world via surrogate in . Burruss, who also has two older children, that enlisting the help of a surrogate for baby number three was “the best decision that we could have made.
” 4 / 14 Shamea Morton Shamea Morton After several unsuccessful rounds of IVF, actress and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Shamea Morton and her husband Gerald Mwangi welcomed their second child into the world via surrogate in The couple was referred to their gestational carrier, Shadina Bl.
