Hollywood's Surrogacy Spotlight: What to Know About the Process Used By Riley Keough
08.08.2023 - 19:03
/ etonline.com
Khloe Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen are no strangers to parenting in the public eye and, in just the last year, became two of a growing number of celebrities to openly welcome babies via surrogate. Both women have spoken publicly about the nuances of their own experience, alongside stars includingParis Hilton, Maria Menounos, Tan France, Anthony Rapp, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Adrienne Bailon, Erin Andrews, Casey Wilson and Rebel Wilson in the last year alone.
Most recently, Riley Keough revealed in an interview with that she had used a surrogate to have her daughter, Tupelo Storm Smith-Petersen, in August 2022.Keough, who has been public about her struggles with Lyme disease, says that factored into her decision to go with a surrogate. «I think it’s a very cool, selfless, and incredible act that these women do to help other people,» Keough shared.
«I can carry children, but it felt like the best choice for what I had going on physically with the autoimmune stuff.» Before that, Kim Kardashian, Gabrielle Union, Elizabeth Banks, Katey Sagal, Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, Priyanka Chopra, Jamie Chung, Hilaria Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris, Lance Bass and more had already added their names to the rapidly expanding list of stars turning to surrogacy to expand their families.Now, a once taboo topic is evolving into something more hot button. As refreshingly candid dialogue from Hollywood's A-list is helping to demystify and bring awareness to the practice, it's not without a fair share of detractors.