Paris Hilton Chose Surrogacy Because of Abuse and Anxiety
Paris Hilton attends the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards at Watsco Center on October 05, 2023 in Coral Gables, Florida.
Paris Hilton is in her “best era yet” as a mother of two, but she didn’t get to where she is now without trauma. In an interview with Romper this week, the heiress revealed why she and her husband, Carter Reum, were certain they would use a surrogate to bring their two children into the world. She alluded to the time when she was a teenager and she suffered from sexual abuse while attending boarding school in the ’90s. “I just have so much PTSD from what I went through as a teenager,” Hilton says.
Paris, who is now 42, carries that with her to this day. Just going to the doctor’s office or getting a shot, she says she will “literally have a panic attack” and “can’t breathe.” Knowing this about herself, the Simple Life alum did not think it would be healthy for her or the baby growing inside of someone “who has such high anxiety.” On top of her anxiety, Hilton adds that her schedule is so busy that there “never” would have been the right time to get pregnant. “There’s literally no time to do anything in my life,” she tells the publication.
Her Children, Her Story
As Hilton and Reum were awaiting their son Phoenix's arrival, they kept it a secret from friends and family. Because her life has been so public, she didn’t want her son to come into the world with “any negative energy,” and she’s happy she did so. However, when photos of her son was seen online, she saw criticism about the size of his head. Being protective of her child, Hilton tells the haters they can say whatever they want about her, but her baby is innocent. She calls people who talk about children to be “sick in the head.”
Just last month, Hilton welcomed her daughter London, via surrogate as well. The couple knew they wanted their children to be close in age so that they would grow up together. Paris said Phoneix will be the “protective big brother” of her “mini-me” London.
Celebrities Who Welcomed Babies In 2023
In 2023, lots of celebrity couples welcomed babies. Some celebrated the birth of their very first child, while others, added a new bundle of joy to their growing family. In some cases, celebrities who couldn’t have a natural birth have welcomed children via surrogate. No matter how their children were brought into the world, a baby is a blessing. These stars have opened up about their pregnancy journey and celebrated with fans as they welcomed their newborns. There must be something in the celebrity gene pool that makes their babies not look like aliens fresh out of the womb because their newborns are so adorable.
Approximately 134.28 million births will occur across the globe in 2023, according to the United Nation’s medium variant of the population projections. Based on that projection, there should be an average of about 368,000 births per day in 2023. However, birth rates have declined in most states across the US in recent years, as women are having babies at an older age, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Birth rates among women in their late 30s and early 40s rose in the last decade, and the birth rate among women over 45 also exceeded one birth per 1,000 population for the first time in more than a decade. Meanwhile, the teen birth rate dropped to a record low last year, according to the data.
As for Hollywood couples, there seems to be no shortage of babies being born in 2023. The list keeps growing and so do their families. Since the year isn’t over yet, take a look below to see which celebrities welcomed babies in 2023.
Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.
