Pop Culture
We're living in a pop culture world that is currently inundated with a pregnant Brit who is as well-known for her chic style as her royal hubby; a reality star who is struggling with maternity style; and the increasing transparency of celebs using in-vitro fertilization and surrogacy (think: Khloe Kardashian and Giuliana Rancic). So it's pretty rare to come across celebs who aren't jumping aboard the baby wagon.
And yet, one of the hottest Hollywood couples is happily choosing not to create a "plus one." Just like she said, "Yes, I'm gay," Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi are saying N-O to having a child.
To fans of the couple, who wed in 2008, this news isn't entirely surprising. DeGeneres has never hid the fact that she doesn't want to be mom material. Last year, the comic/talk show host set the record straight on The Tonight Show: "I've said it so many times; we're not going to have a child."
But the tabloids aren't ready to give in just yet. Many, especially the National Inquirer, have reported that the ladies were shopping around for sperm, considering a man to father their child.
DeGeneres, 55, scoffed at the rumors, telling host Jay Leno that a child with his sperm would "have a good shot at an NBC show," but ultimately putting the kibosh on the whole thing.
Now, it's de Rossi's turn to give a thumbs-down to the idea of an addition to the famous family. She explained to Out Magazine that she's too busy enjoying life with her wife to even think about having a child.
"We've settled into happily married life. We really support each other in whatever we're doing and we're incredibly happy."
But the 35-year-old admitted she's been a little affected by the adult peer pressure to procreate: "Here comes some pressure in your mid-30s, and you think, am I going to have kids so I don't miss out on something that other people really seem to love?
Or is it that I really genuinely want to do this with my whole heart? I didn't feel that my response was 'yes' to the latter."
So it seems like the duo will be attending baby showers rather than throwing them, especially given the crazy baby boom. Just last week, 46-year-old actress Halle Berry announced that she is expecting a son with her fianc?(c), Olivier Martinez.
And this past Thursday, Donald Trump's oldest daughter, Ivanka, let the Twitter-verse know that she is a few months along with their second baby. But that's not to say that the power couple is alone in their decision to keep their family small. Oprah Winfrey and long-time boyfriend, Stedman, have been together for over 25 years and don't have any offspring. Food-talk-show host Rachael Ray has explained that kids are not in her and her husband's future: "I don't have time. I work too much to be an appropriate parent."
Nonetheless, it's sad to think that Ellen and Portia won't be pushing their own baby stroller down Hollywood Boulevard, don't ya think?
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