Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl has confirmed yesterday's report that she and her husband Josh Kelley are adopting a baby from Korea. Hooray for them!
On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Friday, the actress, 30, shared a bit about 10-month-old Naleigh (a mix of her mom and sister’s names, Nancy and Leigh):
“She was actually born the day before me in November," Heigl said.
"Which I thought was really serendipitous and just kind of like a sign. Though I realized just recently that I basically forfeited my birthday for the rest of my life.”
On how she got to adopt so quickly: “She is a special needs baby and because of that it all moved so much faster. They wanted to get her to us as quickly as possible.”
On her decision to adopt this way: “It’s been a big part of my life and my family. My sister is Korean and my parents adopted her back in the 70s and so I just always knew that this is something I wanted to do when I reached that point.”
On her husband's reaction and role: “I just wanted to make sure that I was marrying a guy who understands that this was going to have to happen."
"About a year ago we said, ‘OK, let’s start the process,’ and it is intense."
"It’s different but it isn’t, you know what I mean? It’s just as intense I’m sure to have a baby biologically because you’re going through the whole physical part of it.”
We're so happy for Katherine Heigl, and think it is a wonderful thing to give so much to a child who might otherwise have so little. Here's a clip of her interview:
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15 Comments
September 10th, 2009 3:25 PM
Good for KH To get some good press finally. I think that it is great, what she is doing. I hope they have a very happy little family!
September 10th, 2009 4:00 PM
It's sad that when KH gets good press and does an amazing thing, people still have to dog on her or find some way this is terrible. It's pathetic.
Not that anyone on here is doing it. i just went to some other news sites like E! and the most of the comments were really negative.
But anyways, thumbs up for Katherine Heigl!
September 10th, 2009 4:36 PM
This is such wonderful news! What a sweet family they will make :)
September 10th, 2009 5:22 PM
I agree with Mandy. I saw a bunch of negative comments on other websites too. That's why I like this one, people are posative and don't try to attack everyone. This is an incredible thing she's doing, and people try to twist things around and make it seem like it's not. It's stupid. Anyway, I love her and wish her well!
September 10th, 2009 6:06 PM
I'm so happy this story is true:) Can't wait to see the first pictures of the baby.
September 10th, 2009 6:34 PM
aw im really happy for her. and finally like you guys already said some good press! she deserves it.
September 11th, 2009 5:21 AM
i'm so very happy for kh and jk...i wish happy and joy to the little naleigh...bye-bye
September 11th, 2009 7:05 AM
What news! =]
How can people say bad things about this. There giving a child a better life! What A**Holes! Seriously! Like to see them do something like this. Sorry about that but God!!
This is great news, Not just because there famous but there doing an amazing thing! Cannot wait to see the pictures of them all together, =] There gonna be great parents. =]
September 11th, 2009 9:55 AM
I completely agree about the negative comments. But you know what you keep doing YOUR think Katie. I look up to YOU for speaking your mind, not reciting something that your publicist makes you say, not saying what you KNOW people want to hear, but speaking YOUR mind. I have ALWAYS loved Katherine Heigl since back in the My Father the Hero and even Roswell days, but one of the things that made me love her even MORE was hearing her when she speaks. It makes her seem so real, like this is me, this is what you get. I love her to death, and hope her and Josh and Naleigh are very happy!
Shonda was right on Twitter...Babies are everywhere over there....eric dane...ellen...idini menzel and taye diggs just had their baby...chyler just had a baby....now katherine...>CRAZY
September 11th, 2009 9:58 AM
my bad thats Idina not Idini lol