Katherine Heigl is apparently blowing off biological babies in much the same way she did with her recent Emmy bid.
According to the National Enquirer, the “Grey’s Anatomy” star is planning to adopt a baby from Korea with her husband of less than a year Josh Kelley.
The 29-year-old actress, who has become a target of critics since she hit it big on the popular ABC drama and started flapping her lips without thinking, is reportedly going the adoption route because she doesn’t want to have to take time off from working to accommodate the labor and delivery process.
According to the tabloid, the Heigl decided against having biological children shortly after she filmed the film “Knocked Up” last year. At the movie’s premiere the Emmy winner told reporters: “I’m done with the whole idea of having my own children. [Giving birth] doesn’t seem like any fun. I don’t think it’s necessary to go through all of that.”
Instead, Heigl and her husband reportedly chose an adoption agency and have started filing the necessary paperwork. The National Enquirer is reporting that the couple is hoping to have a baby in their home within a year. However, several adoption experts say that it could take up to three years before the star brings home a child from Korea.
Heigl has made no secret that she has an affinity for the Asian country. The actress’ older sister was adopted from Korea decades ago and the country reportedly holds special meaning for Heigl.
Interestingly, Heigl is not the only TV star looking to adopt a baby from Korea. In a recent PEOPLE magazine article the stars of TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” (Jon and Kate Gosselin, the couple who parent twin daughters and a set of sextuplets) went public saying that they too want to open their home to an orphan from Korea (dad Jon is part Korean). However, adoption experts pounced on them too saying that the couple is ineligible for adoption from Korea since they have more than four children and policy guidelines (which one expert pointed out could be overlooked in certain cases) prohibit Korean babies to be adopted by large families.
I’m no adoption expert, but I would be willing to bet that if Heigl wants a Korean baby in less than a year, she’ll get one and if the Gosselin’s want to adopt a baby girl from Korea (despite the fact that they are a family of 10) they too will get their way.
Such is the power of celebrity.