Maria Menounos Reflects on Ending Friendship Over Surrogacy Judgment

The TV personality cut ties with a close friend who criticized her decision to use a surrogate after medical advice prevented her from carrying a child.

• Maria Menounos shared on the 'Women in the Nude' podcast that a friend shamed her for not carrying her daughter Athena, born via surrogate in June 2023.
• The friend questioned why Menounos couldn't carry a child despite being informed by her husband that medical advice from her neurosurgeon prohibited it.
• Menounos, who underwent brain tumor surgery in 2017, was advised against pregnancy due to health risks, leading her and her husband to pursue surrogacy after years of infertility struggles.
• The former E! News correspondent expressed gratitude for the support she received from figures like Kim Kardashian and Zoe Saldaña during her surrogacy journey.
• Menounos described her daughter Athena as a 'miracle baby' and shared how becoming a mother has brought her immense joy and fulfillment.

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