{"id":184069,"date":"2025-07-31T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/rhoms-julia-lemigova-reacts-to-martina-navratilovas-surrogacy-remarks\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:56:02","slug":"rhoms-julia-lemigova-reacts-to-martina-navratilovas-surrogacy-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/rhoms-julia-lemigova-reacts-to-martina-navratilovas-surrogacy-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"RHOM&#8217;s Julia Lemigova Reacts to Martina Navratilova&#8217;s Surrogacy Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Real Housewives of Miami <\/i>star <strong>Julia Lemigova<\/strong> has reacted to her wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/martina-navratilova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Martina Navratilova<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s controversial comments about surrogacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWell, Martina and I share a bed, but we don\u2019t share a brain,\u201d Lemigova, 53, said on the Wednesday, July 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bravowwhl\/status\/1950758996911997001?s=46\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode<\/a> of <i>Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. <\/i>\u201cWe [don\u2019t] always agree on different views, but I believe in surrogacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lemigova further claimed that Navratilova\u2019s remarks against surrogacy were taken \u201cout of context.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI completely disagree with her comment,\u201d Lemigova added, stressing that she doesn\u2019t run her spouse\u2019s social media pages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/stars-who-struggled-to-conceive\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/stars-who-struggled-to-conceive\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Stars Who Struggled to Conceive Children Share Their Fertility Issues<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt has been a difficult road to parenthood for many celebrity parents, including Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. After in vitro fertilization didn\u2019t work on the first try, Teigen wondered if she had done something wrong. \u201cYou just look for anything to blame, especially yourself,\u201d Teigen explained to New York Magazine\u2019s The Cut in April [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Navratilova, 68, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/rhom-star-martina-navratilova-sparks-surrogacy-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sparked controversy earlier this month<\/a> when she claimed in a since-deleted X post that using a gestational carrier was \u201cjust wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSurrogacy is just wrong. Sometimes you can\u2019t have it all,\u201d the tennis icon tweeted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Navratilova subsequently deleted her post after many social media users disagreed in response, and has yet to address the backlash. <i>Us Weekly <\/i>reached out for comment at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Navratilova has previously been candid about surrogacy, once claiming in an August 2024 tweet that it felt \u201cstraight out of <i>Handmaid\u2019s Tale.<\/i>\u201d (In <strong>Margaret Atwood<\/strong>\u2019s novel and accompanying film and TV adaptations, women are forced to get pregnant and carry babies for the leaders of the dystopian society after birth rates declined in the country.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/rhoms-julia-lemigova-apologizes-for-throwing-drink-on-guerdy-abraira\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RHOMs-Julia-Apologizes-for-Throwing-Drink-on-Guerdy-After-Cancer-Battle.jpg?crop=0px,0px,2000px,1131px&amp;resize=400,225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"RHOMs Julia Apologizes for Throwing Drink on Guerdy After Cancer Battle\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RHOMs-Julia-Apologizes-for-Throwing-Drink-on-Guerdy-After-Cancer-Battle.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/rhoms-julia-lemigova-apologizes-for-throwing-drink-on-guerdy-abraira\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">RHOM\u2019s Julia Apologizes for Throwing Drink on Guerdy After Cancer Battle<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Real Housewives of Miami\u2019s Julia Lemigova is apologizing for her actions. During the Wednesday, July 2, episode of the Bravo series, the reality star expressed remorse for throwing a drink on Guerdy Abraira during a heated conversation at Marysol Patton\u2019s wedding celebration. \u201cGuerdy, I just want to apologize for throwing water,\u201d Julia, 53, said [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI don\u2019t agree with surrogacy, regardless of who is doing it,\u201d Navratilova said. \u201cBut nice try tying [sic] to make it personal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Navratilova and Lemigova <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/martina-navratilova-julia-lemigovas-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have been together<\/a> since 2008 and got married in 2014. They adopted two sons in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are over the moon, recognizing the challenges and the rewards for everybody,\u201d Navratilova<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/rhoms-julia-lemigova-and-wife-martina-navratilova-adopt-2-sons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> told <i>Us <\/i>in a statement<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lemigova also has two daughters, Victoria and Emma, from previous relationships. Her late son, Maximilian, died from shaken baby syndrome when he was 5 months old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI went to church, but I still didn\u2019t get any answers,\u201d Lemigova said on a season 6 episode of <i>RHOM, <\/i>noting she stepped away from religion after her son\u2019s death. \u201cIn my case, it gave me more grief and pain. I just cannot walk into a church that easily.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/rhoms-julia-lemigova-and-wife-martina-navratilova-adopt-2-sons\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Martina-Navratilova-and-Julia-Lemigova-Adopted-Kids-1.jpg?crop=0px,16px,1333px,752px&amp;resize=400,225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova Adopted Kids\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Martina-Navratilova-and-Julia-Lemigova-Adopted-Kids-1.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/rhoms-julia-lemigova-and-wife-martina-navratilova-adopt-2-sons\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">RHOM\u2019s Julia Lemigova and Wife Martina Navratilova Officially Adopt 2 Sons<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAmy Sussman\/Getty Images The Real Housewives of Miami star Julia Lemigova and former tennis player Martina Navratilova have become parents. Us Weekly can confirm that the couple adopted two young boys. \u201cWe are over the moon, recognizing the challenges and the rewards for everybody,\u201d Navratilova, 67, shared in a statement to Us on Wednesday, August [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The season prior, Lemigova said that she and Navratilova wanted to adopt a baby. Their plans were put on hold after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/martina-navratilova-diagnosed-with-throat-and-breast-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navratilova was diagnosed<\/a> with stage I throat cancer and breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re adopting a child, it has to be about the child. Right now, it\u2019s everything about Martina, and for her [to be] getting healthy,\u201d Lemigova said on the Bravo series. \u201cWe\u2019re putting it on hold. You know, we were thinking [that at] any moment, the agency would call and give us happy news that we\u2019re going to have a baby. \u2026 Instead, we are fighting two cancers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Navratilova revealed in March 2023 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/martina-navratilova-says-she-is-now-cancer-free-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she was cancer-free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rhoms-julia-lemigova-reacts-to-martina-navratilovas-surrogacy-remarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Real Housewives of Miami star Julia Lemigova has reacted to her wife Martina Navratilova\u2019s controversial comments about surrogacy. \u201cWell, Martina and I share a bed, but we don\u2019t share a brain,\u201d Lemigova, 53, said on the Wednesday, July 30, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. \u201cWe [don\u2019t] always agree on different [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":184070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-184069","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}