An iconic rock star said, "My wife and I decided at a very early age that we would not have children. I don't feel responsible enough to bring a child into the world."

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In 2020, Nikki welcomed her son with her former Dancing with the Stars partner and fiancé at the time, Artem Chigvintsev, whom she later divorced in 2024.

At a Boston fan convention, John explained his decision not to have kids. He said, "I'll just give you a small insight into my life. I have been working straight for 43 days now, and I've got another 20 to go. So if I were to bring a life into this world that needs environmental nurture and unconditional love, I also know that takes time. I've been blessed with some great opportunities. Life has awarded me the chance to do some amazing things, and right now, I want to seize those opportunities. So I don't want to make an irresponsible choice and bring a life into the world that I will neglect. I don't think that's fair."

"How you enter into a relationship and how you show up to it — that's gonna be the throughline. And so I started overcompensating really, really early on, and that happened until the very end," she said.

She continued, "And it's no longer like, I don't see this person, I miss this person, I'm alone, I'm lonely. It's like, he wants something out of life…[and] I'm not there. And whether I'll get there or not, I don't think it's with this person if it is. And I think internally in hindsight, that's where I went like, 'I think maybe we need to rethink this, Kels.'"

Kelsea also said that their busy schedules and his lack of effort contributed to their split, though she didn't put all the blame on him.

However, Morgan denied her claims. On Instagram, he said, "It's really sad for me to see this person, who I spent so much of my life with, and loved with all my heart, saying things that aren't reality and that leave out what really happened. She knows I'm not the type of guy to speak on those things publicly."

She also told People, "There's things in life that might sound like good ideas, but they're not. I was a mother already. I know what it means to be a good mother or to try to be the best mother that you can, and that takes a lot of sacrifices, takes a lot of energy.

Nowadays, thanks to science, women can actually have babies older. Before, nature for some reason tells your body at 50 you are in menopause, it's time for you to be done with that. There is a reason why nature is doing that. But that's for me, and I totally respect where anyone wants to be a mom after 50. I didn't think because of my career, the way I live my life, the way my marriage was, that it was fair to bring a kid to this world, and I'm not going to be able to give 100 percent."

In both interviews, she reiterated that she'd want her future partner to already have kids of his own.

He also said he wanted kids, adding, "[That] wasn't inevitably why everything ended. It's because two people grew apart, and sometimes that happens. ... To be painted as if I had some sort of midlife crisis, and after nine years, turned to somebody and gave them an ultimatum of, 'Do this potentially unhealthy thing to your body, or else I'm gone?' That's never who I was."

Joe's fiancé, Caitlin O'Conner, told People, "I think Joe would be a great dad. He has big dad energy. It's always been the first conversation I have on the first date. Do you wanna start a family? What does your future look like? We definitely talked about that during our first date. So, you know, in the future. I have always discussed having children at the beginning of any relationship or dating situation, and so has Joe."

After their split, Paula struggled with disordered eating, but she sought help and checked herself into a clinic. Her parents supported her emotionally through her recovery. 

She continued to dream of having children. In 2007, she told USA Today, "Definitely within the next two years. I thought by now I'd have three grown children. With modern medicine, people are having kids in their 40s and even up until their late 40s. In their 50s, they're having their second child. If it doesn't happen naturally like that, I would always consider adopting."

As of 2026, Paula doesn't have any children.

Proving his point, Fergie sweetly congratulated the couple when they announced their pregnancy on Instagram. She commented, "Welcome the cuteness."