Paris Hilton Opened Up About the "Difficult" Decision to Use a Surrogate

After the surprise announcement that she had welcomed a second child earlier this week, Paris Hilton revealed why she and her husband, Carter Reum, decided to use a surrogate for their pregnancies. In the season 2 premiere of her Peacock reality show, Paris in Love, Hilton said that although she would "have loved" to carry her children — son Phoenix Barron and new daughter London, who arrived on Thanksgiving — she felt that her life was "too public" for her to do it.

"Surrogacy was a difficult decision to make," she said during the show.

"I would have loved that experience of growing the baby in your tummy and feeling the kicks and all of those exciting moments, but my life has just been so public," she added. "So even though the baby is biologically mine and Carter's, we decided to have a surrogate carry him."

Reum spoke about how he would approach parenting his two kids and what he wanted for them as they navigated the world in the spotlight.

"Now having a family with Paris, we want our family to grow up and be normal and not always be known as Paris Hilton's children," he said. He also mentioned the very public nature of their lives and the changes that come with having children in tow. "We have to think about safety. When we go to the farmer's market, it's one thing if someone stops and asks Paris for a photo. It's a whole other thing with the baby in tow in a stroller."

"I don't think we know everything the journey's gonna throw at us, but we're just gonna tackle it as we go," he said.

Paris spoke about the show's sophomore season and how she was excited to show fans more of her life as a mother, telling People that she wanted to offer a look at her embracing her new role as a working mom.

"You get to experience a really in-depth look into my life and what a fun mom I am and how much love that I have to give and how I am very hardworking," she shared.

"This season is also such a healing experience. From going through everything around releasing my memoir and talking to my family about it, and also surprising my mom on the show with meeting Phoenix for the first time. There are just so many special moments this season," Hilton concluded.