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18 Celebrities Who Have Said That They Don't Want Kids — Did They Change Their Mind?

Blue Ivy, North West, Suri Cruise — the children of celebrities often become almost as much of a fascination as their famous parents. But, while fans may be stoked to hear about their favorite celebrities welcoming a little one to this world, not every star feels the need to be a parent. Lots of famous people have talked about their lack of desire to have kids of their own for one reason or another, despite societal pressure to start popping out a lot of famous little ones. Many have stuck to their decision, while others had a change of heart later in life — and either choice is perfectly fine. So which stars said "no, thanks" to kids? Click through to find that out — as well as whether they ever changed their minds.

by Kaitlin Reilly

Portia de Rossi

The Arrested Development star, who is married to Ellen Degeneres, has stated that both her and her wife would have to “really want” kids in order to make it work, and that parenting is something that neither have expressed a serious interest in.

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Portia de Rossi

So far, de Rossi has no plans for children — she told Out Magazine that married life is really “blissful” and she’s happy to be baby-free.

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Oprah Winfrey

The media mogul joked to the Hollywood Reporter that her kids would “hate” her due to her busy career.

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Oprah Winfrey

Things didn’t change for the talk show host — she still doesn’t have kids of her own. But that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t support the next generation in her own way; the Oprah Winfrey Academy of Leadership for Girls helps young women get an education.

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Zooey Deschanel

The New Girl actress admitted to the press that she didn’t feel like she had a maternal instinct, and that she liked working too much to have kids.

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Zooey Deschanel

Things changed in that department for the actress — she recently announced that she was expecting her first child with her boyfriend Jacob Pechnik!

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George Clooney

In 2011 The Descendants star told the Telegraph that his priority is work, which is why he doesn’t want to have kids… or get married again.

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George Clooney

So far, no plans for babies, but he did recently wed activist Amal Alamuddin — so who knows what other surprises he has up his sleeve?

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Eva Mendes

The Ghost Rider actress stated in an interview that she just didn’t feel the “urge” to have a baby.

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Eva Mendes

Of course, that was before Ryan Gosling came along — the pair welcomed their first child, Esmeralda Amada Gosling, in the fall of 2014.

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Fergie

In 2012, the “L.A. Love” singer told MTV News that she was putting off having kids until she and her husband Josh Duhamel felt more prepared to change their lifestyle.

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Fergie

Let’s just say that things didn’t take all that long to turn around for Fergie. She and her husband welcomed their son Axl Jack Duhamel in 2013!

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Renee Zellweger

The Chicago star claimed that motherhood was simply never an ambition of hers.

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Renee Zellweger

So far, no kids for Zellweger, even though she does love being an aunt to her brother’s children.

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Cameron Diaz

The Other Woman star told Women’s Health that she likes her life too much to bring a child into it.

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Cameron Diaz

There’s no reason to do a bump watch on Diaz — it doesn’t look like she’ll be prepping a nursery any time soon. What she might be prepping for instead? Her honeymoon following her surprise wedding to former Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden!

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Margaret Cho

Don’t ask this comedian to babysit. According to the Drop Dead Diva actress, babies really scare her!

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Margaret Cho

Though Cho admitted in a Salon piece that her stance on kids isn’t set in stone, she’s pretty sure that she doesn’t want to have any of her own.

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Helen Mirren

The 100 Foot Journey actress married her husband Taylor Hackford in 1997, but they don’t have any children together.

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Helen Mirren

At 69, it doesn’t seem like Mirren wants any kids — she still claims to put her “work in front of everything.”

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Chelsea Handler

In an interview with talk show The Conversation, the late night host admitted that she didn’t think she’d be a great mother. She didn’t want to have kids and then have them be raised by a nanny due to her own busy career.

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Chelsea Handler

With a new Netflix show coming out, it doesn’t look like Handler’s planning on slowing down for babies any time soon.

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Jennifer Aniston

The tabloids may be permanently on Aniston baby bump watch, but she’d rather focus on her career than raising a family.

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Jennifer Aniston

It’s anyone’s guess whether Aniston will ever have kids of her own, but she did tell Carson Daly that she doesn’t like the pressure put on women to have them. She stated: “I don’t have this checklist of things that have to be done and if I’ve not checked them, then I’ve failed some part of my feminism or my being a woman or my worth or value as a woman because I haven’t birthed a child.”

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Jay Leno

The late night host’s “baby” is his talk show. The host and his wife Mavis Leno have never wanted children of their own.

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Jay Leno

Though Leno is relatively tight-lipped on the subject, his wife did give her own opinion to the Washington Post, stating that she felt motherhood — and, ironically, marriage — often “trapped” women. She made an exception for marriage (she stated that her hubby is the “single kindest human being” that she’s ever met) but it’s doubtful she’ll change her tune on the whole kids thing.

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Kim Cattrall

Much like her Sex and the City character Samantha Jones, Cattrall has said that she’s not interested in pursuing motherhood.

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Kim Cattrall

Though the actress has considered having a child via sperm donation, she ultimately realized that her interest in having a baby came from outside sources, and not her own internal desires.

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Rachael Ray

The celebrity cook has stated that she’s “too busy” to have kids of her own.

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Rachael Ray

Sure, she might make the best mac n’ cheese on the block, but she won’t be spooning it out to her own children — so far, there’s no plans for a baby Ray on the way.

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Stevie Nicks

The Fleetwood Mac singer told InStyle that becoming a mother automatically changes one’s life focus — which is clearly something she doesn’t want to do.

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Stevie Nicks

There’s a second big reason why Nicks doesn’t have any children of her own — she really, realllllly doesn’t want to go to any PTA meetings!

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Ashley Judd

The actress ruffled a few feathers when she claimed that it was “selfish” for people to procreate.

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Ashley Judd

In her 2011 memoir All That is Bitter and Sweet, Judd states: “I figured it was selfish for us to pour our resources into making our ‘own’ babies when those very resources and energy could not only help children already here, but through advocacy and service transform the world into a place where no child ever needs to be born into poverty and abuse again.”

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Dita von Teese

The burlesque dancer isn’t putting any pressure on herself to have kids of her own.

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Dita von Teese

Though von Teese adores her sister’s kids and her two dogs, having kids of her own isn’t a priority — for now, at least. She told the Independent : “I’m just going to watch how my life unfolds and see what happens. I’m not going to be less of a person if I don’t have children.” Sounds pretty healthy to me!

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