The Controversial Birth
The interview put the focus back on Octomom and the controversial birth. Nadya recalled that 46 scrambling nurses and doctors had to work together in performing the C-section on her when she was in labor at 31 weeks. There were two girls and six boys born and they weighed between 1.5 pounds and 3.25 pounds. The birth was regarded as a medical miracle and captured the interest of tabloids all over the globe but the birth quickly became a newsworthy scandal for glossy magazines and tabloids.
The Controversial Birth
Cashing In
After the octuplets were born, the story became hot property and numerous offers from tabloids came Nadya’s way. Understandably, she cashed in, receiving money for interviews since she was raising her fourteen children singlehandedly. When the public interest started to fade, a dark time in her life also started and she told the reporter, “I was pretending to be a fake, a caricature, which is something I’m not, and I was doing it out of desperation and scarcity so I could provide for my family.” Then, she added, “I’ve been hiding from the real world all my life.”
Cashing In