Chrishell Stause on IVF: Last Round Before a Pivot?
Somewhere between a reality-TV reunion and your annual wellness exam, Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause has hopped back onto the IVF carousel—and she’s not exactly buying unlimited tickets. The 43-year-old realtor-turned-actress quietly shared on June 19 via Instagram Story a snapshot of the medication lineup fueling what she dubbed the “IVF hell train,” adding with deadpan resignation that “I think this may be my last attempt.” There’s plenty of drama in that caption alone, but hey, who doesn’t love a little hormone-fueled suspense?
Stause, who married drummer G Flip in 2023, went on to acknowledge other family-building detours—think adoption or donor arrangements—but emphasized that timing drove them to tackle IVF first. If this ride sputters out, she offered a mantra worthy of any real-world crisis manager: “If it’s meant to be it will be. If not, pivot.” That kind of optimism sounds nice, unless you glanced at the pharmacy bill or have a phobia of needles—then it’s basically just the universe daring you to laugh.
Fans flooded the comments, filling Chrishell’s feed with enough love to rival a rom-com finale. She even posted herself tearing up at those “beautiful supportive messages,” complete with a still from Twin Peaks showing someone in full-on sob mode. Because nothing says “thanks for your empathy” like leaning into a weird 1990s cult-hit reference.
This isn’t exactly virgin territory for Stause’s fertility confessions. Back in March, she told Us Weekly that the road has been “bumpy” and deliberately skimmed the gory details—no one needed a step-by-step of follicle count protocols at brunch. That same interview touched on adoption hiccups and assorted bureaucratic roadblocks, prompting Chrishell to declare they’re “on the upswing”—words every roller-coaster enthusiast loves to hear right before the drop.
Off-camera, G Flip hasn’t been shy about their own parental ambitions, either. The Aussie musician admitted on the People Every Day podcast (May 2022) that children are very much in “future plans,” adding that expanding the definition of “family” is part of the revolutionary fun. Two people with the same plumbing can totally make a next generation—mic drop.
And in true celebrity solidarity, Chrishell isn’t alone in airing these personal milestones. From Duck Dynasty’s Bella King spotlighting fertility struggles on her reality series to former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo warning that endometriosis could complicate conception, today’s stars are trading carefully curated perfection for raw fertility real-talk. Bachelor alum Caelynn Miller-Keyes even documented her own roller coaster in YouTube videos, summing it up in March: “It’s hard. I’m trying not to freak out every month.”
At least Chrishell’s keeping it both real and dry—like a fine wine after a hormone injection. Stay tuned for more medical-meets-reality shenanigans; apparently, pivoting is the new black. Tune in next time for more proof that adulting basically consists of making backups for your backups.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Us Weekly, People Magazine
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