
Katherine Heigl has taken a leave from Grey’s Anatomy and now it’s been confirmed that her and her husband, Josh Kelley, are adopting a baby girl from Korea. Katherine is announcing the news on the Ellen Show (which airs on Friday).
“We started talking about adoption even before we were engaged because it’s really important to me. It’s been a big part of my life and my family. My sister is Korean and my parents adopted her back in the ’70s and so I just always knew that this is something I wanted to do. I made that really clear because not everybody is down with that. … I just wanted to make sure that I was marrying a guy who understands that this was going to have to happen.”
They started the process about a year ago and haven’t met the baby yet, but they have seen a picture of their little girl.
“They told us that it was a little girl and who she was and the information about six months ago.”
Katherine says she’s naming the little girl, Naleigh, after her mother and sister’s name (Nancy, Leigh). She also revealed that the baby is special needs and that’s why the process has moved so quickly.
“She is a special-needs baby and because of that it all moved so much faster. They wanted to get her to us as quickly as possible.”
The baby is going to be with Katherine really soon. I’ve read reports that it could be as early as next week. Congratulations goes out to Katherine and Josh!
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