Perez Hilton is ready to have kids! He would prefer to do it the Ricky Martin-style, to have his own biological children. Perez sat down with Latina magazine, he opens up about his transformations: his weight loss, why he doesn’t dish celebrities anymore (I like that); being bullied as a kid; and now ready to settle down and have kids.
Perez’ real name Mario Lavandeira, 32, grew up in Miami as a gay Cuban kid; he attended an all-boys Jesuit school.
Lately, Perez has been thinking about how much sweeter life would be to share it with someone. Perez goes on to tell that it’s harder for him to date because he’s gay and he’s famous.
But that’s not going to stop him from achieving his ultimate dream of having a family, Ricky Martin–style. “My clock is ticking,” he says. “I definitely feel open and deserving of a quality relationship. And I also really want to have kids. I don’t necessarily need a partner for that; I can do that on my own. Adopting is great, but I want to have my own biological children. I guess that’s where the Latino in me comes out,” he adds with a laugh. “When you have worked so hard for so long, your priorities shift. I think there are more important things in life than what you do for a living.”
Perez experienced his own share of bullying: “I was probably bullied just as much for being overweight as I was for being obviously gay but in the closet. I actually look at the bullying as a positive thing because it led me to find like-minded people.”
But Perez has done the biggest transformation by having stopped insulting celebrities.
Perez says, “I used to justify my behavior saying, ‘These are people that choose to be in the public eye, and they need to be prepared for the criticism.”
“But if I want to encourage others to do good in the world and not hurt each other, then I need to do that myself. I will not be going back to how I used to be. I can’t be the boy that cried wolf.”
I couldn’t agree more. We have a motto: celebrity friendly. Even though they are famous but they are just like us — We all have flaws so why are we so harsh bashing others when we screw up day in and day out? It’s not a great way to make money by insulting others. That’s bad karma!
Good job Perez and he’s really look so much better with the weight loss, hasn’t he? I’m starting to like him.
For more from Perez Hilton, pick up the February issue of Latina magazine, on newsstands January 11, 2011.
photos: Fame
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