Katie Thurston reveals how she and husband Jeff Arcuri will likely have children amid her cancer battle Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By AMY LAMARE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 17:52 EDT, 30 March 2025 | Updated: 18:02 EDT, 30 March 2025 e-mail View comments Katie Thurston isn't letting stage 4 breast and liver cancer derail her plans to have a family with her brand new husband Jeff Arcuri, 36.
The Bachelor Nation star, 34, had a Q&A on her Instagram Stories on Friday and called out the people who judge celebrities who use surrogates to have children. She is especially prickly about the subject because it is likely that , given her cancer diagnosis, she will need to use a surrogate to have babies. The former Bachelorette was asked if her doctors told her she'd 'have to' use a surrogate.
'I never like the word "have to" with anything medical-related, kind of like "never say never," Thurston answered. 'However, yes, Jeff and I discussed the importance of my health and that, when the time comes, surrogacy will likely be the best option for us.' Katie Thurston isn't letting stage 4 breast and liver cancer derail her plans to have a family with her brand new husband Jeff Arcuri The reality TV star added, 'This is a friendly reminder to stop judging celebrities who pursue surrogacy.
You don’t know what they have going on in their personal lives.' Thurston also revealed in the Q&A session that she's chosen to freeze embryos with Arcuri before she begins her cancer.