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{{Short description|Mother of octuplets}}
{{distinguish|Natalie Suleyman}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Natalie Suleman
|image = Nadya Suleman (aka Octomom) at Ha Ha Cafe - 2011.jpg
|caption = Suleman in 2011
|mother = Angela Victoria Stanaitis
|father = Edward Doud Suleman
|birth_name = Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|11}}
|birth_place = [[Fullerton, California]], U.S.
|other_names = Natalie Denise Suleman (current full name)
|known_for = [[Suleman octuplets]]
|nationality =
|partner =
|spouse = {{marriage|Marcos Gutierrez|1996|2008|reason=divorced}}
|children = 14}}
'''Natalie Denise Suleman''' (born '''Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman'''; July 11, 1975), known as '''Octomom''' in the media, is an American media personality who came to international attention when she gave birth to the first surviving [[multiple birth|octuplets]] in January 2009.<ref name="todayshow">{{Cite news |title=Octuplets' mom: 'I'm not being selfish' |last=Celizic |first=Mike |date=February 11, 2009 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29135612 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214144907/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29135612 |archive-date=February 14, 2009 |work=NBC News}}</ref> The circumstances of their high-order multiple birth led to controversy in the field of [[assisted reproductive technology]] as well as an investigation by the [[Medical Board of California]] of the fertility specialist involved.<ref name="zaa">[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_re_us/octuplets Octuplets' mom says she had 6 embryos implanted], ''Associated Press'', February 6, 2009</ref>

Suleman conceived the octuplets and her six older children via [[in vitro fertilization]] (IVF).<ref>{{cite news|url = https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_re_us/octuplets|title = California Medical Board probes octuplet birth|date = February 6, 2009|last = Mohajer|first = Shaya Tayefe|agency = Associated Press|work=news.yahoo.com|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090207211046/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_re_us/octuplets|archive-date = February 7, 2009|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Suleman was born in [[Fullerton, California]].{{Refn | group = "lower-alpha" | She was born in Orange County, which supports Fullerton as her place of birth vs. Bellflower (Los Angeles County) which is sometimes reported.}} She is the only child of Angela Victoria Suleman (born Stanaitis), a schoolteacher of Lithuanian descent and Edward Doud Suleman, a Palestinian restaurant owner turned realtor who served as a translator in Iraq.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/01/27/octomom-nadya-suleman-celebrates-kids-11th-birthday-pic-octuplets-photo/|title = Nadya 'Octomom' Suleman, 44, Shares Rare New Pic of Her Octuplets on Their 11th Birthday|date = 28 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-news/octomom-faces-eviction-from-southern-calif-home/article_ff33b61a-97cf-57ff-b78c-7a4bd3285c00.html|title='Octomom' faces eviction from Southern Calif. home|website=timesnews.net|date=26 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Her side of the story: Nadya Suleman shares details about her family, which now includes 14 kids |author= Curry, Ann |date= February 10, 2009 |website= NBC News |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29129311 }}</ref><ref name="angela">{{cite web|url= https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6833533&page=1|title = Octuplet Grandma Calls Daughter 'Unconscionable'|last = Francescani|first = Chris|date = February 9, 2009|work = Good Morning America|publisher = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}} - references Radar Online article {{cite web|url = http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/02/grandma-blasts-octuplet-mom-nadyas-not-capable.php|title = Grandma Blasts Octuplet Mom: "Nadya's Not Capable"|work = RadarOnline.com|date = February 9, 2009}}</ref><ref name="cbsnew">{{cite web|url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/octuplets-mom-obsessed-with-having-kids/ |title=Octuplets' Mom "Obsessed" With Having Kids|work = CBS News|date = January 31, 2009|access-date= 2012-09-01}}</ref><ref name="CTV">{{cite news|url = http://www.ctvnews.ca/grandma-says-mother-of-8-obsessed-with-having-kids-1.365932|title = Grandma says mother of 8 obsessed with having kids|date = January 31, 2009|work = CTV News|publisher = Bell Media Television|access-date = 2009-02-03}}</ref><ref name="latimesnew">{{cite news|url = https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octuplets31-2009jan31,0,6246659.story|title = Octuplets' mom was hoping for 'just one more girl,' grandmother says|date = 2009-01-31|access-date = 2012-09-01|last1 = Garrison|first1 = Jessica|last2 = Yoshino|first2 = Kimi|newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> She attended [[Nogales High School (La Puente, California)|Nogales High School]] in [[La Puente, California|La Puente]], California, where she was known as ''Natalie Doud'', and later [[Mt. San Antonio College]] in [[Walnut, California|Walnut]] where she earned a psychiatric technician license.<ref>{{cite web |title=Octuplets' mother had miscarriages, depression, suicidal thoughts before first pregnancy |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-06-me-octuplets6-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=6 February 2009}}</ref> She received a B.S. in child development and worked for a state mental hospital for three years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Popescu |first1=Adam |title=The Octomom Has Proved Us All Wrong |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/style/octomom-kids-2018.html |website=The New York Times |date=15 December 2018}}</ref>

==Marriage and divorce==
In 1996, Suleman married Marco Gutierrez. They separated in 2000. Gutierrez filed for divorce in November 2006, which was finalized in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/news/octo-moms-ex-we-split-because-we-couldnt-have-kids-200933 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416001602/http://www.usmagazine.com/news/octo-moms-ex-we-split-because-we-couldnt-have-kids-200933 |archive-date=2009-04-16 |title=Octuplet Mom's Ex: We Split Because We Couldn't Have Kids |access-date=2011-07-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Children==
Suleman began IVF treatments at age 21 in 1997,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/includes/misc/kamravaaccusation.pdf?loc=interstitialskip |title=Kamrava Accusation | work=Los Angeles Times | access-date=May 19, 2010}}</ref> under the supervision of Dr. Michael Kamrava, who was later expelled from the [[American Society for Reproductive Medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/19/octomom.doctor/index.html?iref=werecommend|title=Medical society boots doctor who did IVF in Suleman octuplets case |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Rubin | first = Rita | title = 'Octomom' doctor expelled from fertility group | work = USA Today | date = 2009-10-19 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-10-18-octomom-doctor-fertility_N.htm | access-date = 2009-10-29}}</ref><ref name="msnbcMK">{{Cite news |title=Medical society probes octuplets' conception |date=2009-02-10 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29123731 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211232732/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123731/ |archive-date=February 11, 2009 |work=[[NBC News]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091022095002/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20314273,00.html "Octomom's Fertility Doc Slammed by Colleagues"]. ''People''. October 20, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2010.</ref>

In 2001, Suleman gave birth to her first son, Elijah. In 2002, she gave birth to her first daughter, Amerah. Suleman continued IVF treatments, which resulted in three further pregnancies, including two more sons, Joshua and Aidan, and one set of fraternal twins, Calyssa and Caleb, for a total of six children: four sons and two daughters.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etonline.com/octomom-nadya-suleman-shares-pic-of-octuplets-first-day-of-8th-grade-189335 | title=Octomom Nadya Suleman Shares Pic of Octuplets First Day of 8th Grade |first=Tionah | last=Lee | website=Entertainment Tonight | date=August 18, 2022 | access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/parents/octomom-nadya-suleman-kids-everything-to-know/ | title= 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman's Family: Everything to Know About Her 14 Kids, Including Her Octuplets | first=Skyler | last=Caruso | website=People Magazine | date=August 19, 2022 | access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Her side of the story |last=Curry |first=Ann |date=2009-02-10 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29129311 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213233936/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29129311/ |archive-date=February 13, 2009 |access-date=2010-12-05 |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> In 2019, Suleman revealed that her son, Aidan, is "severely [[Autism spectrum|autistic]]" and "requires complete assistance in meeting all needs in activities of daily living."<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/octomom-nadya-suleman-reveals-son-aidan-is-severely-autistic/ | title= 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Reveals Son Aidan Is 'Severely Autistic' and Requires 'Total Care' | first=Riley | last=Cardoza | website= [[Us Weekly]] | date= August 21, 2019 | access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/octomom-nadya-suleman-opens-up-about-severely-autistic-14-yearold-son-212713048.html | title= 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman opens up about 'severely autistic' 14-year-old son | first=Taryn | last=Ryder | website=[[Yahoo!]] | date= August 21, 2019 | access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> Suleman is a [[Veganism|vegan]] and says that most of her children prefer vegan food.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/style/octomom-kids-2018.html "The Octomom Has Proved Us All Wrong"]. nytimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.livekindly.com/octomum-vegan-children/ "Octomum And Her Children Embrace A Vegan Lifestyle"]. livekindly.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.</ref>

===Octuplets===
{{Main|Suleman octuplets}}
In 2009, Suleman stated that she had six embryos left over from her previous IVF treatments. She explained that she requested all of the remaining embryos be transferred into her uterus at one time. A woman her age would normally have a maximum of three embryos transferred.<ref name="zaa"/> Suleman says that part of her reasoning for attempting a seventh pregnancy was so that the frozen embryos would not be destroyed. Beginning with the first egg retrieval in 2000, Suleman's extra embryos had been frozen and stored with Dr. Kamrava. Despite this, fresh cycles of hormone therapy and egg retrieval were performed for each of Suleman's pregnancies, instead of using the frozen embryos already available.<ref>{{Citation | format = [[PDF]] | url = https://www.latimes.com/includes/misc/kamravaaccusation.pdf?loc=interstitialskip | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | title = Kamrava Accusation}}.</ref> In June 2011, during an investigation by the [[Medical Board of California]], it was found that Kamrava had transferred twelve embryos, which the board found to be an "extreme" departure from standard of care.<ref name= "Dobuzinskis">{{cite news|last=Dobuzinskis|first=Alex|title=Octomom doctor loses California medical license|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-octomom-idUSTRE7507TL20110601?feedType=RSS |work= Reuters |access-date=1 June 2011|date=June 1, 2011}}</ref> After reviewing Suleman's case, in combination with three other cases, the Medical Board of California voted to revoke Kamrava's medical license, effective July 1, 2011.<ref name="Dobuzinskis" />

News of the octuplets caused an international media sensation.<ref name="z">{{Citation | url = https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIx-PXnXPpwF1a_nlRYF00fzBIQD965O37O1 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090209124800/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIx-PXnXPpwF1a_nlRYF00fzBIQD965O37O1 | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 9, 2009 | title = Veil about to be lifted on octuplets' mystery mom | newspaper = Associated Press | date = February 5, 2009}}.</ref> Public response was largely negative and included death threats.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE51A7R020090211 | title = Threats send California octuplets mom into hiding | work = Reuters | date = February 11, 2009}}.</ref> There has been much public discussion about Suleman's decision to have the octuplets, including a minor protest outside the Suleman home.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octuplets7-2009feb07,0,2129396.story Octuplets' birth spawns outrage from public], [[Los Angeles Times]], February 7, 2009</ref> Many expressed concern that Suleman's decision to have these children would burden taxpayers with financial support.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yoshino |first1=Kimi |last2=Garrison |first2=Jessica |title= Octuplets could be costly for taxpayers |work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |date= 2009-02-11 |url= https://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-octuplets11-2009feb11,0,7610365.story |access-date= 2009-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Mohajer |first= Shaya Tayefe |title= Taxpayers may have to cover octuplet mom's costs |agency= Associated Press |date=2009-02-11 |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIx-PXnXPpwF1a_nlRYF00fzBIQD969P20O0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215123052/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIx-PXnXPpwF1a_nlRYF00fzBIQD969P20O0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2009 |access-date=2009-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bryant |first=Carleton |title=Report: Octuplets likely to cost taxpayers millions |newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] |date=2009-02-11 |url=http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/out-context/2009/Feb/11/report-octuplets-likely-to-cost-taxpayers-millions/ |access-date=2009-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316215735/http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/out-context/2009/Feb/11/report-octuplets-likely-to-cost-taxpayers-millions/ |archive-date=2009-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Suleman claimed to be able to independently support her children, saying she was planning to return to school to complete a master's degree in counseling. Records showed that Suleman was unemployed after having received [[disability benefits]] between 2002 and 2008, as compensation for a back injury sustained in September 1999 during an incident at a previous job.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Stateman|first=Alison|title=Octuplet mom speaks, questions grow|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1877962,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209224414/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1877962,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2009|magazine=Time|access-date=2 June 2011|date=February 7, 2009}}</ref>

In February 2009, television host [[Phil McGraw]] questioned whether the octuplets would be released from the hospital, while Suleman expressed concern about losing [[child custody|custody]] of them.<ref>[http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/02/25/Hospital_may_not_release_octuplets_to_mom/UPI-85451235579707/ Hospital may not release octuplets to mom] February 25, 2009</ref> In March, Suleman bought a new house in [[La Habra, California|La Habra]]. In the early morning hours of April 1, the day she would bring home the seventh octuplet, vandals threw a baby seat through the back window of her Toyota minivan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/octo-mom-brings-seventh-baby-home-from-hospital/20738|title=Octo Mom Brings Seventh Baby Home from Hospital|date=April 1, 2009|publisher=omg! news on Yahoo!|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=April 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405214707/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/octo-mom-brings-seventh-baby-home-from-hospital/20738|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/us_world/Octo-Mom-Blah-Blah-Blah-7th-Baby-Home.html|title=One to Go: Octo-Mom's 7th Baby Home|author1=Bonnie Buck |author2=Hasani Gittens |date=April 2, 2009|publisher=NBC San Diego}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_12054443|title=Octomom's van smashed with baby seat|newspaper=The Daily Breeze|access-date=2009-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719164544/http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_12054443|archive-date=2009-07-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> By April 14, 2009, all of the children were home with their mother and grandmother. The octuplets celebrated their first birthday on January 26, 2010. Suleman told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, "I don't get much sleep, but I'm used to that. Once one of the kids gets up, they all get up. Some nights I don't sleep at all or as little as half an hour. On the good nights, I may get up to two full hours. The longest I've gone without sleeping is 72 hours. It's hard, but I'm continuing to move forward with my life and trying to be the best mother I can be."<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20339522,00.html "Nadya Suleman's Octuplets Turn 1!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129214621/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20339522,00.html |date=2010-01-29 }}. ''People Magazine.'' January 26, 2010.</ref>

==Public profile==
Suleman quickly became notorious with the birth of octuplets. Within the first week, the media dubbed her "Octomom". Suleman hired the Killeen Furtney Group as her initial public relations company, with Wes Yoder providing a small amount of ''pro bono'' advice. Both groups soon ended their involvement after receiving death threats.<ref name="lat0215">[https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octuplets15-2009feb15,0,4935931.story "Publicists for octuplets' mother quit over death threats"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', February 15, 2009.</ref> Her next spokesman was Victor Munoz,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090304190445/http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jb5nkFDXdBnXzn1WEet3sHBt50Qw California octuplets mom passes on offer of 24-hour nursing care], The Canadian Press, February 28, 2009 </ref> who quit on March 6, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=7034980&page=1|title=ABC News: Octo-Mom's Publicist Quits; Calls Her 'Nuts'|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311063943/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=7034980&page=1 |archive-date=2009-03-11 }}</ref>

Suleman has appeared on many television shows, starting with a February 2009 interview with [[Ann Curry]]. Suleman rejected suggestions that her decisions have been selfish or that she would not be able to care for her children, stating: "I know I'll be able to afford them when I'm done with my schooling. If I were just sitting down watching TV and not being as determined as I am to succeed and provide a better future for my children, I believe that would be considered, to a certain degree, selfish."<ref name="cnn6">[http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/06/octuplets.mom/ "Octuplets' mom: 'All I ever wanted'"], ''CNN'', February 6, 2009.</ref> Suleman would make another appearance later in March on ''[[Dr. Phil (TV series)|Dr. Phil]]'' alongside fellow guest [[Gloria Allred]]. Allred had a list of criticisms regarding Suleman's performance as mother and homemaker.<ref>[https://abc7.com/archive/6729154/ "Suleman, Allred, nurses wage war of words"], KABC, March 25, 2009.</ref>

On April 16, 2009, Suleman revealed she struck a deal for a reality TV show in the UK, though ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' said some U.S. networks were reluctant to pick up the show.<ref>[http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/04/octomom-reality-show.html "Octomom reality show reports; some networks reluctant"], The Live Feed.</ref> Suleman signed an agreement with the Los Angeles Superior Court on July 24 to have each of her children earn $250 a day to star in a reality show; filming was set to begin on September 1.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6727995.ece|title=Nadya Suleman and octuplets to star in reality show|date=2009-07-26|work=The Times of London|access-date=2009-07-26}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On May 4, 2009, it was announced that Allred had filed a case with Orange County Superior Court requesting that a guardian be appointed to protect the rights of the infants.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090507110516/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20276511,00.html "New Legal Challenge for Nadya Suleman"]. ''People''. May 4, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.</ref> FOX later aired its own two-hour special titled ''Octo-Mom: The Incredible Unseen Footage''.<ref name="Fox_Octo_Special2">{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/fox-air-two-hour-octomom-special-wbna32361669|title=Fox to air two-hour 'Octomom' special.|date=August 10, 2009|publisher=[[Today.com]]|access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> There were many parodies and other media events based on the story, including a 2009 musical performed in Los Angeles, which Suleman was not involved with.<ref>{{Cite news |title=PHOTOS: Octomom – The Musical! |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20285051,00.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160831232001/http://www.people.com:80/people/article/0,,20285051,00.html |archive-date=August 31, 2016 |access-date=December 15, 2024 |work=People |language=en-US}}</ref>

Suleman was featured in the February 2010 issue of ''[[Star (magazine)|Star]]'', where she gave an interview. Several pictorials followed, focused mainly on her weight loss since delivering the octuplets a year earlier.<ref name="Fox_Octo_Special">{{cite news|url=http://www.starmagazine.com/octomom_nadya_suleman_bikini/news/16430/|title=Exclusive: 'octomom' Nadya Suleman's New Bikini Body & How She Got It.|date=January 20, 2010|magazine=[[Star (magazine)|Star]]|access-date=January 20, 2010}}</ref>

In April 2010, Suleman was on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' and ''[[Idol Gives Back]]'', in which she denied claims that she had received plastic surgery and stated that she refused to star in pornographic movies. She added that she had seriously rethought her decision to give birth to and raise her children, and that she hoped to become a teacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Octomom-Suleman-Oprah-1017316.aspx|title=Octomom Nadya Suleman to Appear on Oprah, Idol Gives Back|publisher=[[TVGuide.com]]}}</ref> She made another appearance on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', where she asked and received help from [[Suze Orman]] about financial issues that she was then facing with her children and discussed her [[hoarding disorder]] developed from childhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Suze-Ormans-Intervention-with-the-Octomom_1|title=Suze Orman's Intervention with "Octomom" Nadya Suleman|work=The Oprah Winfrey Show}}</ref>

In March 2012, Suleman posed seminude for the UK magazine ''[[Closer (magazine)|Closer]]''.<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/03/octomom-defends-topless-photo-shoot/1#.T3NJ74GPZZ0 "Octomom defends topless photo shoot"]. ''USA Today''. March 2012.</ref>

On April 30, 2012, Suleman filed for [[personal bankruptcy]]. Suleman said she had $50,000 in assets and up to $1 million in debts. Her home in La Habra was set to go up for auction. Earlier, she was accused of neglecting her children while spending hundreds of dollars on herself for services such as [[Brazilian hair straightening|Brazilian blowouts]]. However, after visiting her house, [[social worker]]s determined that the children were not in danger and should not be removed.<ref name="octomom_bankrupcy">{{cite news |title=Octomom Nadya Suleman files for personal bankruptcy |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/octomom-nadya-suleman-bankruptcy.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 30, 2012 | access-date =June 21, 2012}}</ref>

Suleman checked herself into Chapman House Treatment Center in [[Los Angeles]] on October 23, 2012, for 28 days or more for rehabilitation for [[anxiety]], [[Nervous exhaustion|exhaustion]], and [[stress (psychological)|stress]]. She had been taking [[Xanax]] under a doctor's care for her problems.<ref>{{cite news|title='Octomom' checks into rehab citing anxiety, stress|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/octomom-checks-rehab-citing-anxiety-stress#overlay-context=article/ap-newsalert-150|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=31 October 2012|archive-date=2 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102183619/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/octomom-checks-rehab-citing-anxiety-stress#overlay-context=article/ap-newsalert-150|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Suleman appears in the music video of [[Cledus T. Judd]]'s "[[Parodyziac!!|Honeymoon]]" as his bride.<ref>{{YouTube|0TJEPJWGzGI|Cledus T. Judd - Honeymoon (Official Music Video)}}</ref>

On January 13, 2014, Suleman was accused of [[Welfare fraud#United States|welfare fraud]] by the state of California for failing to disclose nearly $30,000 in earnings.<ref>{{cite news|title='Octomom' Nadya Suleman charged over stripper, adult film earnings |url= http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/13/showbiz/octuplets-mom-welfare-fraud-charges/ |work=[[CNN]]|access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref> On July 14, she pleaded no contest to a single count of misdemeanor welfare fraud for failing to disclose income she was receiving from videos and personal appearances while collecting more than $26,000 in public assistance funds to care for her 14 children. Suleman was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and two years of probation, and ordered to pay a small fine. Her attorney, Arthur J. LaCilento, said that with financial help from friends, his client has already repaid the county welfare system.<ref>{{cite news|title=Octomom Pleads No Contest to Welfare Fraud |url= https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/octomom-pleads-contest-welfare-fraud-24554099 |work=ABC|access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> Before making her plea, Suleman had been facing four felony charges, including perjury and welfare fraud, in the case.<ref>{{cite news|title='Octomom' pleads no contest to welfare fraud, gets community service |url= https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-octomom-pleads-no-contest-welfare-fraud-20140714-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, Suleman starred in the film ''[[666 the Devil's Child]]'', a low-budget horror film that centers upon a couple that visits a woman they met on the Internet, only for strange things to occur. Suleman portrays the character Vanessa, a film student.<ref name="ocweekly">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2014/07/octomom_nadya_suleman_666_movie.php|title=Octomom Nadya Suleman Means to Make You Scream at Her in Latest Old Horror Movie|newspaper=[[OC Weekly]]|access-date=2015-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704110219/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2014/07/octomom_nadya_suleman_666_movie.php|archive-date=2015-07-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2017, Suleman was interviewed for the [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo network]] program ''[[Andy Cohen's Then & Now]]''.

In March 2019, the Australian current affairs program ''[[Sunday Night (Australian TV program)|Sunday Night]]'' interviewed Suleman for the octuplets' tenth birthday. She conceded that although at the time she was "absolutely [...] young, dumb, irresponsible, selfish, reckless", she does not regret any of her children. The feature noted that the household is run with "military precision", and the children are "happy, healthy, and well-mannered".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sunday-night/youve-got-to-do-what-youve-got-to-do-to-provide-for-your-family-octomum-natalie-sulemans-octuplets-celebrate-their-10th-birthdays-c-14231|title=Octomum Natalie Suleman's octuplets celebrate their 10th birthdays|date=2019-03-10|website=7NEWS.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref>

==Jobs==
In June 2012, Suleman recorded a single with recording artist [[Adam Barta]] after she appeared in an alternate cut of his "Q&A" music video, where she was heard saying, "Let's do a duet, on my new album!"<ref name = "Naughty_But_Nice_Rob">{{cite news|last=Naughty But Nice Rob|title='Octomom' Nadya Suleman Mulling Career As Singer | format = video |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/octomom-single-nadya-suleman-singing-adam-barta_n_1556134.html |access-date=June 21, 2012|newspaper=[[Huffington Post]]|date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Suleman appeared in the [[adult film]] ''[[Octomom Home Alone]]'' produced by [[Wicked Pictures]]. The film was released on June 20, 2012.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.wicked.com/octomom |title=Octomom Home Alone |publisher=[[Wicked Pictures]] |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> In December 2012, ''Octomom Home Alone'' received four [[AVN Award]] nominations and won for Best Celebrity Video.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/02/octomom-avn-awards-nadya-suleman-blown-away-porn-nomination_n_2228088.html |title=Octomom AVN Awards: Nadya Suleman 'Blown Away' By Horn Award Nomination |date=December 2, 2012|work= The [[Huffington Post]] |access-date = December 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://avnawards.avn.com/past-shows/past-winners/ |title= AVN Awards: Past Winners |magazine= [[Adult Video News]] |access-date= March 19, 2013 |archive-date= July 19, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719165434/http://avnawards.avn.com/past-shows/past-winners/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Suleman worked as an adult entertainer dancing in men's clubs.<ref>{{cite news | last=Lambiet |first=Jose |url= http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/14/2895565/octomom-makes-debut-as-stripper.html |title=Octomom makes debut as stripper at Hallandale club |newspaper=Miami Herald |date = 2012-07-14 |access-date=2012-11-07}}</ref> She released a single called "Sexy Party" with [[Adam Barta]] in September, and he held her breasts while surrounded by crucifixes on a bed on the compact disc artwork, a cover she said was inspired by the work of [[Madonna]].<ref name="TMZ cover">{{Citation | title = TMZ | url = https://www.tmz.com/2012/08/04/octomom-topless-album-cover/ | date = 2012-08-04 | contribution = Octomom topless album cover}}.</ref> In October 2012, Suleman was paid to participate in the launch of an internet debate site, Deeyoon.com, including doing an online debate on parenting with [[Michael Lohan]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.tmz.com/2012/10/07/octomom-nadya-suleman-paid-website-debate/ |title= Octomom — Screw Porn, I'm Getting Paid To Debate |work=TMZ |date=2012-10-07 |access-date=2012-11-07}}</ref>

==Adaptation==
In 2025, Nadya Suleman's life was depicted in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] film ''[[I Was Octomom: The Natalie Suleman Story]]''. While Suleman narrated the film, it also stars [[Kristen Gutoskie]] as Suleman, Caitlin Stryker as Suleman's best friend Beth, and Anita Wittenberg as Angela Suleman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/watch-stream-i-was-octomom-natalie-suleman-story-online-free-1236158431/|title=How to Watch 'I Was Octomom: The Natalie Suleman Story' Online|website=Hollywood Reporter|first=Danielle|last=Directo-Meston|date=March 7, 2025|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref>

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==External links==
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