Gabrielle Union Reveals What It's Like Raising Her Daughter in the Public Eye

Gabrielle Union is on the cover of Glamour‘s new cover story.

Here’s what the actress had to share with the mag…

On raising her daughter, Kaavia James, in the public eye: “Part of the journey is being OK with how others—specifically moms—are viewing you, judging you, praising you. So much of Instagram life is creating these perfect illusions, right? People have kids—even through surrogacy or IVF or whatever—and the kids just appear. Rarely do we hear how…What was the journey? Without understanding what got to baby, it feels like easy and overnight. And that’s not the case.”

On learning about infertility treatments: “The only reason I heard about certain doctors or treatments or new technologies or new procedures was through a whisper network, and mainly from women who did not look like me.”

On why she decides to share about her daughter: “When you share so much pain and grief over the decades that I’ve been in this business doing press, you’re kind of just, like, ‘I want to share some f*cking joy.’ She brings me joy.”

For more from Gabrielle, visit Glamour.com.