Thomas Beatie with new love Amber Nicholas.
“Pregnant Man,” aka Thomas Beatie, will appear on an upcoming episode of Anderson, and in a preview of the show, he introduces his new girlfriend, Amber Nicholas, the director of the daycare his three children attend.
When Anderson Cooper asked if they plan on having children, the couple said they are leaving the option open. Thomas has had bottom surgery, but still has a uterus, so could carry more children if he chose.
The mother of Thomas’s kids is Nancy Beatie, although following Thomas’s assault charges against her, they have separated. They are trying to divorce, but an Arizona judge is disputing that the couple were ever legally married because Thomas was not born male. Despite not wanting to be with Nancy anymore, Thomas refuses to nullify their marriage, “like it never happened.”
On having children with Amber: Hypothetically, we have talked about starting a family together. The surgeon highly advises against it. Yeah, I might bust a stitch or something. We would have to check out our fertility options. Right now we have some of the same sperm used with the three children that I’ve had. We have two vials left at California Bank, and there’s a clinic in San Francisco that we might seek advice from.
On his divorce: It’s been a process. We physically separated back in March when I filed for separation and there was a protective order, but basically I didn’t wear my wedding ring for a year prior to that.
On the judge’s dispute that he and Nancy were never legally married: But it did happen, and I was married to Nancy for almost 10 years. We paid taxes, we bought and sold homes, we started a family together, and I want that to be validated. It’s being challenged right now, so if I back down from it we all lose.
The full episode with Thomas and Amber airs on Anderson Thursday, Nov 15.
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