Celebrity Parents Katie Lee on Staying Hopeful Through Fertility Struggles: 'I Know a Family Will Happen for Us' In an essay for PEOPLE, Katie Lee says she was "touched by the compassion and love" she got from "friends and strangers" after discussing infertility By Anya Leon Anya Leon Anya Leon is a Senior News Editor and the Parents Editor for PEOPLE. She's been at the brand for over 14 years in various roles across the Entertainment, Lifestyle and News teams. She has appeared on PEOPLE's podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, and covers everything from exclusive pregnancy news to every single Kardashian birth (11 and counting!). She resides in Northern Virginia with her family. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 8, 2019 09:30 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Katie Lee isn’t giving up on her dream to have a family. The 37-year-old Food Network star revealed in an emotional Instagram last month that she and her husband Ryan Biegel have had difficulties conceiving since their September 2018 wedding. Now Lee is opening up about her infertility struggles in an essay for this week’s issue of PEOPLE, explaining that despite the challenges, she is optimistic about the future. “I know a family will happen for us; it’s just not going to be as easy as we thought,” Lee writes. “We will keep working toward it. Someday we will have our happy new beginning.” Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Parents newsletter. Katie Lee Kitchen/Instagram Katie Lee Speaks Out About Her Infertility Struggles After Being Asked When She Will Get Pregnant Lee, who says she has read similar infertility stories from many women online, goes on to offer comfort to other couples experiencing the same struggles, sending her prayers for their own happy endings. Cindy Ord/Getty “I pray any of you out there experiencing the same will have yours too,” adds Lee, who has had surgery and undergone in vitro fertilization (IVF) in attempts to get pregnant. Katie Lee and her husband Ryan Biegel. Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Food Network RELATED VIDEO: Woman Finds Out She’s Eight Months Pregnant After Being Told She Could Never Have Kids Lee’s Instagram post came after she was moved by her pastor’s sermon on Easter Sunday, as he touched on the beauty of “new beginnings” while telling a story of a couple trying to grow their family. “I get multiple messages a day asking me if I’m pregnant or why I am not pregnant yet,” Lee wrote on Instagram. “After one said that I looked ‘thick in the waist’ I finally responded that it’s not ok to comment on a woman’s body and you never know what someone is going through.” The cookbook author’s candid post touched several celebrities, including Daphne Oz, Hilaria Baldwin and Nate Berkus, all of whom offered their support. “Love you. Strong, smart women, unafraid to be vulnerable, should be running the world,” Berkus wrote. To read Katie Lee’s essay, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.