Actress Nia Vardalos underwent 13 failed attempts at in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in a desperate bid to become a mother before realising she would never be able to conceive a child.
Actress and screenwriter Nia Vardalos is adding author to her resume after penning a book about adoption. The My Big Fat Greek Wedding star and her actor husband Ian Gomez adopted a daughter in 2008 and she shared the journey to motherhood with readers on HuffingtonPost.com. Vardalos has now turned her wise words into a tome called Instant Mom, which will be released in April (13).