Bella Robertson Mayo and Husband Open Up about Infertility Struggle in ‘Duck Dynasty: The Revival’
Bella Robertson, a star from the reality TV show "Duck Dynasty," has opened up about her struggles with infertility in a recent interview ahead of the premiere of A&E's "Duck Dynasty: The Revival."
"I think people just don't know what they're talking about or who they're talking to," she told Us Weekly. "We share a story of infertility in the show, and that's something that we haven't really shared publicly that much, but that's something that others just don't know. When you just look at someone on social media, you can't know what anyone's going through."
Robertson, alongside her husband, Jacob Mayo, addressed how people would ask them when they would have children, which at times has been difficult to process, The Christian Post reported.
"I think what we've learned in marriage — and you'll see in our story in the show — is that I wish getting pregnant and having kids was as easy as people act like it is," Jacob, who is the owner of the General Vintage Clothing store, said. "Just, 'Oh, I can just pop out a kid' or 'If we want to wait, we get to choose to wait.' It's not that transactional of a thing."
"I think that's kind of the reason when people say stuff, it's just like, if it was easy or if it was easy not to, we would," he added. "But it's not that simple, I would say."
Concurring with her husband, Robertson said, "When people comment about us having kids, we're like, 'Trust me, you don't have to ask us.'"
The couple, who were married in June 2021 on a farm in Louisiana, ultimately decided to discuss their infertility in the upcoming series despite initial hesitation.
"It was not an easy decision," Robertson said. "I don't think we necessarily intended on sharing it even, but it felt right. …This is just one of the ways that we are showing up and being our authentic selves on this new show."
"I think that we both felt like if we could help anybody — especially, what are the odds that we're on this stage where we can share something that is so real for so many," she added.
Duck Dynasty: The Revival will air on June 1 on A&E. The show takes place eight years after the original Duck Dynasty series ended after 11 seasons.
Related Article: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Is Returning to TV with ‘Duck Dynasty: Revival’
Photo Credit: ©Instagram/bellarobmayo
Originally published May 23, 2025.
