James Van Der Beek Reveals He Got A Vasectomy Before Cancer Diagnosis!

James Van Der Beek and his wife are done with having kids!

As you may know, the 47-year-old actor has six children with Kimberly Van Der Beek — 14-year-old Olivia, 12-year-old Joshua, 10-year-old Annabel, 8-year-old Emilia, 6-year-old Gwen, and 3-year-old Jeremiah. They are a family of eight, and James says it is staying that way!

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In an interview with People on Saturday, the Dawson’s Creek alum revealed he and Kimberly decided their family was complete long before his colorectal cancer diagnosis, so he got a vasectomy a couple of years ago! Yep, he got snipped! James said:

“I figured the only way we’re going to stop this is if we have some medical intervention.  I said listen, guys, you know Daddy has some surgery on his private parts, so just be really careful when you run up to me not to bump into anything.”

It should not be on the women solely when it comes to pregnancy prevention! It’s great to hear he stepped up! James noted the couple never planned on having such a big family – but “it just happened”:

“Well, we love having kids, but we didn’t really plan it out. It just happened. We had one planned child. One! Out of six. One was 100% on purpose. The one thing we really sucked at was not getting pregnant. But thank God, honestly, because it’s such a struggle for people, and we really don’t take it for granted. I joke, and I laugh, but like, yeah, we really just kind of got lucky that way.”

And now, he has closed up shop! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments!

[Image via James Van Der Beek/Instagram]