Octomom Natalie 'Nadya' Suleman exclusively tells PEOPLE that she's still single, saying, "If I never dated before I had any kids, why would I start now?"

Natalie “Nadya” Suleman—also known as “Octomom”—shared an update on her dating life after raising 14 children as a single mom.

The 49-year-old spoke about telling her story in an upcoming Lifetime movie and docuseries, “I Was Octomom” and “Confessions of Octomom,” respectively.

Nadya Suleman, known as Octomom, became a household name in 2009 after giving birth to octuplets. Here's where Octomom is now.

Nadya Suleman, who was famously dubbed Octomom, is sharing why she and her 14 kids made the decision to step back into public life ahead of new Lifetime docuseries.

“I’m just very excited,” Suleman’s daughter Nariyah, 15, told the outlet of their movie and docuseries. “Our mom would finally be able to say her side of the story, because I feel like it was very unfair how she was terrorized and hated for just being a mother. And she had to sacrifice so much just for her children.”

On Jan. 26, Nadya Suleman’s eight youngest children will turn 16 years old. And for the first time since their controversial birth, they are speaking out. Suleman, more widely known as Octomom, has remained largely out of the public eye for the last 12 years as she raised her 14 children as a single mom.

Octomom” Nadya Suleman has 14 kids, and she has been documenting their busy lives via social media. Suleman was already the mother of Ameerah, Calyssa, Elijah, Jonah, Joshua and Aidan when she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009 named Nariyah,

Natalie "Nadya" Suleman's teenage octuplets are about to share their story in an upcoming Lifetime docuseries, PEOPLE exclusively revealed.