It was a difficult decision. The news that he is expecting a rainbow baby is heartening. John LegendHe revealed that he initially struggled to make the public announcement. Chrissy Teigen‘s 2020 pregnancy loss.
“It was difficult, and I was hesitant to share it,” the “All of Me” singer, 43, told BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs” on Sunday, August 7. “I think Chrissy was really right in encouraging us to share it because I think it really was powerful for a lot of people.”
Legend and Teigen, 36 years old, share Luna, 6, a daughter, and Miles (3,3) a son. The couple was expecting baby No. The couple was expecting baby number 3. However, the model experienced a partial placenta loss in 2020. They named their son Jack and have been open to the grieving process.
“Way more people than anybody realizes go through this,” Legend continued during his BBC Radio interview. “They told us they felt alone a lot of times, and us sharing our experience helped people feel less alone and feel like there were other people going through it and there was a community of people going through it.”
He added, “I think it was a really powerful, wise decision by Chrissy to share it because it helped a lot of people.”
The La La Land star said his personal pals were more likely to reach out to talk to him and Teigen, who married in 2013, about coping with a partner’s pregnancy loss after knowing the stars had been through themselves. Legend said that there is no magic solution to making someone feel better after a miscarriage.
“It’s hard to try to comfort anyone that’s going through it because there’s no real comfort,” he explained. “You’re always going to feel that loss. It kind of spreads over time, so it doesn’t feel as heavy over time, but you’ll never forget it.”
The EGOT winner tried his best to channel his pain into his art. His new album, which consists of two discs, is titled LegendThe album, which features songs inspired by his son, will be released in September. “Some of the songs are about are about coping with loss and grief [and] when you feel broken” Legend said.
Teigen and he, who had revealed in February that they were going through in vitro fertilization to conceive another baby, confirmed earlier this month that their rainbow baby is on the way.
“The last few years have been a blur of emotions to say the least, but joy has filled our home and hearts again. 1 billion shots later (in my leg lately, as you can see! we have another on the way,” the Lip Sync BattleStar wrote alongside a selfie of a baby bump on Wednesday, August 3rd.
The Chrissy’s Court alum continued: “Every appointment I’ve said to myself, ‘ok if it’s healthy today I’ll announce’ but then I breathe a sigh of relief to hear a heartbeat and decide I’m just too nervous still. I don’t think I’ll ever walk out of an appointment with more excitement than nerves but so far, everything is perfect and beautiful and I’m feeling hopeful and amazing. Ok phew it’s been very hard keeping this in for so long!”
