Chrissy Teigen has said that Meghan Markle reached out to her after she tragically lost her baby son Jack halfway through her pregnancy.
The model, 35, and her husband John Legend, 42, who are parents to Luna, five, and Miles, two, lost their son Jack in September last year when he was stillborn.
Meghan, who is currently expecting her second baby – a girl – with Prince Harry, tragically suffered her own miscarriage over the summer.
Reaching out: Chrissy Teigen has said that Meghan Markle reached out to her after she tragically lost her baby son Jack halfway through her pregnancy
Chrissy praised the Duchess of Sussex for being ‘wonderful and so kind’ by reaching out to her with a touching letter during the difficult time.
The model said on the Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen: ‘She’s been so kind to me ever since we connected on… she had written me about baby Jack and loss, but yeah.
‘She is really wonderful and so kind, and just as kind as everyone says she is.’
Chrissy and John shared the story of losing their son to a partial placental abruption in heartbreaking detail last year, and their candour was widely lauded for helping women discuss the often-taboo matter of baby loss.
Tragic: Meghan, who is currently expecting her second baby – a girl – with Prince Harry , tragically suffered her own miscarriage over the summer (pictured in 2020)
Heartbreaking: The model, 35, and her husband John Legend, 42, who are parents to Luna, five, and Miles, two, lost their son Jack in September last year when he was stillborn (pictured with Jack in September)
In November, Meghan revealed she suffered a miscarriage over the summer and described the ‘unbearable grief’ it caused her and Prince Harry in an article written for the New York Times.
In her original post, Chrissy wrote on Instagram: ‘We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before…
‘We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough.
‘We never decide on our babies’ names until the last possible moment after they’re born, just before we leave the hospital. But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack. So he will always be Jack to us. Jack worked so hard to be a part of our little family, and he will be, forever.
‘To our Jack – I’m so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn’t give you the home you needed to survive. We will always love you.’
She added: ‘We are so grateful for the life we have, for our wonderful babies Luna and Miles, for all the amazing things we’ve been able to experience. But everyday can’t be full of sunshine. On this darkest of days, we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out. But we will hug and love each other harder and get through it.’
The Cravings cookbook author was previously put on bed rest, before she was hospitalised for excessive bleeding from her placenta.
Meghan revealed in February that she is expecting her second baby with Prince Harry, a spokesperson for the couple confirmed at the time.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are currently residing in California, are expecting a younger sister for their son Archie, who will be two in May.
A spokesperson for Meghan and Harry said at the time: ‘We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.’
The couple shared their announcement – aptly on Valentine’s Day – by posting a black and white image of Harry resting his hand on Meghan’s head as she lay in his lap underneath a tree.
The news came just months after Meghan revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage in an article for the New York Times.
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