The news of Chrissy Teigen’s miscarriage this week was one of the saddest moments Hollywood has experienced in recent times
The wife of John Legend revealed on social media that she had tragically lost her baby boy after a number of pregnancy complications, including excessive bleeding.
Accompanying the sombre post was a number of even more sorrowful images of Chrissy cradling her deceased baby, which she named Jack.
The post attracted almost 10 million likes and over 500 000 comments, many of which came from the star’s famous friends who sent the family their heartfelt condolences.
Instagram @chrissyteigen
Closer to home, the news pulled at the heartstrings of some of our local stars – including model and actor Siv Ngesi who revealed the ordeal reminded him of his own sister’s painful loss.
“My sister lost her child during childbirth a few years ago , I have never seen such pain! Little one came out looking just like her! My sister never spoke for days!,” Siv tweeted.
Twitter @iamSivN
Meanwhile Chrissy’s mom Vilailuck has shared heartbreaking images of her saying goodbye to her grandson in the hospital.
“My heart aches love you so much baby Jack”, she wrote alongside the pics.
Instagram @pepperthai2
Hear hearts can’t take any more!
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