Musician John Legend and his model wife Chrissy Teigen have announced they are expecting a baby, two years after the devastating stillbirth of their son.
Teigen made the unexpected announcement to her 38 million followers, showing off her growing baby bump in a cropped t-shirt and lace underwear.
“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 the leg lately, as u can see!) we have another on the way,” she wrote.
The 36-year-old, who hasn’t disclosed how far along she is in her pregnancy, said it took her some time to announce the news publicly after losing her son Jack in 2020.
“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,” she wrote.
“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!”
Famous friends, including Emmy-nominated actor Lily James, model Irina Shayk, and West Australian model Nicole Trunfio were among the first to congratulate the model.
Legend shared a screenshot of her post with heart emojis to her fans.
The news comes months after the author posted on Instagram that she had begun IVF treatment and told fans to stop asking her if she was pregnant.
In March, she told Entertainment Tonight that she had completed a round of IVF treatment.
In October 2020, the couple, who met on set of Legend’s music video for Stereo, shared their heartbreak of losing their son.
She wrote a blog about her experience and revealed she had to deliver the son they had planned to name Jack, knowing that he would not survive.
“My mom, John and I each held him and said our own private goodbyes, mom sobbing through Thai prayer,” she wrote.
“I asked the nurses to show me his hands and feet and I kissed them over and over and over again. I have no idea when I stopped. It could have been 10 minutes or an hour.”
In May 2021, Teigen took time away from the spotlight after she faced backlash after she was accused of bullying other celebrities.
The new arrival with be a sibling for Legend and Teigen’s children Luna, 6, and Miles, 4.
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