Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Shared How They Are Grieving the Loss of Their Son Jack

From Cosmopolitan

• Chrissy Teigen and John Legend shared how they are grieving the loss of their son, Jack.

• Chrissy and John both admitted that some days are harder than others, but the outpouring of support they've received has helped them through it.

It's been over a month since Chrissy Teigen wrote her emotional essay in which she opened up about her and husband John Legend losing their son, Jack. Now, the couple are getting even more candid—Chrissy and John spoke with Good Morning America about how they've been coping with their loss, and how the outpouring of love they received has helped them through this difficult time.

"I definitely give myself permission to feel complete and utter grief. Every day is so different. So when people ask me how I'm doing I always say I'm OK—today," Chrissy said, adding that "it's so painful to go through something like this as a woman—something that was inside your body that you were nurturing and taking care of...obviously there's a father involved, and the support for the both of us has just been so beautiful, so incredible."

John echoed Chrissy's statement and said that he didn't think he and Chrissy would be able to be so open about what they've been through, but he's glad they decided to share. "I didn't know that we could experience this grief and also share it, but when we did it really meant so much to so many people," John said. "And it was such a powerful experience for me to learn that. I'm just grateful that my wife was courageous enough to do it."

"This has been a lonely time for so many people because we're all separated physically in so many ways, and just the outpouring of people's love and concern for us has truly been heartening and lifting for us," John continued, with Chrissy adding, "The world is inherently good. I believe people are inherently good, and it's shown itself."

Chrissy also addressed the hate she received for posting the picture of herself just moments after she lost their son. Echoing similar sentiments in her personal essay, she said, "I don't care if you were offended or disgusted. I understand it could be that way for people..it was designed for the people that were hurting, and John was very uncomfortable taking them."

John also explained why Chrissy wanted him to take a photo of her devastation: "She felt like, really, that one of the ways we would carry on Jack's memory was taking pictures of that moment," he said. "I was like, 'I don't want to, like, commemorate this pain.' But the crazy thing about having a miscarriage is you don't walk away with anything. You have this emptiness, and we wanted to take the photos so that we had something to remember."

Sending lots of love to John and Chrissy as they heal from this painful loss. ❤️

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