John Legend Reflects on Publicly Suffering Pregnancy Loss

The singer and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, suffered the devastating loss of their son Jack in Sept. 2020.

John Legend is getting candid about his and Chrissy Teigen's experience with pregnancy loss.

In an interview with Fatherly, the "All Of Me" crooner, 44, opened up about navigating the loss of their son Jack in September 2020.

"The moments of joy and love just outweigh any negative experiences that we've had," Legend told the outlet. "But when we've had them, it tested our strength; it tested our resilience."

"Particularly as the husband, you are grieving yourself, but you're also knowing that it's even worse for your wife because it's not just emotional," he added. "It's a physical trauma that happens too when you lose a child."

Legend praised his wife, 37, for putting on a strong face during that difficult time.

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"Seeing her strength and resilience through that, despite all the challenges, it’s been really inspiring for me," he said. "We wanted to share our story with people because we know a lot of other people go through it too, and a lot of people suffer in silence or feel like it’s something they can’t share with other people."

Legend said that he believes the two of them being open and honest with their struggles made others going through the same thing feel less alone. 

"I feel like we helped make people who feel like they’re struggling with fertility and other issues feel more comfortable sharing that and not as ashamed maybe as they may have been before. Chrissy gets it everywhere she goes," Legend said.

He continued: "People walk up to her and talk to her about their gratitude to her for her bravery and sharing what she shared, and then they tell her what they’ve gone through too. It kind of unlocks people’s willingness to talk about it too." 

Legend and Teigen share three kids: their rainbow baby named Esti, whom they welcomed back in January, a 4-year-old son, Miles, and a 6-year-old daughter, Luna.