Pop star Jessie J has opened up about her baby loss, after suffering a tragic miscarriage in November 2021, just a day after excitedly announcing her baby news to fans
Jessie J has revealed why she continued to work following her devastating miscarriage in 2021. The pop star had announced her pregnancy on Instagram, with delighted fans sending the sweet post viral.
But sadly, Jessie suffered a tragic miscarriage just one day after sharing her baby news, with the star then forced to update her fans on what had happened. The 37-year-old then took to the stage in Los Angeles shortly after finding out that there was no longer a heartbeat during her third scan.
Although the Domino singer went on to have a healthy baby boy, Sky, in May 2023. However, her miscarriage still weighs heavy on her heart. In a new interview, Jessie admits that she doesn’t regret continuing to work during a period she describes as “the saddest, loneliest time”.
She has revealed that six days after finding out her baby “had gone”, she hadn’t passed anything, and admitted that “letting go” of the thing she’d dreamt of was difficult. Her sister went to LA to be with her while she pushed through the pain to carry on with her singing commitments.
Speaking to Elle, former coach on The Voice, Jessie explained: “I’d booked this acoustic residency, six back-to-back shows and I still wanted to do the show.” She said she doesn’t regret the shows, but is still unable to work out if she enjoyed playing them.
Jessie added: “I realised there’s an element to this life that makes you feel not quite human. That’s a whole play on words in No Secrets: ‘I chose the spotlight’. That instinct – to push through, to share – runs deep.”
She now says that performing No Secrets feels like she is “giving myself a hug” every time. Jessie and her partner Chanan Colman, who she began dating in 2021, weeks after her miscarriage, went on to welcome son Sky in May 2023.
In an exclusive interview with the Mirror at Advertising Week Europe in London earlier this month, Jessie spoke more about her loss. She said: “You know losing a child is the worst thing, and I hate that so many people go through it because it is such a difficult experience to get through.”
Back in March, mum-of-one Jessie celebrated Mother’s Day with a series of wholesome snaps of ehr baby son, where she can be seen cuddling him as a newborn. Other images also show her posing with Sky and his dad Chanan, looking content as a small family.
She captioned her post: “Forever grateful. Forever Sky. I was 11 days post partum in these pictures and had no clue what I was doing. I still don’t always know. But I do know that I love this boy more than anything in this world.”
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