Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has shared that she suffered a devastating miscarriage at 24 weeks pregnant, admitting it felt like an “out of body experience” as she was left sobbing.
Perrie Edwards says it felt like an “out of body experience” when she found out she had suffered a miscarriage for the second time in her life in 2022. The Little Mix singer, 32, shares son Axel, who turns four this week, with former Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, also 32, but has now opened up about the devastating miscarriage they suffered less than a year after Axel’s birth.
“We went for what was a 20-week scan, but we were actually 22 weeks, and that was just the worst day of my life. Like horrendous. And I just knew something was wrong in the scan, and [the doctor] just kept going over the same thing, over the same thing… I’ve never experienced an out-of-body experience where everything goes in slow motion,” said Perrie as she shared the ordeal with Celebs Go Dating expert Paul C. Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk.
Perrie continued: “So then I remember sobbing. [Alex] was injured at the time and he couldn’t really drive. He was struggling to drive, but I couldn’t see straight. I was just distraught. And yeah, we basically lost the baby at like 24 weeks.”
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This wasn’t Perrie’s first experience with losing a child, with the singer describing Axel as a “rainbow baby” after she lost a baby during her first pregnancy, “I had a miscarriage very early on with my first ever pregnancy, and it was so early. I remember finding out I was pregnant. Obviously, I started bleeding not long after, and I went to the hospital and I had the scan and they were like, ‘There’s no baby.'”
But it was the second experience which Perrie said really hit home, after she and Alex had already begun preparing for the newborn’s arrival. “When you’re fully, like carrying in your 24 weeks and you’ve planned out like that room and all these things, it’s really hard. And nobody knows other than, like, immediate friends and family. And I remember, like, shortly after, like, friends would message and be like, ‘how’s the bump?’ And I’ll be like, there is no bump.”
Despite the heartache, Perrie describes being pregnant as one of the “best times” in her life, and couldn’t be happier to be a mum to Axel.
“When I was pregnant with [Axel], like, I loved being pregnant, it was one of the happiest times of my life. Like, I just love carrying babies. And it was lovely. But I was a bit on edge thinking, oh, gosh, like, I want to get past the 12 weeks. I want to get past this. And when I get past every scan and that pregnancy was complete bliss, it was perfect.”
The South Shields-born singer has been in a relationship with footballer Alex, who now plays for Turkish team Beşiktaş, since 2016, after meeting on celebrity dating app Raya. The couple got engaged in 2022, with Alex organising a romantic beachside proposal, but are yet to reveal any details of a wedding.
Prior to her relationship with Alex, which Perrie describes as “safe, calm and positive”, the star was engaged to One Direction alum Zayn Malik. The couple both rose to fame during their respective time on The X Factor and were together for four years, beginning when Perrie was just 19 years old before they split in 2015.
Looking back at the “toxic” first relationship, Perrie admitted to Paul, “I think definitely at the time I thought everything we experienced in our relationship was normal. Because it was my first relationship, first love. I was like, ‘Oh, this is how it’s supposed to feel. It’s supposed to feel a little bit toxic. In some ways, this is probably normal, right?’ And then when I became single, I was almost thinking, like, I never, ever want to go through that again. I didn’t even want to meet anybody. I was like, that’s me done. I don’t think I could bear that pain.”
Perrie continued that the experience has made her more appreciative of Alex’s calming nature, “But now, reflecting back, I’m thinking, oh, that probably wasn’t good. And I’ve noticed it a lot. Like in the start of the relationship, I would handle things differently with Alex, and he’d come at it with such a level head that it would throw me.”
If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at the Miscarriage Association. You can call them on 01924 200799 or email [email protected]
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