Hollyoaks star Jodi Albert reveals she’s suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage after fan told her she looked pregnant
HOLLYOAKS actress Jodi Albert has revealed she suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage at nine weeks pregnant.
Jodi, who is married to Westlife singer Kian Egan, took to Instagram to speak out about the "painful loss" after one fan had told her that she looked pregnant in a recent photo.
The 38-year-old shared a photo of her and Kian on holiday, in which she wore a figure-hugging white dress, and said her miscarriage was the second in four years.
She penned: "I posted a similar pic to this on Valentine’s Day.. one person commented and said she looks pregnant.. on any other occasion I might have been offended 😄 but on this occasion I thought.. ooh she guessed it right, I am and I cannot wait to get to 12 weeks to share our happy news!!!
"But sadly we lost our little one at 9weeks pregnant .. this is my second miscarriage although 3 1/2 years apart…this one hit differently because we allowed ourselves to get excited and dream about what the future would look like with a new beautiful little blessing to add to our family."
Jodie said she worried about sharing her news, but urge others to remember they aren't alone if they are going through the same thing.
She continued: "I have written out this post and deleted it so many times as my biggest fear has been having to tell people but I know that by talking or posting about it, it can be so helpful for anyone going through this painful loss ...
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"The silence after the D&C procedure is deafening because you are left with so many thoughts and questions that can sometimes never be answered.
"I think it’s part of a positive healing process or maybe it’s just for me to remember that it was real and that little baby did exist and was loved so much 👼🏼❤️🩹"
She ended her post by praising Kian, adding: "To my husband who has just been my rock .. you are the most amazing man..
"I love you and our boys so much and am so grateful for what I already have."
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Her followers thanked her for sharing her moving story, with many expressing their own pregnancy heartbreak.
One wrote back: "I’m so sorry for the loss of your babies. Sending you so much love. I had my second miscarriage which was a missed miscarriage in January following secondary infertility and IVF and it’s been terribly painful. I’ll never forget my babies and what should have been. Lots of love to you and your family ❤️"
Another said: "I am so sorry to hear this. I had 3 losses between 2020-2021. I had a d and c last April and miraculously I am now sat with my 5 week old daughter.
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"You should be so proud that you’ve spoken out, I found out about my missed miscarriage a year ago today and I’ve wanted to write a similar post but something inside keeps holding me back.
"Thank you from all the men and women out there going thru loss.'
Jodi, who is known for playing Debbie Dean on Hollyoaks, met Kian when he began to co-manage her girl-group Wonderland alongside X Factor's Louis Walsh.
They married a year later on a beach in Barbados.
The couple, who have been married since 2009, share three sons - Koa, 10, Zekey, six, and Cobi, four.
