John Legend said that he and his wife Chrissy Teigen have ‘cautious optimism’ about their new pregnancy, after the loss of their third child.
The 36-year-old model recently revealed that their late child Jack died as a result of: a medical termination to save her life – instead of a miscarriage as she had initially assumed – in September 2020, if the couple learned that their son ‘wouldn’t survive’ nor ‘without any medical intervention’.
In August, Chrissy announced she was pregnant again, but said she remained “nervous” about the experience.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Friday, Legend was asked how her pregnancy was progressing.
He said: ‘When you lose a pregnancy, it’s always cautious optimism when you’re pregnant again because you never know what can happen and you’ve been through that tragedy of losing a pregnancy… so your optimism becomes a nuisance as a result. slightly tempered.
“But everything has gone great so far and we are very excited. The kids are excited, we’re all excited and can’t wait to welcome this new baby into the world.”
The couple have spoken publicly about their fertility issues and their third child was the first to be conceived without IVF, while they are already parents to daughter Luna, six, and son Miles, four.
Discussing Jack’s death, Chrissy recently revealed, “Let’s just call it what it was: It was an abortion. An abortion to save my life for a baby who had absolutely no chance.’
Meanwhile, Legend also spoke on GMB about his relationship with Kanye West, whom he provided vocals to during their respective early careers.
He said: “My career story cannot be told without Kanye’s involvement.
“We worked together on my first album, Get Lifted, he signed me to his production company, Good Music, and we made a lot of great music together, so I’ll always be grateful for that.
“Our friendship has certainly struggled, but my career is what it is because of our collaboration.”
Good Morning Britain is broadcast on weekdays at 6pm on ITV.
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