Chrissy Teigen defends Meghan Markle's miscarriage essay
Chrissy Teigen came to the defense of Meghan Markle as the actress received unexpected criticism after revealing her miscarriage.
The 39-year-old American member of the British royal family opened up about the recent loss of her child in an essay for the released on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old model. who suffered a recent pregnancy loss of her own, passionately came to the Duchess of Sussex’s defense after one Twitter user suggested she penned the essay with selfish intent.
On the defense: Chrissy Teigen, who suffered a recent pregnancy loss of her own, passionately came to the Duchess of Sussex’s defense after one Twitter user suggested she penned the essay with selfish intent; Teigen pictured in 2019
‘Award for today’s absolute piece of s**t goes to Marco Giannangeli. Congratulations, piece of s**t,’ wrote Teigen, 34, in reply to Giannangeli’s callous tweet, which she later deleted.
Shortly after deleting her passionate tweet, Chrissy returned to the platform, writing: ‘Sorry forgot I’m trying to be nicer lol’
Giannangeli’s original tweet, which is still present on Twitter, attempted to clarify the criticism he had towards Markle’s NYT essay.
‘Is anyone really questioning the pain and sheer awfulness of suffering a miscarriage, or are they perhaps criticizing Meghan’s decision to write a 1,000 word op-Ed about herself?’ he wrote.
In her lengthy New York Times pieces titled The Losses We Share, Markle detailed the tragic ‘July morning’ when she ‘knew [she] was losing [her] second child.’
Criticism: Meghan Markle received a bevy of unexpected criticism, after she opened up about her recent heartbreaking miscarriage in an essay for the New York Times; Meghan pictured in July
The catalyst: ‘Award for today’s absolute piece of s**t goes to Marco Giannangeli. Congratulations, piece of s**t,’ wrote Teigen, 34, in reply to Giannangeli’s callous tweet, which she later deleted
The actress already shares one-year-old son Archie with her husband Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, 36.
‘After changing [Archie’s] diaper, I felt a sharp cramp. I dropped to the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us both calm, the cheerful tune a stark contrast to my sense that something was not right,’ she recalled.
‘I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second. Hours later, I lay in a hospital bed, holding my husband’s hand.
‘I felt the clamminess of his palm and kissed his knuckles, wet from both our tears. Staring at the cold white walls, my eyes glazed over. I tried to imagine how we’d heal,’ she wrote.
She just knew: In her lengthy New York Times pieces titled The Losses We Share, Markle detailed the tragic ‘July morning’ when she ‘knew [she] was losing [her] second child’; Meghan pictured in March
Later on in the essay, Meghan noted that ‘losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few.’
She went onto express her sadness over the fact that opening up about the loss of a pregnancy remains taboo.
‘In the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered from miscarriage. Yet despite the staggering commonality of this pain, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame, and perpetuating a cycle of solitary mourning.’
Tragic: ‘I felt the clamminess of his palm and kissed his knuckles, wet from both our tears. Staring at the cold white walls, my eyes glazed over. I tried to imagine how we’d heal,’ recalled Meghan of her husband Prince Harry; Meghan and Harry pictured in March
Following her defense of Markle, Chrissy Teigen admitted that she has recently taken a step back from social media as she finds herself in a ‘grief hole’ following the tragic loss of her baby son Jack in September.
‘I’m not tweeting much because I’m honestly in a bit of a grief depression hole but do not worry as I have so much help around me to get better and I’ll be fixed soon,’ wrote the model via Twitter on Wednesday.
She added: ‘they’ll call when im better and ready for pickup and u can swing by and grab me ok? thank u and love you!’
The last line of Teigen’s tweet had many confused due to its vague nature and the references to a ‘they’ and ‘u’ made throughout it.
Grief: Chrissy Teigen has stepped back from social media as she finds herself in a ‘grief depression hole’ following the loss of her baby son Jack
Stepping back: ‘I’m not tweeting much because I’m honestly in a bit of a grief depression hole but do not worry as I have so much help around me to get better and I’ll be fixed soon,’ wrote the model, 34, via Twitter on Wednesday; Chrissy pictured in February
‘feels like this was supposed to be a DM but i hope your healing process is moving along,’ asked on Twitter user of the tweet, to which Chrissy replied jokingly: ‘lol no I don’t look in there it’s a podcast-asking cesspool.’
Chrissy revealed in an emotional Instagram post on September 30th that Jack was born stillborn, after she endured several serious pregnancy complications.
Chrissy shares the late baby Jack, as well as daughter Luna, four, and son Miles, two, with husband of seven-years John Legend, 41.
Sending love: Minutes after baring her soul on Twitter, Teigen received an influx of supportive messages from fans and friends, alike
Stay strong: Alluding to her highly successful Cravings empire, comedian Tommy Campbell reminded Teigen that she is ‘awesome’ and that her ‘recipes have helped [others] in dealing with grief and through the pandemic’
Minutes after baring her soul on Twitter, Teigen received an influx of supportive messages from fans and friends, alike.
‘Love you Chrissy,’ wrote Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen, who also included three red heart emojis with his thoughtful text.
David Weissman also opted to send Chrissy a slew of love-filled emojis, while New York Times contributor Jennifer Gunter empathized with Chrissy’ situation.
Take your time: Singer-songwriter Claire de Lune encouraged Chrissy to ‘take as much time as [she] need!’
‘That is so hard. It’s a horribly unique kind of grief. Thinking of you,’ tweeted the acclaimed OB/GYN.
Alluding to her highly successful Cravings empire, comedian Tommy Campbell reminded Teigen that she is ‘awesome’ and that her ‘recipes have helped [others] in dealing with grief and through the pandemic.’
He added: ‘I hope you feel better soon.’
Singer-songwriter Claire de Lune encouraged Chrissy to ‘take as much time as [she] needs!’ to heal from her family’s unimaginable tragedy.