After detailing the devastating emotional and physical toll of miscarriage, Jessie J has since taken to the BRIT Awards red carpet to reveal she is expecting a baby boy.
For years, Jessie J has continued to mesmerise audiences with her incredible vocals and live performances, all while remaining transparent with her fans as she shares the most intimate moments of her life – those sans makeup or red carpet, moments that speak to the reality of life in the spotlight and the sacrifices involved. Now, the singer has shared a special announcement, taking to the BRIT Awards 2023 to reveal she’s pregnant and expecting a baby boy.
Before taking to the red carpet, the singer shared a heartfelt Instagram video in which she encouraged fans to pre-save her upcoming single, while proudly holding her bump. “Since I wrote this song every time I play it or sing it he moves like crazy…so I think this song is the one,” wrote the 34-year-old in the caption. “Oh yeah…I’m having a boy,” she added. “And promise I am wearing underwear.”
Singing about changes in her life, Jessie J says “hi” in the clip, smiling as she prepares for the famed awards show. On the red carpet, she wore an all-red ensemble that put her bump on full display.
While fans have been quick to express their congratulations, the news is made all the more celebratory in light of Jessie J’s past struggles. The singer has experienced a complicated journey towards pregnancy, having previously shared the devastating loss of miscarriage that left her feeling “heartbroken” and “lonely”. Though some celebrities in the spotlight only curate a social media feed that speaks to their success, Jessie J has never shied away from speaking her truth, even at its most vulnerable.
As she explained to fans, her miscarriage came after months of trying to have a baby on her own. Sharing the heartbreak in an instagram post in November of 2021, the singer wrote: “After going for my 3rd scan and being told there was no longer a heartbeat this morning, I feel like I have no control of my emotions. I may regret posting this. I may not. I actually don’t know.”
In sharing the news, Jessie J encouraged others to share their own stories and ensure such experiences are talked about openly, without shame or stigma. “I also know millions of women all over the world have felt this pain and way worse. I feel connected to those of you I know and those of you I don’t. It’s the loneliest feeling in the world. So I will see you tonight, LA. I may crack less jokes but my heart will be in the room.”
Jessie J also illustrated that the grief of pregnancy loss is never a linear journey, as nine months later she opened up on her emotional state, saying “it’s healthy and normal to have days of complete sadness and to honour all the feelings that come up, good and bad.”
To see Jessie J now is to see someone who has navigated the challenges of fertility and emerged on the other side. After first revealing her pregnancy last month on social media, the singer expressed: “I am so happy and terrified to finally share this.”
But as Jessie J notes, for those who have experienced pregnancy loss in the past, pregnancy can be a difficult period; one fraught with emotion and uncertainty. She expressed to her fans, “Please be gentle with me,” throughout the journey, adding, “honestly, ya girl just wants to ugly cry in public in a catsuit eating a chocolate-covered pickle with no questions asked.”
