From SRK & Gauri to Gwyneth Paltrow and Michelle Obama: Stars who've opened up about pregnancy loss

During a chat show, Shah Rukh Khan revealed that he and his wife Gauri suffered miscarriages in 1997 before their first child Aryan was born. "Before Aryan, there were some miscarriages but then when he was born, a couple of days were difficult. Suhana was a girl so that was exciting, as Gauri and I, both of us always wanted a girl first. But it happened second,'' said SRK.

After model and cook-book writer, Chrissy Teigen, who is married to musician husband John Legend, opened up about losing their unborn child Jack in a social media post earlier last month, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, in a letter written for a portal, revealed that she suffered a miscarriage. "I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," wrote Meghan while revealing that she had a pregnancy loss in July. Singer Christina Perri, too, revealed on Tuesday that her daughter with comedian husband Paul Costabile was "born silent," days after she was admitted to the hospital with pregnancy complications.

Mark and Priscilla, who are now parents to Maxima and August, have had their own share of struggle to become parents. Sharing their story and encouraging others to face similar pain, Mark said the couple had three miscarriages along the way, describing it as a ‘lonely experience.’ “Most people don’t discuss miscarriages because you worry your problems will distance you or reflect upon you—as if you’re defective or did something to cause this. So you struggle on your own. In today’s open and connected world, discussing these issues doesn’t distance us; it brings us together. It creates understanding and tolerance, and it gives us hope,” he said.

Before their daughter was born in 2003, Kajol suffered a miscarriage due to an ectopic pregnancy. "I was pregnant during K3G but had a miscarriage. I was in the hospital that day–the film had done so well, but it wasn’t a happy time. I had another miscarriage after that–it was tough. But eventually, it worked out–we had Nysa & Yug & our family complete.,” said Kajol in an interview. Ajay, too, spoke about it. He said, "Yes, we have lost our baby, but we have no regrets. it was an ectopic pregnancy.

Sharing their pain of losing their unborn baby, Aamir said, “Kiran and I lost our baby. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to avert a miscarriage. The last two months have been a struggle for us. Ki and I need time to heal.” The two are proud parents now.

Soon after Shilpa revealed the news of welcoming a second child through surrogacy, in an interview with an entertainment website, Shilpa revealed that she suffered from an autoimmune disorder called APLA, which led to a number of miscarriages while she was trying for the second child.

Beyonce, who is married to Jay Z, said having miscarriages “taught me that I had to mother myself before I could be a mother to someone else,” while opening up about her miscarriage in her documentary. She added, “Then I had Blue, and the quest for my purpose became so much deeper. I died and was reborn in my relationship, and the quest for self became even stronger. It’s difficult for me to go backward.”

In 2009, the My Heart Will Go On singer suffered a miscarriage during her many attempts at IVF, the embryo for which had been frozen after Celine’s first IVF cycle. "They said that I was pregnant, and a couple of days after, we were not pregnant again. We didn’t want to feel like we were playing yo-yo—I’m pregnant. I’m not pregnant. I’m pregnant. I’m not pregnant—so we didn’t want to do this thing. But we did have a miscarriage. It happens in life, in general, and people who are not on the TV or in the newspapers, they go through this all the time,” said Celine, who also lost one of her triplets during her pregnancy earlier.

In an interview with an international publication in 2013, Gwyneth, who has two kids with ex-husband Chris Martin, revealed that she was once pregnant with a third child, but unfortunately suffered a miscarriage that almost took her life. “My children ask me to have a baby all the time. And you never know, I could squeeze one more in. I am missing my third. I’m thinking about it. But I had a really bad experience when I was pregnant with my third. It didn’t work out and I nearly died. So I am like, “Are we good here or should we go back and try again?’’ said the Ironman star.

Lohan opened up about her miscarriage on national television during the finale of her show. She revealed that “it happened while she was on a break from filming the show,” without divulging much about the details.

The pop star revealed in an interview with a publication that she had a “miscarriage at the age of 17 and several after that.” I've always had this very tomboy, very strong gymnast body, but actually, at 17 I had a miscarriage. And I was going to have that child. But when that happens to a woman or a young girl, you feel like your body hates you and like your body is broken, and it's not doing what it's supposed to do. I've had several miscarriages since, so I think it's important to talk about what you're ashamed of, who you really are and the painful experience," she urged.

Courtney and her then-husband David, reportedly had a total of seven miscarriages before they were blessed with daughter Coco in 2004 with help of IVF. In an interview, she revealed, “I get pregnant pretty easily, but I have a hard time keeping them. I remember one time I just had a miscarriage and Rachel (played by Jennifer Aniston) was giving birth. It was like that at the same time. Oh my God, it was terrible having to be funny.”

The former FLOTUS, in her autobiography opened up about her struggles of becoming a mother. She revealed that the miscarriage left her feeling "physically uncomfortable." "I felt like I failed because I didn’t know how common miscarriages were because we don’t talk about them. We sit in our own pain, thinking that somehow we’re broken. I think it’s the worst thing that we do to each other as women, not share the truth about our bodies and how they work, and how they don’t work,” she penned.

The actor took to his social media handle to share the news with his fans and followers. "As delighted as we were to announce Natasha's pregnancy, I am equally saddened to say she had a late miscarriage. Most importantly Natasha is in good health and can try again. This half-pint I married is a warrior in every sense,” tweeted Fardeen.