Celebrity Big Brother Star Courtney Stodden has revealed they are grieving after suffering an early miscarriage.
The American reality star, 29, said she wanted to speak out to help anyone going through a similar situation.
“No matter how early a loss occurs, it is still a loss,” Stodden, who came out as non-binary in April 2021, wrote in an Instagram post that carried a trigger warning.
“This is a difficult question, but I think it's important given that others are experiencing exactly the same thing in silence.”
They continued: “I recently found out that I suffered an early miscarriage (around 10 weeks); It has been a roller coaster of emotions.
“I feel pain in every sense of the word. Although I guess early is better than late… it's still a loss and I can't shake the feeling of loneliness that accompanies it.
“I'm sharing this to shed light on the fact that no matter how early a loss occurs, it's still a loss.”
Stodden said they had tried to keep the news private, “only to a few close family and friends,” but felt it was important to “just accept the fact and hopefully find some peace,” as “the force is in the numbers.”
“If this has happened to you or ever happens to you, it is not your fault,” they said. “God bless you all and count your blessings. “We are all love.”
Stodden came to public attention when they got married. Lost Actor Doug Hutchison, who was in his early fifties at the time, when they were 16.
The couple married in 2011 to considerable controversy, which was exacerbated when they moved on. Good morning america to defend the relationship.
Courtney Stodden with her now ex-husband, actor Doug Hutchinson, on television in 2014
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Among the interview's revelations were the fact that Hutchinson was four years older than Stodden's father, that they met on the Internet, and that their exchanges had to be supervised by Stodden's mother.
Hutchinson's agent and manager at the time dropped him after the scandal, while his mother reportedly stopped speaking to him.
“We said, 'We knew this was going to happen. We knew that we were going to have to face the repercussions of our decision, of our union. And this is just the beginning.' And he brought us closer,” Hutchison said during the interview.
They denied that the relationship was a publicity stunt to help their careers.
Stodden announced their divorce was final in March 2020 and accused Hutchinson of grooming them and their family. The independent I could not find a contact for Hutchinson to request comment.
Stodden achieved greater fame when they appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2013, when it aired on Channel 5, along with other contestants such as dancer Louie Spence and loose women star Carol McGiffin.
In 2021, they were involved in a public feud with author and former model Chrissy Teigan, after accusing her of online harassment.
He Cravings The author apologized to Stodden on X/Twitter.
