Fans are flocking to Britney Spears‘ social media to offer support after she announced that she and fiancé Sam Asghari had suffered a pregnancy loss.
Spears told fans via Instagram that they lost their “miracle baby” but were “grateful for what we have in the process of expanding our beautiful family.” The singer announced last month following a trip to Hawaii that she was expecting.
“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy,” she wrote in the post. “This is a devastating time for any parent. Perhaps we should have waited to announce until we were further along, however we were overly excited to share the good news.”
She continued: “Our love for each other is our strength. We will continue trying to expand our beautiful family. We are grateful for all of your support. We kindly ask for privacy during this difficult moment.”
The message was signed Sam and Britney.
Spears—who is mom to sons Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, with ex-husband Kevin Federline, was thrilled to announce her pregnancy, joking that she thought she may just have a “food baby” following a trip.
“I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back… I thought ‘Geez… what happened to my stomach ???’ My husband said ‘No you’re food pregnant silly!!!’ So I got a pregnancy test… and uhhhhh well… I am having a baby…” she shared with fans.
She and Asghari have been together since 2016, and fans were thrilled when her conservatorship, which required she be on birth control, was terminated late last year. The couple has been open about wanting to start a family of their own.
“I want to be able to get married and have a baby,” she told the court last year. “I was told right now in the conservatorship I am not able to get married or have a baby,” adding that under her father’s control she wasn’t even able to drive with Asghari.
Here’s hoping they have time to heal away from the spotlight, surrounded by those that love them.
