Nick Viall and Natalie Joy have revealed a devastating loss.
During the Wednesday (January 29) episode of The Viall Files podcast, Natalie, 29, broke down in tears while revealing that she was “actively miscarrying” their second child.
“It has been the biggest heartbreak, I think, of my life,” Natalie said. “I’ve never experienced something where I feel so empty inside.”
Keep reading to find out more…Natalie got very emotional as she said that she “feels dead inside” following the miscarriage.
“I was spot bleeding for a while,” Natalie recalled, adding that she was “freaked” out by the blood as it didn’t occur during her first pregnancy. (Natalie and Nick, 44, welcomed daughter River in February 2024.)
“I think I knew from the jump, but I didn’t want to accept that. Then, it just got heavier and heavier,” she continued. “It was like I gave birth, you know, it was like I did, essentially. And I was screaming and crying, and Nick ran into the bathroom.”
Nick just “held” Natalie following the experience before he was eventually able to “retrieve” the remains.
“That was definitely the hardest night of my life,” Natalie said. “Just experiencing that is, like, something I wouldn’t wish upon anyone. And unfortunately, I know a lot of women do experience it. I just feel for these people so much because I was so mad at my body for letting it go.”
Also during the podcast, Natalie shared her how a conversation with her doctor has helped her start to heal.
“Our doctor [was] able to say it was unviable, it wasn’t going to live outside of your body. It gives you some hope … if you focus on the scientific part, I think that’s what gets you through it,” Natalie explained. “Which is incredibly hard to do, because as the mom, you feel everything. From the second that it was a positive pregnancy test, I felt that baby inside of me. Up until I lost it, it’s so real.”
She also noted that she’s “still bleeding” every time she uses the restroom, adding, “I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go into our bathroom and not feel that feeling.”
Later in the podcast, Natalie explained her decision to discuss the miscarriage on the podcast.
“It’s going to take a long time to heal from this, but it is raw and we’re feeling it right now,” Natalie said. “I think that’s why I wanted to do this now because I want to show people and I want to [tell] the mothers who have felt this same feeling, ‘Yeah, you’re not alone.’ …My body feels so empty. I just also don’t want to forget this baby. I don’t want time to go on, and for this baby to have just been, like, a blip in our lives.”
Our thoughts are with Nick and Natalie during this difficult time.
