Laura Benanti Reveals She Miscarried During a Performance at Sea


Laura Benanti had a health scare aboard a cruise ship traveling between New York and Bermuda.

On Wednesday, the actor shared a photo on Instagram from her performance during the Broadway Cruise’s voyage, revealing in the caption, “On Monday April 3rd, I performed on stage for 2000 people while having a miscarriage.” She went on to explain that even before she took the stage, she “knew it was happening.” Benanti continued, “It started slowly the night before. If it had been our first loss, or even our second, I likely wouldn’t have been able to go on. But unfortunately, I am not a stranger to the pain and emptiness of losing a pregnancy. It is a path I have walked before, hand in hand with my husband.” The Tony winner and her husband, Patrick Brown, are also parents of two daughters, 6-year-old Ella and 10-month-old Louisa who was born last July via surrogate.

Benanti went on to share, “My husband and I are heartbroken but we will move through this together as we, and so many others, have done before. I share all of this not to garner sympathy or attention but to remind the many people and families who have and will suffer in this way that there is no shame in this kind of loss. That you are not alone. And to remind me as well.” The Broadway star also thanked her in-laws for being there to support her and take care of her eldest daughter during this difficult time, writing, “Thank you to my remarkable mother-in-law and father-in-law for shielding Ella from the reality of this experience and giving her the time of her life while ‘Mama’s back hurt.’ Thank you to that little soul for choosing me as your home, even for a short time.”

She also shared a special message for the cruise’s passengers and staff, calling them “some of the kindest, most loving humans.” Benanti wrote, “Thank you to everyone in that audience for the grace your presence allowed. For lifting me out of my grief for that Holy hour. Thank you to my band for holding me unconditionally in your hearts and the crew for working hard to make me as comfortable as possible. Thank you to my friends and fellow performers for rallying around me and so graciously accommodating my changing needs.”

Benanti previously opened up about suffering a miscarriage and how important it is to her to speak publicly about what so many women experience in private during a 2020 interview with People. “It started to make me feel angry that there’s some deep-seated misogyny in our culture where women are not allowed to mourn the loss of their pregnancy,” she said. “I felt like the only thing that would make me feel a tiny bit less crazy about losing my pregnancy was feeling like perhaps I could help other women not feel alone because I felt so alone.”





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