After spending years in “denial” that she had an ectopic pregnancy in 2006, Eve is now speaking out about her experience.
At the time, the rapper had told everyone on set of the “Eve” comedy that he had appendicitis, she confirmed. Excerpt from People's Wednesday From her upcoming memoir, “Who's That Girl?”
The actress recalled that she had to halt filming for two weeks while she underwent emergency surgery for a “ruptured gestational sac.”[ing] in [her] “Fallen tube”
Eve wrote, “I honestly don't know why I lied to everyone on set and told them my appendix had burst. I think maybe I was lying to myself.”
“I wasn't sure two weeks would be enough time to heal emotionally after facing the prospect of losing a baby,” she continued. “In the end, I barely had enough time to heal physically before going back on set.”
The Grammy winner spoke about the weight she lost after her surgery, describing herself as “frail” and “in denial of reality.”
She added: “At times I would do whatever it took to show up to work and get the job done, even if it was to my detriment. For years I hadn't grieved the loss of my first baby. I didn't know how to do it, but I eventually learned.”
Eventually, Eve not only forgave herself, but also “spoke to the baby and acknowledged its existence.”
“I needed to know that what happened wasn't my fault, that I deserved to be a mother, and that I was ready to bring a baby onto this earth,” she wrote.
The former “Talk” host has never spoken publicly about the pregnancy loss, but she told husband Maximillion Cooper, “I'm so glad I did.” [they] We're getting closer.”
The two began dating in 2010 and got engaged three years later.
When the couple married in Spain in June 2014, Eve became stepmother to Cooper's four children: Lotus, Jaguar, Cash and Mini.
In October 2021, Eve announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child, and their son Wilde was born the following February.
The Daytime Emmy nominee struggled to conceive before welcoming her baby in 2022, which she told People magazine made her question herself, her “body, the universe, God, a lot of things.”
Her memoir will be published on September 17th.
