In a heart-breaking post, the ‘Bang Bang’ singer informed her Instagram followers that she had just gone through a miscarriage.
“Yesterday morning I was laughing with a friend saying, ‘seriously though, how am I going to get through my gig in LA tomorrow night without telling the whole audience I’m pregnant’,” she wrote.
“By yesterday afternoon I was dreading the thought of getting through the gig without breaking down, after going for my third scan and being told there was no longer a heartbeat,” she continued.
Despite the adverse circumstances, the singer noted that she still wanted to sing at yesterday’s concert – “not because I’m avoiding the grief or the process, but because I know singing tonight will help me.”
“I’ve done two shows in two years and my soul needs it – even more today. I know some people will be thinking ‘she should just cancel it’, but in this moment I have clarity on one thing,” Jessie J wrote.
The Grammy-nominated singer went on to recall how she had started singing as a young girl to “fill her soul” and as a means of “self-love therapy”, hence why she decided to still perform.
“I want to be honest and true and not hide what I’m feeling. I deserve that. I want to be as myself as I can be in this moment – not just for the audience, but for myself and my little baby that did its best,” Jessie J noted.
“I know myself and I know I would talk about it on stage, because that’s who I am. So, instead of a tearful emotional speech trying to explain my energy, this feels safe,” she continued.
The singer went on to reach out to the “millions of women all over the world” who have been through a similar situation, before highlighting that “it’s the loneliest feeling in the world.”