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Charlotte Crosby suffers silent miscarriage just five months after her last

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O'Grady, S. (2026, October 16). Charlotte Crosby suffers silent miscarriage just five months after her last. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/press-association-charlotte-sunderland-bbc-three-b1301161.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-16 · by Sean O'Grady

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Charlotte Crosby, 36, a former star of Geordie Shore, shared on Instagram about her recent silent miscarriage five months after her last pregnancy announcement. She expressed deep emotional pain and the joy she had experienced when they initially found out about their pregnancy at six weeks and a half. However, during her eight-week scan, Crosby learned that her baby’s heart had stopped beating, leading to another devastating loss for her and fiancé Jake Ankers. The article focuses on Crosby's personal account of her emotional journey through the pregnancy and subsequent miscarriage, emphasizing the sadness and hope she felt throughout this period.
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Charlotte Crosby, 36, a former Geordie Shore star, revealed on Instagram that she experienced another silent miscarriage just five months after her previous loss. Crosby shares two daughters, Alba and Pixi, with her fiancé Jake Ankers. She described the pain as feeling like her heart had been “ripped” out. In a heartfelt post, Crosby shared how they felt immense joy upon discovering she was pregnant again but were overwhelmed by fear due to earlier miscarriages. Despite this, she celebrated the pregnancy and shared an ultrasound image on social media before announcing the heartbreaking loss.

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The former Geordie Shore star, 36, who shares daughters Alba and Pixi with her fiancé Jake Ankers, admitted she felt like her heart had been “ripped” out as she told fans about the devastating news.
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🔮 We planned how we would tell the girls, and even started thinking about names.
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The former Geordie Shore star, 36, who shares daughters Alba and Pixi with her fiancé Jake Ankers, admitted she felt like her heart had been “ripped” out as she told fans about the devastating news. asserted
she → share → news
She wrote on Instagram: “Last month, we got the news we’d been hoping for. asserted
we → write → news
We found out we were pregnant. asserted
we → find → ?
“It’s no secret that we’ve been trying to grow our family, so you can imagine the overwhelming happiness we felt when we saw the positive test. asserted
we → ’ → test
“There are no words to describe how happy we were. asserted
we → be → ?
Being a mother is, without a doubt, the greatest gift life has ever given me. asserted
life → give → me
“Nothing brings me more happiness than being a mam, and so the thought of growing our family filled Jake and I with so much happiness and excitement. asserted
thought → bring → happiness
“Especially after experiencing a silent miscarriage earlier this year, this pregnancy came with a lot of mixed emotions and nerves. asserted
pregnancy → experience → emotions
“I continued testing and the excitement I felt when the weeks kept going up was an indescribable feeling.” asserted
weeks → continue → ?
Crosby shared an ultrasound image and added: “This was our six weeks five days! asserted
This → share → image
The moment we had been waiting for… that little heart beat.” asserted
heart → wait → ?
The influencer said her most recent pregnancy did not reach that far and so both she and Ankers “relaxed a little”. asserted
she → say → ?
She added: “We started really envisioning life as a family of five… a future with three kids! “ asserted
We → add → kids
We planned how we would tell the girls, and even started thinking about names. asserted
we → plan → names
Read More “The nerves were still there deep down, as they are with every pregnancy…and to be honest those nerves never go! asserted
nerves → read → pregnancy
“But we kept ourselves busy between the six and eight-week scans, filling our days with lots of fun adventures with the girls. asserted
we → keep → girls
He held the fort, looked after us all, and filled the house with laughter and fun.” But at her eight-week scan, Crosby was told her baby’s heart had stopped beating. asserted
heart → hold → scan
She wrote: “Unfortunately on our eight week scan our world came crashing down, as we got the news we’d been petrified of all along…. asserted
we → write → news
“’I’m so sorry, the baby’s heart has stopped beating.’ asserted
heart → ’m → ?
“It felt like someone had ripped our hearts out of our chests. asserted
someone → feel → chests
We lost another baby, another silent miscarriage.” asserted
We → lose → baby
Crosby then shared a photo of her two daughters and wrote: “We are incredibly lucky, and I can’t even explain how tight I’ve held these girls this last week! asserted
I → share → girls
“Having them both will always be the greatest blessing we have ever received. asserted
we → have → them
You feel that even harder after experiencing a loss like this! asserted
You → feel → this
“I love you both so much. asserted
I → love → you
Seeing them as big sisters was something me and Jake were made up about. asserted
me → see → sisters
Believe me they’d be the BEST most caring big sisters. asserted
they → believe → me
She added: “Last night was The Wave of Light, a global event held to mark the end of Baby Loss Awareness Week. asserted
She → add → Week
“And last night, everything just felt so heavy. asserted
everything → feel → ?
The sadness felt heavy. asserted
sadness → feel → ?
The heartbreak felt heavy. asserted
heartbreak → feel → ?
“I realised that maybe I haven’t really allowed myself to process everything that’s happened.” asserted
that → realise → everything
She continued: “I’ve kept myself busy, stayed strong and tried to be as present as possible for the girls. asserted
I → continue → girls
It’s been Alba’s birthday, and I’ve wanted to make sure her days have been filled with nothing but happiness and love. asserted
days → want → happiness
“As crazy as this sounds for the last 16 years I’ve shared my whole life with my followers, putting my feelings into words on here helps me make sense of it all. asserted
me → sound → it
“Having somewhere to share my emotions helps me from keeping them bottled up. asserted
Having → have → them
“I’m not sure where we go from here and the future feels a little uncertain. asserted
future → ’m → ?
“We would absolutely love to grow out family however the fear of feeling this heartbreak again is terrifying.” asserted
fear → love → heartbreak
In May, Crosby revealed she had another silent miscarriage, calling it “a pain and devastation that hurt so much”. uncertain
that → reveal → it
A silent miscarriage, also called a missed miscarriage, is one that comes with no symptoms and is only discovered at a pregnancy scan, according to the NHS. uncertain
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