Julia Louis-Dreyfus revealed that she suffered a miscarriage when she was 28 and had to be hospitalized due to an infection.
Despite the emotional and physical difficulties she faced during the recovery process, the actress found comfort in the support of her family and friends.
The multi-Emmy award-winning actress recently opened up about the experience and how “shattering” it was for her.
Read on to learn more.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Shares Miscarriage Experience
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“Seinfeld” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus recently shared a heartbreaking experience from her past on the “Wiser Than Me” podcast. The 62-year-old actress spoke candidly about her journey to motherhood and the miscarriage she suffered when she was just 28 after marrying her husband, Brad Hall, in 1987.
During a discussion with guest Ruth Reich, Louis-Dreyfus recalled the moment she found out about her pregnancy. “When I was about 28, I got pregnant for the first time, and I was so happy,” she said. “I got pregnant easily. I feel very lush, very feminine. And then, quite late in the pregnancy, my husband Brad and I discovered that this little fetus was not going to live.
The actor said the experience was “emotionally crushing” and worsened when he later contracted an infection and was hospitalized. “I finally got out of the hospital and went home to recover, but I still haven’t been allowed to get out of bed. I was, as they say, bedridden,” he said.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Recalls Sweet Gestures By Her Husband And Mother
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In the podcast episode, the 11-time Emmy winner talked about the support she received during her recovery. She revealed that her mother came to live with her and her husband, and together they created a comfortable environment that made her feel loved and cared for.
Recalling the loving moment, she said, “He made this great chili in a cast iron pan with cornbread on top in the pan. She and my husband Brad set up a little card table at the foot of the bed. And the smell of the cornbread and chili was wonderful.”
Although she cannot eat solid food due to her recovery, the smell of food and sweet gestures bring her comfort, and she describes the experience as one of her “greatest memories”. He added, “It doesn’t matter. It was the best meal ever, and I didn’t even eat it. The making is very entertaining and embracing.”
His Battle With Cancer
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Despite the loss of their first child, Louis-Dreyfus and Hall continued to build a beautiful family and are the proud parents of two sons, Henry Hall and Charlie Hall, born in 1992 and 1997 respectively.
In 2017, Louis-Dreyfus was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she bravely fought with the support of her family and friends. After announcing that she was cancer-free in 2019, the actress spoke to him People magazine in April 2020 about the impact of his support system on his recovery. “You hear it all the time, but the people I rely on the most, besides the competent doctors and nurses who take care of me, are my family and close friends,” she said.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Describes Her Son’s Acting As ‘Dynamite’
Louis-Dreyfus’ son, Charlie Hall, has followed in his mother’s footsteps. Most recently, he played the role of Andrew in the second season of the HBO series “The Sex Lives of College Girls.”
In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, the actress hilariously admitted to watching her son’s “really rambling” scene in the HBO series, and he was all praise for it. “I’ve been watching the show, and I think he’s, you know, really great,” he said. “He’s so cute. He’s the king of a girl in the library, and I think it’s dynamite.”
When Kimmel joked about how it felt to watch her son have sex in the library after teaching her how to read, Louis-Dreyfus responded with her characteristic wit, saying it was “really” a proud moment for her.
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