Erica Packer has spoken frankly about her miscarriage shortly before the end of her marriage to billionaire businessman James Packer, as part of an interview for Vogue Australia’s May issue for which she did a photoshoot with the ex-couple’s three children.
The model, 43, was joined by her daughters Indigo, 12, and Emmanuelle, eight, and son Jackson, 11, in lush photos taken against the backdrop of a stunning rural estate.
Erica described the miscarriage as the ‘saddest’ moment of her life and also discussed the romantic setbacks she has endured since the end of her marriage.
Family portrait: Erica Packer has posed for the cover of Vogue Australia’s May issue alongside the three children she shares with her casino tycoon ex-husband James: daughters Indigo, 12, and Emmanuelle, eight, and son Jackson, 11
Dressed in a $2,600 Prada hoodie and matching $3,350 midi skirt, Erica oozed modern sophistication as she posed with her brood.
The brunette wore her hair in loose waves and enhanced her age-defying visage with a bronze-toned makeup look featuring eyeshadow, mascara, blush and lipstick.
In one striking image, Erica looked wistful as she leaned on the back of a horse.
For this photo, the mother of three wore a spaghetti-strap frock in brown and black.
Glamorous: Dressed in a $2,600 Prada hoodie and matching $3,350 midi skirt, Erica oozed modern sophistication as she posed with her brood
Saddling up: In one striking image, Erica looked wistful as she leaned on the back of a horse
Her three children wore casual outfits, with her eldest daughter Indigo sporting a white off-shoulder dress with button-up detailing.
Emmanuelle, meanwhile, wore a taupe-coloured smock dress with long sleeves.
Her son Jackson was dressed in a long-sleeved white skivvy and grey pants.
Erica’s private heartbreak: In her interview with the publication, Erica revealed she’d suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage just weeks before her six-year marriage to billionaire businessman James ended in 2018. Pictured: James and Erica in Melbourne on October 29, 2005
In her interview with the publication, Erica revealed she’d suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage just weeks before her six-year marriage to James ended.
Erica was due to welcome a son with James in August 2018, but tragically lost the baby halfway through her pregnancy.
The model named her son Laramie (meaning ‘tears of love’) and after he was born, buried his body inside her late mother Sheelah’s grave.
Tragic: ‘After I gave birth I travelled with him up to Gunnedah. I put him in my mum’s grave — at her feet,’ she told Vogue Australia this month
‘After I gave birth I travelled with him up to Gunnedah. I put him in my mum’s grave – at her feet,’ she told Vogue Australia this month.
‘That was probably the saddest moment of my life, but I like to think of him with her now.’
Erica’s mother died from breast cancer in 2011.
Another heartbreak: Just weeks after Laramie’s death, James and Erica ended their rocky six-year marriage
Despite her heartache, Erica told Vogue she felt relieved to finally share details of her miscarriage publicly.
‘It feels good to let it free. Going through the labour and giving birth to Laramie at the toughest moment of my life, it was so hard,’ she said.
Rocky love life: Erica has suffered heartbreak since her relationship with James fell apart
Erica married casino tycoon James in 2007, before separating six years later.
The couple have remained amicable since the split, and are often pictured holidaying together with their three children.
Erica has suffered heartbreak since her relationship with James fell apart.
Flame: In 2018, Erica (left) found romance with Cuban artist Enrique Martinez Celaya (right) – a divorced father whose children attended the same school as Erica’s children
She famously dated British singer Seal in 2015, but their relationship fizzled out one year later.
In 2018, she found romance with Cuban artist Enrique Martinez Celaya – a divorced father whose children attended the same school as Erica’s.
They pair sparked engagement rumours in 2019 after Erica was pictured wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger.
However, the romance was short-lived, as she split from Enrique just one year later.
Over: However, the romance was short-lived, as she split from Enrique just one year later