Rachel Bilson has revealed she suffered multiple miscarriages before having her daughter Briar Rose.
The actress, 42, has spoken out about suffering heartbreaking losses ‘early on’ in pregnancy before she had her eight-year-old daughter – whom she has with former partner Hayden Christensen – in 2014.
Speaking on her Broad Ideas podcast, she began: ‘It’s one of the biggest things I talk about with pregnancy and having babies.
Becoming emotional, Rachel added: ‘I’ve had miscarriages, so I’ve had losses. They were early on.
‘With birth, I even remember going into [it saying], ‘I’m open to whatever. I always planned to go to hospital because it is safer for me but I’m open to anything.
Emotional: Rachel Bilson has revealed she suffered multiple miscarriages before having her daughter Briar Rose
Becoming emotional, the actress, 42, added: ‘I’ve had miscarriages, so I’ve had losses. They were early on’
She continued: ‘What plans can you make when it’s really not up to you?’
Her co-host Olivia Allen added: ‘There’s nothing more out of control than having a child onside of you. There’s so much going on that is out of your control.
It comes after Rachel recently sparked a debate after she said she finds it ‘weird’ if a man in his 40s has only slept with four women.
The Jumper star admitted she was being ‘judgemental’, particularly because there are ‘totally respectable’ reasons why a guy may not have been particularly promiscuous.
Speaking on her podcast earlier this month, she said: ‘This is gonna sound so judgmental, but if a dude is in his 40s and he [has] only slept with four women … [I would find it] a little weird.’
Rachel admitted it wasn’t entirely ‘fair’ to judge guys for having a ‘really low’ number of sexual partners but admitted it would be ‘an issue’ for her.
She said: ‘Maybe he’s been in decade [long] relationships, totally respectable…
‘But if he’s single in his 40s and it’s only four and he’s never been in the long term thanks that’s an issue.’
Rachel used to ask her previous partners about their sexual history but she ‘probably wouldn’t’ do that again now.
Family life: Rachel has spoken out about suffering heartbreaking losses ‘early on’ in pregnancy before she had her eight-year-old daughter – whom she has with former partner Hayden Christensen – in 2014
Ex: Rachel and Hayden have remained amicable after ending their decade-long on/off romance (and 18-month engagement) in September 2017
Prior to finding love with Hayden, the brunette beauty dated her O.C. co-star Adam Brody from 2003 to 2006.
And in recent years she has romanced former Bachelor star Nick Viall and Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader.
She was most recently romantically linked with artist Zac La Roc.
Rachel and Hayden have remained amicable after ending their decade-long on/off romance (and 18-month engagement) in September 2017.
The acting duo originally met playing love interests in Doug Liman’s caper Jumper and they went on to co-star in the 2009 rom-com anthology New York, I Love You as well as Sarik Andreasyan’s 2014 drama American Heist.
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