Alexa PenaVega has recently shared some heartbreaking, personal news on social media.
Taking to Instagram yesterday, the 35-year-old former Spy Kids star and her husband, Big Time Rush member Carlos PenaVega, 34, announced that the family is currently mourning the loss of their fourth child.
"There are never the right words to say when it comes to loss," they wrote in their joint statement.
"After a beautiful and peaceful delivery our daughter 'Indy' was born at rest. It has been a painful journey. But in pain we have found peace."
Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega recently announced the loss of their daughter. Credit: Raymond Hall/GC Images/Getty
"This little girl has already changed our lives in so many ways," they continued. "She was absolutely beautiful. And looked just like daddy. Dark hair and all. Grief has come to us in waves. Moments of feeling absolutely gutted...then moments of feeling blessed by just getting a moment with her."
The couple went on to state that while they may not understand why this tragedy happened to them, they are eternally grateful for their little girl.
"We can't understand why things like this happen and we may never get those answers. Indy Rex PenaVega, you completely changed our world. You moved us to a new place. You gave us the community we have been longing for.
"We love you can't wait to see how many other lives you change," they concluded.
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Many took to the comments to offer some kind words including friends, family and fans.
"So so sorry Alexa and Carlos, can’t begin to imagine what this loss feels like. You are held, loved, and protected and you know that. Praying your pain away," wrote Danielle Monet, who also worked on Nickelodeon at the same time as Carlos.
Daryl Sabara, who starred alongside Alexa in Spy Kids, also added: "Love you so so much."
And of course, the Big Time Rush members also sent their support to their greiving member writing: |Our thoughts and prayers are with your whole family. We love you and you're in our hearts always. Rest in peace, sweet angel."
The PenaVegas have been married since 2014 and share three other children together. Credit: Paul Archuleta/Getty
In November last year, the PenaVegas shared that they were expecting their fourth baby together in a joint Instagram post.
"Thank God we love adventures," the actress wrote alongside photos of the couple cradling her stomach. "Oh baby here we come! Número cuatro!"
She then went on to document her entire pregnancy online, sharing photos, videos and advice with her 1.6 million followers.
In March, she shared a "pregnancy vlog" in which she thanked her nurses for aiding her during a difficult period.
She's also collaborated with Mothering Journal in the final four days before her baby was due.
The PenaVegas also have three other children together, Ocean, 6, and Kingston, 4, and daughter Rio, 2 the first of whom came shortly after they tied the knot in 2014.
Our thoughts are with the couple during this difficult time and we hope they manage to find peace despite their tragic loss.
Alexa PenaVega has shared a heartbreaking photo as she looks back on the devastating day her daughter was stillborn.
Alexa PenaVega has opened up about her heartbreak. Credit: Paul Archuleta / Getty
The Spy Kids alum, 36, took to Instagram on April 13 to share the weight of her grief, posting a heartbreaking photo from the hospital where she cradled her daughter, Indy, in the delivery room.
“This was the most painful moment I have ever experienced,” she wrote. “I remember it feeling so hard to breathe. Such a deep aching pain… How was this real? It didn’t feel real. Every emotion flooded in at once.”
Alexa, who shares three children — Ocean, 8, Kingston, 5, and Rio, 3 — with husband and Big Time Rush star Carlos PenaVega, revealed that despite the unimaginable heartbreak, they were surrounded by a "super natural peace".
“It was all out of our control,” she continued. “We had to give it all over to God. The burden was too heavy for us to carry so He took the weight off of us and draped us in His peace.”
And in that peace, Alexa says they have seen purpose.
“Over this last year we have watched LIFE come out of her life. We watched people heal because of Indy. We watched grief lifted because of Indy. We watched relationships be restored… God gave her life SO MUCH FRUIT … so much meaning and purpose.”
“Our sweet girl is celebrating with Jesus today,” she added. “And while we still mourn and wish we had her in our arms… we know she is waiting for us in a place that is beyond anything we can imagine. Jeremiah 29:11.”
The couple also shared a joint post on Instagram, showing their three children holding up a photo of baby Indy.
“Happy heavenly birthday Indy girl. Our little world changer. Psalm 34:18,” they captioned the tribute.
The PenaVegas first shared the devastating news of Indy’s stillbirth in April 2024. “There are never the right words to say when it comes to loss,” they wrote at the time. “After a beautiful and peaceful delivery our daughter ‘Indy’ was born at rest. It has been a painful journey. But in pain we have found peace.”
They continued: “We can't understand why things like this happen and we may never get those answers. Indy Rex PenaVega, you completely changed our world. You moved us to a new place. You gave us the community we have been longing for.
"We love you and can't wait to see how many other lives you change.”
Carlos and Alexa PenaVega. Credit: Paul Archuleta / Getty
In a heartfelt update shared the following month, Alexa let fans know that she and Carlos were “actually doing really well, considering everything.”
She reflected on the mixture of pain and peace that had enveloped their lives in the wake of their loss.
“It might be hard to understand unless you’ve experienced this kind of loss but I really do hope that you guys can see the crazy peace that we have, even through the pain,” she shared. “And I do hope that you can see how much God is at work. And how much fruit little Indy’s life has produced already.”
“And I know it’s just the beginning,” she continued. “And it doesn’t make sense. And days will continue to be hard. I know this is not just a... this season I know will come with a rollercoaster of feelings and emotions. I know that. But I’m just going to continue to allow his peace to just overwhelm us.”
Our thoughts continue to go out to the family at this time.
Nearly two decades after 2001's iconic Spy Kids, the all-grown-up stars from the movie, Daryl Sabara (Juni Cortez) and Alexa PenaVega (Carmen Cortez) had a virtual reunion on Instagram Live. And it was all thanks to Sabara's wife 'All About That Bass' singer Meghan Trainor.
As reported by People, Trainor and her husband had just finished rewatching Spy Kids and were answering questions from fans during the live stream.
The stars of Spy Kids Daryl Sabara and Alexa PenaVega have a virtual reunion on Instagram Live:
A little while into the Instagram session on the 26-year-old musician's account, PenaVega joined - and the former child stars shared some of the memories they have of being on set.
Sabara, 27, and PenaVega, 31, also showed off some of their keepsakes from the franchise.
Sabara, for example, still has the ring his character wore in the film which he showed off to the camera. Some of their other memorabilia include costumes from the movies.
In fact, Sabara's mother and father in law, aka Trainor's parents, had framed one of his costumes for him as a gift. Again, the actor showed his former costar and fans the sentimental keepsake.
"Meghan's parents, my amazing in-laws did this for me," Sabara said. "It was gathering dust in, like, my storage. How sweet is that?"
"No! You have that? Amazing," PenaVega said. "Amazing, that is fantastic. That is so good. I don't have that one. I do have, remember when they put us in, like, our cool tuxedo look and I had, like, that red shirt and black pants? I have that outfit. But I might steal the in-law idea because that's so awesome."
The actors also talked about funny and awkward moments on set.
"Remember how we used to have the harness on for hours? And we'd be like, 'Can someone take it off?' They'd be like, 'Yeah, yeah, they'll come take it off' and no one ever came," Sabara said.
I don't know about you guys, but I'd love to see a 'Spy Adults' movie soon!
Chrissy Teigen took to Instagram yesterday to share the devastating news that she and her husband John Legend had lost their unborn child, whom they had named Jack.
Teigen was believed to be halfway along in her pregnancy.
The 34-year-old, who has two other children with Legend - four-year-old Luna, and two-year-old Miles - had been updating her 31.5 million followers on the progress of her pregnancy, which became more complicated in recent weeks.
Alongside several black-and-white candid photos - which showed the aftermath of her miscarriage in an incredibly raw manner; one of her in tears, her head bowed on a hospital bed, and another of her holding the child in a bundle of blankets, with Legend's face resting on her shoulder - Teigen wrote:
"We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before. We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough."
The model and TV personality has long been an outspoken user of Twitter, where she has previously shared many intimate insights into her family life, as well as speaking brazenly about politics (in a particularly scathing manner about the Trump Administration).
That being said, she is no stranger to criticism and internet trolling.
So amidst the condolences and support she and Legend received from celebrities and her followers, Teigen was subjected to people who questioned her outlet for grief.
Why did she choose to share something so personal and intimate? Many people accused her of seeking attention, while others criticized how she handled her pregnancy to begin with.
Others even questioned whether she chose to go to the hospital too late.
And, of course, there were comments regarding why she decided to "pose" for photos in the wake of her miscarriage.
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Teigen has never shied away from sharing her vulnerabilities with the world; she chronicled the process of getting her breast implants removed, has spoken candidly about the realities of being a working mother, and now about pregnancy loss, in all of its raw pain.
By doing so, Teigen has given a voice - at her own expense - to something that is very common, but rarely given a public platform.
Per the NHS, miscarriages are much more common than most people realize.
The website details that amongst women who are confirmed to be pregnant, it is estimated that around one in eight pregnancies will end in miscarriage. And 1% - approximately 24,000 pregnancies each year - end after 20 weeks in stillbirth.
Teigen's refusal to grieve silently (she later tweeted: "Driving home from the hospital with no baby. How can this be real") will undoubtedly go a long way to comfort a legion of women and families who have experienced the same thing, but found it difficult to speak about.
Miscarriages are often shrouded in secrecy, partly due to the language of "failure" that surrounds conception, and the lack thereof, but also due to the scale of pain suffered by those who have lost a child.
Women are expected to carry about their normal routines during and afterward; speaking about their experience, and the hope they had for their unborn child, will inevitably render outsiders uncomfortable, and is therefore stigmatized.
So, Teigen's honestly most likely came at great personal cost.
In fact, after Teigen shared her heartbreaking loss, actress Kate Beckinsale spoke out - not only to slam those attacking the model for "posing" for photographs or taking to social media when she "should be mourning" - but also to share that she has also gone through the pain of a miscarriage.
Beckinsale wrote:
"I’ve noticed people criticizing @chrissyteigen for sharing deeply intimate photos of the loss of her baby.
"As if there’s some protocol during [the] soul-scouring calamity that, if not observed, emboldens people who do not know her or her family to say how she should be handling the unimaginable."
The Underworld actress then opened up about how she herself lost a baby after 20 weeks of gestation, and how she was left emotionally devastated by the experience.
"Years ago, I lost a baby at 20 weeks. I had managed to keep my pregnancy quiet and I absolutely collapsed inside and no one would have known," the 47-year-old star wrote.
"There is grief, shame and shock so often that come with an experience like this, plus the heartbreak of your body continuing, after the loss, to act as if it had a child to nurture," she added.
Beckinsale then explained: "Your milk comes in, with no one to feed. It can be the loneliest, most soul destroying period of time, particularly if you are not in the position of having an emotionally connected, supportive partner like Chrissy has."
She continued:
"I think it’s an honor to be allowed into another [person's] grief, especially with a subject like this which so often puts a woman into that hall of mirrors state of life continuing as if the world hasn’t, for you, come to a bloody and terrible halt."
Teigen refused to make her story or her pain palatable, which we are collectively expected to do. But nothing about losing a child is comfortable, and speaking about it should not lead to accusations of oversharing, rather we should praise the individual's strength and vulnerability.
October is Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month, and when we look at the photos of Chrissy Teigen, we must swallow the feeling of being uncomfortable in the face of such clear anguish.
The loss of a child is something that many women and families cannot just ignore, and neither should we.
If you are struggling with any of the issues discussed in this article, in the United Kingdom miscarriageassociation.org.uk provides support services including a helpline and online live chat.
In the United States, womenshealth.gov provides advice on coping with pregnancy loss.
As previously reported, the 35-year-old Brazilian-born influencer sadly died due to a suspected cardiac arrest on Friday (January 12), just four months after exchanging vows with her husband, George Kowszik.
Mila is survived by four children from a previous marriage, with her grieving daughter Anna Clara addressing the social media star's death in a poignant statement on Instagram.
She shared a black and white photo of her beloved mother, along with the caption translated from Portuguese to English: "I, Anna Clara, am posting this condolence note. We are very sad to hear of the passing of our beautiful mother. We appreciate all the prayers and condolences. Continue to pray for us. Thank you."
The influencer's unexpected passing has left her 67.1K followers devastated as many rushed to the comment section to share their heartfelt messages and condolences.
"I looked up to her so much! Wow, how sad, my condolences," one fan expressed, while another said: "My sincere condolences to all family and friends. May God comfort you."
A third shared: "Life is a blow. Such a cliché phrase is so true. Milla rest in peace in God's care. May your children be embraced, loved, and protected by those you trusted with this mission. You will be missed."
A fourth added: "lord have mercy... So sad. I'm so sorry Cacaia for your mother, for you, and for your family... Your mother was a very very special and very loved person... May God comfort your hearts!"
Eduarda Gaia, a close friend and businesswoman, shared her grief, stating: "I will remember our last conversation on the phone forever! I love you so much, friend."
One day after De Jesus' death was announced, her husband took to Facebook to share a heartbreaking message about his loss.
"I am not really good with words and talking here," the 61-year-old wrote in a post shared on January 13. "I lost my beautiful wife and my best friend yesterday that I love so much."
In a follow-up post, Kowszik expressed gratitude to everyone for their support during this difficult time, penning: "Hello..Everyone of my wife's and I friends and family. Your beautiful kind, caring, and loving beautiful words and incredible inspiring PRAYERS... Have instilled such PEACE..in my life of 60yrs on this earth I ever felt."
"My loving lord my father and my beloved Jesus and my soothing holy spirit giving me through this. I never felt real peace before my whole life. and my wife loved me and believe in me through God which impacted my life and hers together."
"I was short but often our lord has his own ways of his people. I will never ever forget what God has blessed me and my beautiful and her very wonderful children God has also blessed with me," he continued, adding: "I'm sorry I can't talk right now.. crying too much. forgive me."
Mila rose to fame by documenting her weight loss journey after undergoing bariatric surgery in 2017 and an abdominoplasty (known as a tummy tuck procedure) the following year.
A few months before her death, she spoke about her body transformation journey by sharing before and after photos. She captioned the post: "13 years between one picture... 6 years since a decision that changed my life in so many ways."
"On one side Mila aged 22 and on the other Mila aged 35, how much we change huh, how we grow and how we learn. Pride girl pride #bariatrica #bypass #antesedepois #weightlosstransformation #beforeandafter," she added.
The cause of Mila's death has not been disclosed.
Our thoughts continue to be with her family, friends, and fans at this devastating time.
Naya Rivera's tragic death at the age of just 33 shocked the world and prompted an outpouring of grief after her body was discovered following an accidental drowning.
The 33-year-old rose to fame on Glee for her role as cheerleader Santana Lopez.
Now, the actress's ex-husband Ryan Dorsey, who she was married to for four years from 2014 to 2018, has publically mourned her loss for the first time in a social media post.
He wrote on Instagram: "This is so unfair... there's not enough words to express the hole left in everyone's hearts.
"I can't believe this is life now. I don't know if I'll ever believe it. You were just here... We were just in the back swimming with Josey the day before. Life just isn't fair."
"I don't know what to say… I'm thankful for our times and our journey that brought us together and gave us the sweetest and kindest smart little boy we could ever hope for.
"Life is all about good times and bad times but with Josey it makes the bad a little less so because a part of you will always be with us. He'll never forget where he came from."
Nickayla Rivera, Naya's sister, also took to Instagram to mourn her loss, writing that she will miss her "every second of my life".
"There are no words to describe my love for you," she wrote.
She continued: "Side by side or miles apart, our connection is infinite. Our bond is unbreakable. We were complete opposites, yet simultaneously the same. The yin to my yang. I never knew that by losing you, I would find so much of you in myself."
"I've never known a life without you in it & still can't imagine it. My world is turned upside down. But through it all, everything we were, we are still. I'll always look at you with the same eyes as I did when I was young.
"My shmaya, I'll love you for eternity and miss you every second of my life."
Rivera's co-stars from Glee also took to social media to praise their late costar, per the BBC.
Kevin McHale, who played Artie Abrams on the show, wrote: "She was so independent and strong and the idea of her not being here is something I cannot comprehend."
Jane Lynch, who played cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, added: "Rest sweet, Naya. What a force you were. Love and peace to your family."
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