The American actress and broadway star Laura Benanti said she had a miscarriage on stage while performing for 2,000 people.
The 43-year-old Tony Award-winning star shared her story in a post on Instagram, writing that she “knew it was happening” as “it started slowly the night before”.
The singer was performing for 2,000 people on a five-night broadway-themed cruise on 3 April when she had the miscarriage.
She went on to explain that she is “no stranger to the pain and emptiness of losing a pregnancy”, having had miscarriages in the past.
“If it had been our first loss, or even our second, I likely wouldn’t have been able to go on,” she wrote.
“But unfortunately, I am not a stranger to the pain and emptiness of losing a pregnancy. It is a path I have walked before, hand in hand with my husband.”
Benanti has received five Tony Award nominations across her successful broadway career, winning in 2008 for her role as Louise in the revival of Gypsy the musical.
She has also appeared in TV series Supergirl and musical drama series Nashville.