RHONY’s Jessel Taank Opens Up About Fertility on ‘Chanel in the City’
Real Housewives of New York City star Jessel Taank has been open about her struggles with fertility both on and off camera, and there’s one celebrity who gave her the courage to speak out.
“When I was going through my fertility stuff Chrissy Teigen It really helped me get through it and I just looked up to her and she’s very real, she’s very raw,” Taank revealed on iHeartRadio’s Podcast ‘Chanel In The City’.
“I respected her a lot because she was transparent about her challenges,” she told the presenter and stand-up comedian Chanel Omari. “She has been very open and honest about everything. And so that was also kind of like, if she inspired me, maybe I can inspire other women.
Teigen and husband Johannes Legend I haven’t had an easy journey when it comes to parenting. In October 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child after in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.
The couple welcomed daughter Luna in April 2016. While trying to conceive baby No. 2, Teigen turned to IVF again and welcomed son Miles in May 2018. Two years later, Teigen and Legend suffered the loss of son Jack at 20 weeks of pregnancy. .
Teigen confirmed in February 2022 that she was resuming IVF treatments and announced she was pregnant six months later. She gave birth to daughter Esti in January, but the family was not done expanding yet. Son Wren arrived in June via surrogate.
Taank, meanwhile, welcomed twin boys, Kai and Rio, with husband in May 2021 Pavit Randhawa after a long IVF journey of my own. But after giving birth, she admits that her sex life with her husband went through a dry spell.
“I just hope that with the fertility stuff I help people normalize the conversation about sex,” Taank told the host Omariwho once starred in Bravo’s Princesses: Long Island. “I hope that people who have children and don’t feel like sleeping with their husband at that moment will feel like that’s okay. So these are real conversations. Real women have to face every day of their lives and it shouldn’t be seen as taboo, otherwise there shouldn’t be a stigma attached to things like that.”
She added: “Everyone is so shocked. But guys, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. This is just real, you know.
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It’s been a tough road to parenthood for many celebrity parents, including Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. After in vitro fertilization didn’t work on the first try, Teigen wondered if she had done something wrong. “You’re just looking for something to blame, especially yourself,” Teigen explained to New York Magazine’s The Cut in April […]
While the reality newcomer read rumors that she and her husband were headed for divorce, it couldn’t be further from the truth.
“In the first episode, all I heard was that they were heading for a divorce,” she told Omari. “And I thought, ‘That’s crazy,’ because I really didn’t think I was putting out that kind of volatility that people were seeing. But at the same time, I can understand that they’re probably not used to seeing these kinds of open, transparent conversations happening.
Taank continued: “It’s truly an eye-opening experience and it’s definitely something that has brought us closer together. And I think we look at each other on TV and say, “Okay, here’s what we can do better,” and it’s almost the best form of therapy, except everyone is joining in while you’re making comments. about your marriage.”
Listen to the full episode ‘Chanel in the City’ by Jessel Taank here.