Kate Beckinsale defends Chrissy Teigen while opening up about previous pregnancy loss at 20 weeks

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’ve noticed people criticising @chrissyteigen for sharing deeply intimate photos of the loss of her baby,” Beckinsale 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.” Describing the feeling as the “loneliest, most soul destroying period of time,” the 47-year-old noted that it can be especially difficult "if you are not in the position of having an emotionally connected, supportive partner like Chrissy has." The actress, who shares daughter Lily Sheen with ex Michael Sheen, then shared her support for Teigen’s decision to be open about the loss of her child, explaining that she thinks it’s an “honour to be allowed into another person's grief”. “I think it’s an honour 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,” she continued.