Erin Andrews revealed on her podcast Thursday that her surrogate has suffered a miscarriage, marking the second surrogacy loss for the veteran sportscaster and her husband, former NHL player Jarret Stoll. Andrews, 47, shared the news during the latest episode of Calm Down with Erin and Charissa, where she spoke candidly about the emotional toll of infertility and loss.
"We got some real sh-- news today that our surrogate had miscarried," Andrews said on air. "So I have dealt with this before, but things were going really, really well. And her little heartbeat and her numbers were really good - so much so I even told you guys a couple weeks ago because we thought we had such good news."
The couple are parents to a 2-year-old son, Mack, who was also born via surrogate. Andrews said she had initially considered canceling the episode but decided to go ahead with it. "But Ryan, you did such a bang-up job with this podcast today," she told producer Ryan Musick. "I've been trying really hard to pay attention, I've just been tearing up the whole time and trying to stay focused."
Referencing Taylor Swift's song "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart," Andrews said, "I'm really good at doing this sh- with a broken heart."
Andrews noted that this wasn't the first time she and Stoll had faced such disappointment. "We did lose...we had loss with our first surrogate and then luckily with our second one, we had Mack," she said. "I was just going to be honest with people."
"But like I said when I was first dealing with all these infertility issues and loss that I just wanted to let other people know that we're dealing with them that I get it and I understand," Andrews continued. "This really, really sucks but so many people are dealing with it so if you feel alone and you feel like a failure, I do too. But you're not the only one."
Reflecting on her son, she added, "It makes you really realize when I have my little boy, and today he was throwing a fit royale with us, it's like, you know what? It doesn't matter."
