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Broadway’s Lea Michele makes announcement after devastating battle with Endometriosis

On Aug. 25, Michele took to Instagram to share a photo of her now family of four all together. “Our hearts are so full,” she wrote.
On Aug. 25, Michele took to Instagram to share a photo of her now family of four all together. “Our hearts are so full,” she wrote. Screengrab from Lea Michele's Instagram page

Broadway star Lea Michele is officially a mom of two.

On Aug. 25, Michele took to Instagram to share a photo of her now family of four all together.

“Our hearts are so full,” she wrote.

Michele also shared the name they chose for their baby girl, Emery Sol Reich.

“‘Sol’ means sun in Portuguese. She’s our star,” a fan wrote, making a connection to one of Michele’s most well-known roles as Rachel Berry on “Glee.”

“Another August baby,” another fan pointed out, remembering that Michele’s son, Ever, was also born in August.

The actress first announced that she and her husband Zandy Reich were expecting their second child together in March.

The announcement came nearly a year after Ever dealt with several medical issues that the family continues to work through.

“Mommy, Daddy and Ever are overjoyed,” Michele wrote alongside photos of her baby bump.

Shortly after announcing her pregnancy, Michele talked with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt on her podcast, BDA Baby, about the long journey to becoming a mom of two; revealing she suffered “two back-to-back very early failed pregnancies.”

“I had never had a miscarriage before,” Michele shared. “The first one, I was like, ‘That was weird.’ When it happened again right away, I was like, ‘Wait a second. Something is wrong.’”

That’s when she and Zandy made the decision to stop trying for sometime and Michele focused on the Broadway stage.

“It wasn’t until a little bit later [that] I had another,” she stated. “I was working at the time. It was super challenging to…process what we were experiencing at the same time, which was very painful.”

Ultimately, Michele was diagnosed with endometriosis.

Following a successful round of treatment, Michele and Zandy learned they were pregnant with Emery. And now they get to enjoy life as a family of four.

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Sara Vallone
Miami Herald
Sara Vallone is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.
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