James Van Der Beek tearfully recalls wife Kimberly's miscarriage and near-death experience
17.03.2023 - 13:35
/ foxnews.com
James Van Der Beek opened up about the harrowing night that his wife Kimberly suffered a miscarriage in 2019. The 46-year-old actor became emotional as he recalled his spouse's pregnancy loss at 17 ½ weeks while appearing on the Thursday episode of Kimberly's podcast with co-host Peggy Rometo, "Bathroom Chronicles." The "Dawson's Creek" alum, who was competing on "Dancing With The Stars" at the time, said that the miscarriage occurred two nights before the show's semi-finals. Kimberly remembered that the family was watching TV when she told Van Der Beek that she felt "off." She recalled getting into the shower where she suffered the miscarriage. "It was just so much pain, and it was so unexpected because everything was right, everything was [a] fairytale.
Everything was coming together perfectly," Van Der Beek said. He continued, "Then it progressed very quickly into being worried about Kim. We were both just crying and sobbing and there was a lot of blood.
Way more blood than any delivery." At the time, the two were parents to five children, daughters Olivia, 12, Annabel, 9, Emilia, 6, Annabel, 9 and Gwendolyn, 4, and son Joshua, 10. Van Der Beek remembered that their children did not seem to be aware of what was happening, and he was able to put them to bed.
"And then Kim lied down in the shower and then wasn't waking up," he recalled. "So that's when I called 911." Van Der Beek then called Rometo, who rushed over to help.The Beverly Hills paramedics arrived as Kimberly said she continued to lose consciousness every time she sat up.
Rometo accompanied Kimberly as she was taken to the hospital while Van Der Beek stayed behind to look after their children. The "Varsity Blues" star recalled that their daughter
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