Fans know Whitney Way Thore primarily for her appearance on My Big Fat Fabulous Life. She has also gained popularity as a viral internet personality and body-positivity activist. However, some fans may not know that the activist behind the No Body Shame Campaign kept her chemical pregnancy private.
Whitney Way Thore reveals why she hid her chemical pregnancy
Whitney reveals she had a chemical pregnancy on the season premiere of #MyBigFatFabLife, Tuesday at 10P. ❤️? https://t.co/hgyWYlcpqn
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On Tuesday, November 10, Us Magazine shared an exclusive sneak peek from an upcoming episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life. The preview offered a glimpse into several aspects of the reality star’s life. During the preview, Whitney explained why she had kept her chemical pregnancy a secret.
Thore said, “Having a chemical pregnancy might not seem like a big deal to most people because it is so incredibly common. But for me, someone who’s been trying to get pregnant for so long, it feels huge. I mean, it is basically a very early miscarriage.”
“I almost feel like some people would think, ‘Well, you didn’t lose anything. It wasn’t actually a baby.’ But you definitely do feel like you lost something,” she added.
For context, the 42-year-old reality star does not have children. She has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and previously froze her eggs in the hope of becoming a mother.
More recently, she underwent intrauterine insemination (IUI) using donor sperm as part of her efforts to conceive. She discussed the experience in the preview before explaining why she had kept the pregnancy loss private.
The TV personality said, “Back in early October, I did an IUI, or artificial insemination with donor sperm at my doctor’s office, and for the first time, I got a positive pregnancy test. It wasn’t even a week, and I’ve got my period, and I took another test, and obviously it was negative.”
Meanwhile, AI-generated images falsely depicting Whitney with a child have circulated on social media. However, she has clarified that these images do not reflect her real-life circumstances and that she does not have children.
