Kapuso actress and fashion icon Heart Evangelista has shared the heartbreaking journey of her miscarriages and the challenges she has faced with fertility.
In a candid revelation on her new show ‘Heart World’, Heart reflected on the traumatic experiences that have reshaped her perspective on motherhood and life.
Heart recounted her initial fears of having children during her youth, explaining, “I would be afraid to have a child when I was young. Kasi I was afraid of the responsibilities. Then when I really wanted to have a child, it only took me two months, and I was pregnant right away. I had twins.” However, when she and her husband, Senator Chiz Escudero, decided to start a family, she conceived twins after just two months of trying.
Tragically, Heart was diagnosed with Vanishing Twin Syndrome (VTS), a condition where one twin fails to survive. “Then four months into the pregnancy, I was getting the ultrasound and there was no heartbeat,” she revealed.
The loss left her devastated. “I can say that now without crying kasi tumibay na ang loob ko but it was very traumatizing for me. After that, I didn’t want to have a baby for a long time,” Heart admitted. She shared how she tried to keep up appearances, attending international fashion events while secretly mourning.
When Heart felt ready to try again, medical tests revealed that her egg production had significantly diminished. Despite harvesting four eggs, only two were viable. Heart and Chiz pursued surrogacy, but faced further heartbreak when their surrogate lost the pregnancies.
In their final attempt, Heart’s last embryo initially showed promise, developing a heartbeat. However, it did not survive. “That one is very hard for me because parang for me that’s my last try and ‘yung hinarvest ang eggs ko nu’ng mga time na ‘yun parang long ago na so konti na lang natitira sa akin nung time na ‘yun ano pa kaya ngayon,” she said.
Despite these challenges, Heart finds comfort in her relationship with Chiz’s twin children, Quino and Chesi, whom she treats as her own. “That’s why sinasabi ko na blessing ‘yung children sa akin kasi biruin mo ito pala ‘yung mangyayari sa akin pero alam na ni Lord kaya binigyan Niya ako ng dalawa (Quino at Chesi) na alam kong mayroon akong, hindi ko sinasabi na aalagaan nila ako, or gusto kong alagaan nila ako,” she shared.
Heart expressed a desire for connection as she looks to the future. “Gusto ko lang mayroon akong makakakwentuhan ‘pag matanda na ako, ma-share ko lang ‘yung good experiences ko, ‘yung mga hardships ko, ‘yung mag lessons ko, para hindi masasayang. That’s all I kinda wanted,” she said.
After a two-year break from television, Heart is making her comeback with ‘Heart World’, airing every Saturday at 9:30 PM on GMA Network and Kapuso Stream. Her last major project was the hit drama-romance series ‘I Left My Heart in Sorsogon.’
