John Legend performs emotional tribute to wife Chrissy Teigen after heartbreaking miscarriage

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John Legend dedicated his performance of Never Break to his wife Chrissy Teigen at the Billboard Music Awards.

The Grammy-winning star was visibly emotional during his performance at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where he appeared two weeks after the couple announced they'd lost their baby.

During his performance, John - who has been married to Chrissy since 2013 - sang: "We will never break/ Built on a foundation/ Strong enough to stay/ We will never break.

"As the water rises/ And the mountains shake/ Our love will remain."

Kelly Clarkson, who hosted the awards bash, subsequently told John that she was sending "all my love to you and Chrissy".

The 38-year-old singer - who has starred alongside John on The Voice - said: "I want to take a moment to talk about a friend who inspires me on the daily.

"Not only as a musician, a songwriter, but as a human. John Legend is one of my favourite people on this planet and it's easy for us all to feel that way about them because he and Chrissy just have this warm way of inviting us into their world - the highs and the lows.

"Our hearts go out to you both in this very difficult time and I'm thankful that you continue to share your light and your talent with all of us for the very special performance, possibly my favourite of the night."

The organisers of the Billboard Music Awards also expressed their support for the star on social media.

A message on the event's official Twitter and Instagram accounts read: "Our love for @johnlegend will Never Break. [love heart emoji] (sic)"

Chrissy announced she'd lost her baby via an emotional Instagram post.

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We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before. We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough. . . We never decide on our babies’ names until the last possible moment after they’re born, just before we leave the hospital.  But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack.  So he will always be Jack to us.  Jack worked so hard to be a part of our little family, and he will be, forever. . . To our Jack - I’m so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn’t give you the home you needed to survive.  We will always love you. . . Thank you to everyone who has been sending us positive energy, thoughts and prayers.  We feel all of your love and truly appreciate you. . . We are so grateful for the life we have, for our wonderful babies Luna and Miles, for all the amazing things we’ve been able to experience.  But everyday can’t be full of sunshine.  On this darkest of days, we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out. But we will hug and love each other harder and get through it.

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The 34-year-old model - who has Luna, four, and Miles, two, with her husband - wrote: "We are so grateful for the life we have, for our wonderful babies Luna and Miles, for all the amazing things we’ve been able to experience.  But everyday can’t be full of sunshine.  On this darkest of days, we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out. But we will hug and love each other harder and get through it."

• For support for bereaved parents visit sands.org.nz

Where to get help:

• 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP) (available 24/7)
• https://www.lifeline.org.nz/services/suicide-crisis-helpline
• YOUTHLINE: 0800 376 633
• NEED TO TALK? Free call or text 1737 (available 24/7)
• KIDSLINE: 0800 543 754 (available 24/7)
• WHATSUP: 0800 942 8787 (1pm to 11pm)
• DEPRESSION HELPLINE: 0800 111 757 or TEXT 4202
• NATIONAL ANXIETY 24 HR HELPLINE: 0800 269 4389

- Bang! Showbiz

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