JLS star Oritsé Williams has opened up on the “very devastating” experiences he and his wife has faced, as he prepares to launch his solo career.
The former X Factor star spoke to GB News about the latest influences on his solo music, after touring with the band again in 2023.
GB News host Peter Andre said it was “commendable” for Williams to openly discuss his struggles with mental health, as he reveals his wife Kazz Kumar Williams has suffered two miscarriages in their attempt to grow their family.
Speaking for the first time about their loss, Williams said the last few years have been “very difficult” to navigate and process his emotions, admitting he “bottled up” his feelings about what had happened to Kazz.
Oritse Williams opens up on wife Kazz suffering two miscarriages
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Williams told Peter Andre and Ellie Costello that as a man, he “wanted to be strong” for her, and has since spoken to “many men” who have experienced baby loss.
The JLS star admits his wife “forced him” to be more candid about his emotions and how he feels, revealing he was “almost inconsolable” in their darkest times of baby loss.
Praising Williams, Ellie thanked him for sharing his story and said he will help “so many men” who feel they cannot speak about baby loss, as Peter said he is a “beautiful person”.
Williams thanked Peter for their friendship and said he is a “bro for life”.
Oritse Williams has been married to Kazz Kumar Williams since 2022
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Williams told GB News: “People see me on tour, performing, making music. But myself and my wife, we went through two miscarriages.
“For us, that was a very devastating time and very difficult to know how to kind of process those emotions.”
He continued: “As a man, I did the thing of bottling up my emotions, and where I feel comfortable to be able to express myself is in the studio. Whereas she had obviously a different reaction to what happened to us, because not only was it happening to her mentally, psychologically, but it was happening to her physically as well.
“I had been by her side and seen her go through hell and back and together we went through that, and I think something that she really would have wanted to see from me was the sensitivity and the emotion. And I thought that as a man, being strong was trying to bottle up my emotions and just show her that I’m being strong for her. But actually being strong is talking about it.”
Williams recalled breaking down in tears when he finally opened up to his wife about how he was feeling, admitting: “When my wife first forced out of me, asking how do you feel, I ended up as a mess on the floor. I was exasperating, crying, almost inconsolable. She was just holding me in her arms as we cried together. I didn’t realise I needed that release so badly.
“It just came out in floods of tears and emotions, and ever since, I’ve been able to speak to other men, and we’ve been able to cry together and they’ve shared their own experiences.”
Williams told GB News he was ‘almost inconsolable’ following his baby losses
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Discussing how he is now helping other men with how to deal with baby loss, Williams said many men he has spoken to thought being strong “was not talking about it and getting on with work, getting on with life” and soldiering through.
He added: “Actually, as men, I feel like that conversation and that sensitivity and being able to be emotional together is everything.”
Thanking Peter and Ellie for providing a “safe space” to share his story, Williams said: “I’ve never spoken about this before, but the reason why I feel comfortable now is because I’m with Peter.
“He’s my friend, he’s my brother, and I feel like I’m in a safe space to be able to talk.”
