CHILDREN’S TV favourite Ms Rachel has left fans heartbroken after revealing she had a miscarriage before welcoming her “rainbow baby”.
The 41-year-old – real name Rachel Accurso – has a six-year-old son called Thomas with husband Aron.
But in a video on her social media pages, Rachel revealed that she lost a baby before falling pregnant with Thomas.
The clip showed her sitting at her piano, singing a song about her little boy, who she called her “rainbow baby”.
“Rainbow baby, dream come true. Rainbow baby, if you knew,” she crooned, overcome with emotion as she sang.
“Every prayer we said for you. Rainbow baby dream come true.”
“You’re not a baby anymore but you’ll always be my rainbow baby,” Rachel captioned her video.
And she was immediately inundated with messages of love and support from her fans, many of whom revealed they’d also suffered a pregnancy loss.
“Just went through a D&C, and needed to hear this,” one person wrote, referring to a procedure often carried out after a miscarriage.
“I had one, too – years ago – so sorry!” Rachel replied.
“My rainbow baby is about to turn 2, and currently watching some Ms. Rachel while I’m here crying,” another commented.
“I have a sunshine baby – a baby girl in heaven who was stillborn and a rainbow baby who was born on the same day my babygirl passed away,” a third wrote, adding: “I do believe she sent our son to us.”
“I’m so sorry for your loss. That is beautiful, wow,” Rachel responded.
“Not me balling my eyes out,” someone else said.
“Listening to this next to my rainbow baby boy.”
“This is so beautiful,” another praised.
“My rainbow baby and I watch your videos,” someone else wrote.
“A rainbow came out into the sky the day we celebrated my pregnancy.
SHE can be found on televisions worldwide.
But just how did Ms Rachel become a ‘one to watch’ on children’s TV?
Rachel Accurso got a master’s degree in music education from New York University in 2016, and worked as a music teacher before starting her YouTube channel in 2019.
She and husband Aron came up with the idea for the YouTube series Songs for Littles as a response to a lack of resources for her son, who had a speech delay and didn’t say his first world until the age of two.
Her channel became incredibly popular, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, and she now has over 10 million subscribers.
Her popularity shows no sign of waning any time soon either, with a line of Ms Rachel toys predicted to be one of the biggest sellers this Christmas.
“You make him smile every time your vids come on.”
“There is a place in every parents heart for the children that couldn’t be,” another commented.
“They live between the whispers of love, the longing that never leaves, and unrealised hope we foster forever.”
While someone else said: “Thank you for sharing your personal songs and stories with us.”
