#BreakingNews #RHOC star confirms her son passed away due to obstetric complications during childbirth 💔🙏
Former Real Housewives Of Orange County star Kara Keough Bosworth gave birth to her second child, a son, McCoy on April 6 and on April 12 he died from birth complications.
She penned a heartbreaking tribute for McCoy on Monday, the day he would have been three months old.
Alongside a somber black and white photo with her husband Kyle Bosworth, who she married in 2014, and their baby boy before his untimely passing, the 31-year-old reflected on her grief and milestones her son should have been reaching.
Heartbreak: Kara Keough Bosworth penned a heartbreaking tribute for McCoy on Monday, the day he would have been three months old, alongside a somber black and white photo before his death at six days old
'You would have been three months old today,' Kara wrote. 'But instead, I’m three months into the deepest pain I’ve ever felt.'
In the lengthy post she opened up about her continued grief, and the difficulties she is facing.
'I’ve survived three months when I didn’t think I’d live another three second,' she continued. 'How has it been so long since I smelled you and felt your weight?'
The former reality TV star wrote 'each day' since McCoy's birth 'has felt like the longest day, a summer solstice of suffering.'
Pain: 'You would have been three months old today,' Kara wrote. 'But instead, I’m three months into the deepest pain I’ve ever felt.' In the lengthy post she opened up about her continued grief, and the difficulties she is facing
Despite her world coming to a halt, life is going on.
'And yet, somehow, time is passing. Time is pushing on, moving my body begrudgingly into another day,' she wrote. 'Another day further away from the last time I held you in my arms.'
Kara went on to share the questions she has about the little person her son would have been becoming, the memories she, Kyle and their daughter Decker, aged four, would have been making.
'Who would you be today? Would you be blonde still, or bald,' she questioned. 'Would you smile bigger for mommy’s singing or with daddy’s beard tickling your belly?'
Big sister: Kara went on to share the questions she has about the little person her son would have been becoming, the memories she, Kyle and their daughter Decker, aged four, would have been making
Of the relationship she expected Decker to be forming with her little brother she asked: 'Would your sister be sneaking into your room and trying to lift you out of your crib even though we’ve told her not to three times already? Would she even be able to lift you by now?'
She even though of how McCoy would be learning to love the family's fur babies.
'Would you track the dogs with your eyes, discovering your love for them already,' she wrote. 'Would you swipe your hands at all your new best friends, reaching out to pull hats and bows off their heads?'
Kara imagined her family would be introducing McCoy to other babies he would know for life.
Missed moments: 'Would we be FaceTiming with Caden, visiting Charlie, and taking pictures with Duke,' she wrote. 'Would your Uncle Korey be as obsessed with you as he is with your sister'
'Would we be FaceTiming with Caden, visiting Charlie, and taking pictures with Duke,' she wrote. 'Would your Uncle Korey be as obsessed with you as he is with your sister?'
As she is grieving for the loss of her son, it is not the only loss she is grieving.
In May, just weeks after losing McCoy, her father Matt Keough also died, at the time she wrote 'You're on grandpa duty in heaven now.'
'Would missing grandpa be easier with you here,' she wondered.
To remember: Since the family's tragic loss, Kara has been open about her grief, finding comfort in a doll that is weighted to McCoy's at birth, and a small tattoo she got in his honor
She opened up about how she and her family continue to feel the loss of McCoy every day, but never let moments pass without him in mind.
'What would our days look like with you in them,' she asked. 'We’re still making room for you in everything we do.'
'We kiss you goodnight, we say “hi baby” when we see signs of you, we feel you everywhere,' she wrote. 'There’s a space where you should be, but each day it’s feeling less like a gaping hole and more like an invisible fullness. We love you, McCoy.'
Double grief: As she is grieving for the loss of her son, it is not the only loss she is grieving. In May, just weeks after losing McCoy, her father Matt Keough also died. ' 'Would missing grandpa be easier with you here,' she wondered
Memory: 'We kiss you goodnight, we say “hi baby” when we see signs of you, we feel you everywhere,' she wrote. 'There’s a space where you should be, but each day it’s feeling less like a gaping hole and more like an invisible fullness. We love you, McCoy'
Since the family's tragic loss, Kara has been open about her grief, finding comfort in a doll that is weighted to McCoy's at birth, and a small tattoo she got in his honor.
Last month, posting an update, Kara showed off the design, an M, made with traditional tattoo ink and some of McCoy's ashes, while holding a teddy bear with a ribbon bearing her son's name.
Talking to Good Morning America , Kara said she was 'literally begging God to save my baby' as she fought 'a Herculean effort' for nine minutes to push out her son with the help of a licensed midwife.
She had committed to an unmedicated delivery and entered a birthing pool during labor with her husband Kyle by her side.
Loss: Kara gave birth at home on April 6, the baby suffered from complications and was not breathing and was then rushed to the hospital
When it came time to push, the baby got stuck after his head was delivered, a condition known as shoulder dystocia, and it caused his umbilical cord to be compressed, cutting off his oxygen supply and causing devastating brain damage.
The midwife called 911 when it became apparent the infant was not breathing and he was rushed to hospital.
Although medics managed to get his heart beating again, the newborn suffered traumatic brain damage and couldn't be saved.
Kara is the daughter of Jeana Keough who was a housewife on RHOC from season one to five and continued to make friend or guest appearances on the Bravo show up until season 12.
‘Big Brother’s Rachel Reilly Talks ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ Return After 11 Years
What To Know
- Rachel Reilly is returning to The Bold and the Beautiful, reprising her role as Rachel, the bartender with new energy healer traits inspired by her Big Brother experience.
- Reilly, a longtime fan of the soap, tells TV Insider she hopes her character might buy the Bikini Bar in a future storyline.
- She talks about her acting career and considers future reality TV opportunities like Survivor and more Big Brother.
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Big Brother icon Rachel Reilly is returning to The Bold and the Beautiful on November 13 and 14 in scenes with Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer), Don Diamont (Bill Spencer), and Heather Tom (Katie Logan).
Her comeback marks Reilly’s 30th and 31st appearances on the soap, which has a long-running tradition of featuring Big Brother contestants when their seasons wrap. Reilly first guest-starred in 2010 and last appeared in 2014, and as a surprise guest on the most recent Big Brother, she says this return is one she’s been manifesting.
“One of the biggest things I was hoping for going into Big Brother was that I would get to have another walk-on role on Bold and the Beautiful,” Reilly enthuses. “I was so excited.”
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Reilly’s connection to B&B runs deep — long before her first stint in 2010. “I’m a huge fan of the soap,” she relays. “I used to watch it with my nana — it’s her story. Everyone is so kind, and I feel like over the past 15 years, I’ve gotten to know the actors and everyone that works behind the scenes, so it’s just such a dream come true. I feel so grateful to be back on set and have had the opportunity to work with them again.”
This time around, her character, Rachel — a bartender at the Bikini Bar — has evolved, adding energy healer and spiritual cleanser to her résumé. Reilly drew on some real-life inspiration to find the new facets of her alter ego. “Funny enough, I kind of channeled my inner Kaitlyn Herman from Big Brother,” she reveals. “She was like an energy healer on Big Brother. So, I was just being very calm and really understanding the environment, picking up on the vibes as the Gen Zs say.”
Having worked with Clifton, Diamont, and Tom before, Reilly says stepping back onto the B&B set felt effortless. “It feels like home, so I don’t really get nervous anymore,” she shares. “I’m such a fan of the show, and I watch the show still, so it’s really fun to be part of that world and to have the opportunity to interact with the actors I worked with 15 years ago. There’s a new studio and the storylines are always changing, but you still feel the original energy from the Forresters and the Spencers, so it’s really fun to be in that environment.”
And if Reilly has her way, Rachel might just be due for a new position. “I told them I think that maybe a new manager role at the Bikini Bar should be opening soon because I think I need a promotion!” she quips. “In my head, I’m being promoted or maybe I’m going to buy the Bikini Bar because I’ve been saving up from all the tips I’ve been getting.”
Her husband, Big Brother alum Brandon Villegas, who also appeared on B&B as a server at the Bikini Bar, is cheering her on — and maybe a little jealous. “He’s very jealous,” she says with a laugh. “He’s played a bartender at the Bikini Bar as well, and the last time we were on together, we let everyone know that we were engaged, so that’s really cute.”
Reilly’s enduring Big Brother legacy remains a huge point of pride. “To such a major role in the franchise of Big Brother, it’s been such an honor,” she notes. “I love the game. I’m a student of the game, and I’ve just enjoyed my experience so much. And every time I’ve gone back, it’s been another really cool, life-changing, iconic moment for me. I met my husband for the first time. I went back, I won the game. This time, I am the only person now that can say they’ve never been nominated or evicted from the show. It was so much fun to go back and to be able to play the game again. I love Big Brother, and it feels like a natural place to be in my life.”
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Reilly would be open to returning yet again — provided the circumstances are right. “If it was an all-winner season, I would absolutely be honored to be part of that cast, so I’m hoping that they do something where it’s legends or winners,” she says. “And maybe a little bit shorter than 90 days. I’m a mom of two young kids, so leaving for 90 days is a lot. But I think that I would absolutely love to go back, and next time I’m coming for that mastermind.”
Something she was unable to do in Season 27 because she didn’t know their identity. “No, of course not,” she insists. “I don’t think they would have told me that. Everything just unfolded at the finale this year, and I was like, ‘Of course, there’s, like, four masterminds, and they’re all my friends.’”
While she’s thrived in both scripted and unscripted television, Reilly admits she may have found her true calling. “I love, love, love the soaps,” Reilly says. “They feel very unscripted, and the stories are so over the top. You get to be a larger-than-life personality, and that’s why I love unscripted as well, but I think I really am leaning towards scripted. The older I get, these competition shows are a lot of work, I’ll just say that. They’re not for the faint of heart. Some of these physical competitions are tricky, and they test your strength, so I think that living in the glamorous world of The Bold and the Beautiful sounds kind of nice.”
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That said, Reilly isn’t slowing down. Next up, she’s filming a new movie, The Other Side of the Window, where she plays a red carpet host, though she’s not ruling out another CBS reality adventure. “I would love to test my mental fortitude and my skills on Survivor, out on that island,” she reveals. “So, I’m hoping for that to happen. That would be really exciting.”
Grateful for every opportunity, Reilly says she’s still amazed at how far this journey has taken her. “Big Brother literally changed my life,” she reflects. “It will always have a special place in my heart. I would have never imagined in 2010, walking through that door on Big Brother, that in 2025, I would be coming back again and that I would have opportunities to go back on Bold and the Beautiful and film other scripted movies and series. It’s just been such an incredible adventure and journey, and I think it’s just getting started. I’m excited for what the future holds.”
