Do you believe in reincarnation? Elise Estrada and Adam Hurstfield sure do, after what happened to the couple over the summer.
Estrada, a Surrey-raised singer/actor, and music producer Hurtsfield have been trying to have a baby for close to five years. Estrada was told by a doctor that she needed to have a large fibroid removed before she could conceive, but her pregnancy test proved positive in July BԪַ a day after HurstfieldBԪַs brother died in a Cancun hospital after a battle with cancer and COVID-19.
The timing is not lost on the music-making couple, who live in Vancouver.
BԪַIsnBԪַt it odd that we couldnBԪַt get pregnant for years, then immediately after Bert passed away, the egg fertilized?BԪַ Hurstfield posted to Facebook this month. BԪַNow this is some Jerry Springer sh*t because I am about to become my older brotherBԪַs Daddy! I have no doubt in my mind that this baby is Bert. IBԪַm sure God spoke with Bert (and) when he found out that he could come back again as a Hurstfield, he stopped fighting.BԪַ
The story is told in an emotional 10-minute video posted to , the coupleBԪַs YouTube channel. The clip also features HurstfieldBԪַs son from an earlier relationship, Chance, a 13-year-old actor currently seen in the ABC drama .
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BԪַWeBԪַre so excited,BԪַ Estrada said. BԪַIt was an emotional time and I wanted to capture and film it all.
BԪַI was the one who said to Adam, BԪַI really think this is your brother reincarnated.BԪַ I really do. We feel itBԪַs a miracle.BԪַ
The first three months of high-risk pregnancy were scary for the pair, because the babyBԪַs heartbeat was faint and Estrada was bedridden.
Now, the babyBԪַs heart is beating strongly and is progressing beautifully, the couple report, and theyBԪַre ready to spread the news.
The baby is due on April 1.
BԪַIBԪַm willing to bet that the baby will be born on March 28, which is my birthday and also the birthday of my brotherBԪַs son, which is another thing here,BԪַ Hurstfield said.
BԪַI was on the fence about this kind of stuff, until now.BԪַ
Estrada, who graduated from Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey, hit the pop charts with songs including BԪַInsatiable,BԪַ BԪַUnlove YouBԪַ and BԪַLipstickBԪַ in the late-2000s. She performed at .
Now, with everything else going on in life, she has some new music due out soon.
BԪַYou know what, IBԪַve been focused on being a stage mom for Chance, really, so IBԪַve had songs ready to go for awhile, and with COVID, thereBԪַs no touring, so weBԪַre going to release the music soon,BԪַ Estrada explained.
BԪַElise is very much a team player,BԪַ Hurstfield added, BԪַand she always felt that this is ChanceBԪַs time right now, to help him, to take him to set, coach him, all of that. So IBԪַve been traveling the world producing pop stars in a bunch of countries, and so it would have been impossible for Elise and I both to be on the road at the same time, and Chance to be filming. So Elise kind of took the bullet and decided it was more important to let Chance have his moment.BԪַ Now is a perfect time to virtually promote the record instead of hitting the road. SheBԪַs been working on new music the whole time.BԪַ
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