Olympian Alex Pullin’s Widow Gives Birth To His Daughter 15 Months After His Death

Alex Pullin’s widow has given birth to the Olympic snowboarder’s daughter, 15 months after he died. 

Ellidy Pullin welcomed a baby girl, who she named Minnie Alex Pullin, using sperm taken from her husband after his death.

Announcing the birth in an Instagram post, she said: “Our girl, born 25th October 2021. Minnie Alex Pullin.”

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She revealed she was pregnant back in June, writing on Instagram: “Bubba Chump coming this October. Your Dad and I have been dreaming of you for years little one.

“With a heart-wrenching plot twist in the middle, I am honoured to finally welcome a piece of the phenomenon that is Chumpy back into this world. 

“When my love had his accident, we all held onto hope that I’d be pregnant that month. We’d been trying for a baby. IVF was on our cards but it wasn’t something I ever imagined I’d be tackling on my own.

“Bittersweet like none other, I’ve never been more certain or excited about anything in my entire life.”

The Olympian was found unresponsive off a beach on Queensland’s Gold Coast and could not be revived by emergency workers in July 2020. 

Since the start of her pregnancy, the new mum had been sharing her journey on social media and revealed on her podcast, titled Darling, Shine, that she and her husband had been considering IVF before he died.

She told Vogue Australia her pregnancy was ‘bittersweet’ in August, saying: “On one hand, I feel overwhelmed by happiness, thinking, ‘Oh my goodness, it’s alive, it’s really there,’ while also knowing Chump’s not here to share in it.

“Ultimately, however, hope trumps pain. I feel lucky that Chumpy was who he was; in life and in loss, Chumpy is the gift that keeps on giving.”

She added: “In many ways, it simply feels like I’m carrying the torch of our future. It sits different to how it did before, but there’s still something familiar.”

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