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Privacy NoticeOlympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington was five months pregnant when she and her husband Andy Parsons suffered a miscarriage. The 34 year old has revealed that she will never fully “get over” what happened in October 2023, after losing a baby girl. Opening up about her family life after the loss, Rebecca said: “After my miscarriage last October, physically and emotionally, the back end of last year was tough. “We’ll never fully get over what happened, but Harper will always be part of our family. Even my two year old, Albie, tells people, ‘My sisters are Harper and Summer.’ Her ashes are now in the house. We talk about her, she’ll always be part of our lives. I think you learn to find a way forward and to talk about her, without bursting into tears.”
Rebecca Adlington attends the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2023
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Rebecca shares Albie, two, with her husband of two years, Andy Parsons, and Summer, eight, with her ex, former swimmer Harry Needs. She admitted that she and Andy work so well together because they keep working at their relationship. Rebecca added: “We have similar values and we’re best mates. We have a laugh. We’ve been together for six years. It’s even more important now, I think, to hold onto all that, because you can get complacent in a marriage, especially when you’re like ships in the night. You’ve got to keep working at it.”
Rebecca Adlington and husband Andy Parsons
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The athlete, who won two Olympic gold medals in Beijing, retired from completive swimming at around a decade ago. However these days the mum still swims for fun and to keep a healthy lifestyle. Speaking about playing with her children, Rebecca said: “They go to swimming lessons and they love it. I take them to our local pool all the time. I live in a very small village where everyone knows each other and everyone’s very chilled about it. We’re not serious about sport though – we want them to have fun.”
The athlete, who won two Olympic gold medals in Beijing, retired from completive swimming at around a decade ago
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She said that a lot of the working out she does now is for fun, adding: “I used to go to the gym a lot and love the sweaty HIIT workouts. Now I don’t want that intense training. I’ll go for a swim, a walk and do something active with the kids. I want my kids to have that healthy lifestyle. It’s mostly family-friendly exercise.” If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at the Miscarriage Association. You can call them on 01924 200799 or email info@miscarriageassociation.org.ukStory SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnRebecca AdlingtonMental healthHealth
