Olympic swimmer and BBC Sports presenter Rebecca Adlington, 36, has announced she is expecting her third child, describing the pregnancy as a 'small miracle' after enduring two devastating miscarriages. She shared a black-and-white scan photo on Instagram on Tuesday, expressing cautious joy.
Adlington wrote: 'We want to share that we are expecting a child. It has been an emotional and physical roller coaster navigating these past 19 months of trying, but this pregnancy has been a small miracle.' She thanked the NHS Rainbow Team for their care and acknowledged the struggles of others facing similar challenges.
The former competitive swimmer already has son Albie, two, with husband Andy Parsons, and daughter Summer, eight, from her previous marriage to Harry Needs. Friends and fans, including Sam Quek and Holly Ramsay, offered congratulations.
Last month, Adlington spoke openly on This Morning about her second miscarriage at 20 weeks, which left her 'hating her body'. She described the difficulty of still appearing pregnant after giving birth to a stillborn child. Her first miscarriage, a molar pregnancy, occurred in 2022.
