Ellidy Vlug, an Australian model, reveals to have become pregnant by taking sperm from his deceased lover, Winter Olympian Alex Pullin. Pullin, a two-time World Snowboard Champion, died while spearfishing on Australia’s Gold Coast in July. Before his death, he had been with his girlfriend Ellidy for eight years.
Ellidy Vlug urged doctors to retrieve healthy sperm from his body in the hopes of having his kid. Then, a year later, she has affirmed her pregnancy. She revealed the baby’s due date, in an Instagram post. She also stated the fact that the pair had been wanting a child for years. In a series of beautiful photographs, she also flaunted her baby bump.
Ellidy Vlug – “Most bittersweet thing in the world”
According to Queensland city law, sperm can be obtained up to 36 hours following the death of a person. Ellidy was quoted by 7News: “In the weeks after (his death) I had hoped to god that I was pregnant. I just prayed for this little miracle. Everyone knew we were trying so hard for a baby and had been trying for ages and were starting to talk about IVF. Luckily the days after – we’re going to talk about sperm retrieval. Up until 36 hours, I think the legislation is in Queensland, you can actually retrieve sperm from a deceased’s person’s body. We were able to hustle – Chumpy’s parents were in town, everyone was signing court documents, legal documents, and dealing with the coroners and the lawyers and the doctors”.
“It’s the most bittersweet thing in the world and it’s a complete emotional rollercoaster but this is my greatest gift. It didn’t unravel the way we planned, life is literally crazy, but we’re having our baby. It’s so unreal and so emotional,”
She claims to still feel “like a robot” on the podcast she co-hosts with friend Chloe Fisher, the wife of famous DJ Paul Fisher, “Darling, shine!” “I miss him. I want him back. ‘I just can’t believe he’s not about to walk in the door any day”, Ms. Vlug said. On the day of Pullin’s death, the model recalled having “this very crazy feeling in my heart,” but chalked it up to stress from the approaching weekend.
