Rebecca Adlington gives birth! Olympian reveals she’s welcomed a baby boy named Albie with boyfriend Andrew Parsons after sharing a sweet snap of the newborn
- The Olympic gold medallist, 31, revealed she’d named her bundle of joy Albie Bennett after proudly announcing the news on Instagram on Thursday
- She is already mother to daughter Summer, five, who she co-parents with ex-husband Harry Needs, and the newborn is her first child with Andrew
- Rebecca and Harry have been dating since January 2018 after they met through the Bumble dating app and moved in together last summer
- It has not been a smooth journey to labour, as she revealed in November that she left unable to walk when she fell down the stairs and injured her ankle
Rebecca Adlington has given birth to a baby boy with boyfriend Andrew Parsons.
The Olympic gold medallist, 31, revealed she’d named her bundle of joy Albie Bennett after proudly announcing the news on Instagram on Thursday.
She is already mother to daughter Summer, five, who she co-parents with ex-husband Harry Needs, and the newborn is her first child with Andrew.
Exciting times ahead: Rebecca Adlington has given birth to a baby boy with boyfriend Andrew Parsons
Sharing a snap of her baby son, Rebecca penned the caption: ‘Welcome to the world Albie Bennett Parsons. 4.3.21.’
Rebecca and Harry have been dating since January 2018 after they met through the Bumble dating app and moved in together last summer.
It has not been a smooth journey to labour for Rebecca, as she revealed in November that she left unable to walk when she fell down the stairs and injured her ankle.
She told how she was ‘in pain and swollen’ after a particularly hard week and explained she fell down ‘some steps’ on to her ankle.
Rebecca also spoke about the difficulties of having a child during a pandemic, confessing that she felt ‘disconnected’ from others due to the current coronavirus restrictions, and was terrified at the prospect of welcoming her child alone.
Blossoming bump: It has not been a smooth journey to labour for Rebecca, as she revealed in November that she left unable to walk when she fell down the stairs and injured her ankle
She shared: ‘Andy hasn’t been allowed to come to any hospital appointments, many of my friends and family I still haven’t seen, no baby shower.
‘I only met my midwife for the first time last week so it’s felt a lot more disconnected and I’m not even allowing myself to think about the possibility of having to give birth by myself. That terrifies me.’
The sportswoman also spoke about juggling her pregnancy with handling renovation work at her home, before asking her social media followers for name suggestions and revealing her mini-me Summer is ‘beyond excited’ about his arrival.
Split: Rebecca and Harry married in 2014 and split in 2016, after 18 months of marriage
Rebecca married her ex Harry in 2014 and split in 2016, after 18 months of marriage.
Prior to welcoming her new arrival, Rebecca revealed she is not a ‘strict parent’ with Summer, as she said that people expect her to be harder on her daughter because of her experience of training for the Olympics.
However, Rebecca said that she and Harry, 28, who is a former swimmer himself, have adopted a ‘good cop and bad cop’ style of parenting.
She said that she is a soft parent, hinting that Harry takes the role of ‘bad cop’ in the candid insight into their life as exes.
Fear: The star confessed she feels ‘disconnected’ from others due to the current coronavirus restrictions, and is terrified at the prospect of welcoming her child without Andrew