Saturday 13 August 2022 02:55 PM Olympian Jana Pittman 'ashamed' of divorce from first husband trends now
Olympian Jana Pittman says she felt like 'the black sheep' after becoming the first person in her family to get divorced, but admits she's 'proud' to be a single mother.
The SAS Australia finalist, 39, who has six children, also revealed that she plans to enlist in the army.
Speaking to Daily Telegraph, she explained: 'In my parents' generation, they fought and they made up because divorce was taboo. I was the first person to be divorced in my entire network – and I was ashamed of that.'
Olympian Jana Pittman says she felt like 'the black sheep' after becoming the first person in her family to get divorced, but admits she's 'proud' to be a single mother. Pictured with her ex-husband Chris Rawlinson in 2007
But the twice-married, four-time Olympic gold medallist said she's 'very proud' she put herself through medical school 'as a solo parent on no income'.
Pittman is mother to son Cornelius, 15, whom she shares with her first husband, British Olympian Chris Rawlinson.
She also has daughters Emily, seven, and Jemima, five, who she conceived via donors, and Charles, one, and four-month-old twins Willow and Quinlan, who she welcomed with second husband Paul Gatward.
The mother-of-six recently revealed that she's in the process of enlisting and is excited to follow in the footsteps of other family members who have served.
'I am halfway through that application, but I had the twins, so it has been delayed,' said Jana, following the birth of Willow and Quinlan in October.
