Late Olympic snowboarder Chumpy Pullin's widow opens up about her decision to ... trends now
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The widow of late Olympic snowboarder Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin has opened up about her decision to retrieve his post-mortem sperm in order to conceive their daughter.
Gold Coast-based influencer Ellidy Pullin, 31, welcomed their daughter Minnie in October 2021 - 15 months after his tragic death in a spearfishing accident.
Ellidy told this week's Woman's Day magazine that knowing it was what Chumpy would have wanted made her decision to have his child so much easier.
'It was meant to be, I got very lucky. Chumpy always thought we'd have boys, I think he chose a girl for me. Minnie was my gift from him,' she began.
'I include her in everything I do. Chumpy would have loved her.'
She added she made sure Chumpy's family got to know his daughter and
