‘We will forever love her’ – Heartbreak for brave Rebecca Adlington as she reveals she had miscarriage at 20 weeks
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer swimmer Becky Adlington has announced that she has had a miscarriage. The double Olympic gold medallist and sports pundit said on Sunday that she and husband Andy Parsons discovered the news when she went in for a routine pregnancy scan at 20 weeks.
On Instagram, Adlington wrote: “I don’t really have the words right now but unfortunately we went for our 20 week scan this week and they found no heartbeat. “I gave birth to our angel, Harper on Friday at 7pm.
We held her, and had time with her. We will forever love her and remember her always.” READ MORE Boy, 12, left seriously injured after horrific dog attack in Oldham as one person is arrested READ MORE Manchester families forced to queue for hotel on Benidorm strip for HOURS after flight chaos She also put a heartbreak emoji alongside the text-based post.
Underneath, former track athletes Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford, ex-hockey player Sam Quek and presenters Angellica Bell and Helen Skelton were among those sending her support.
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