Rebecca Adlington has revealed that she has suffered a tragic miscarriage, 12 weeks into her pregnancy.
The 33-year-old Olympic swimmer posted a photo of herself sitting in a hospital bed to Instagram, sharing the devastating news with her followers.
It comes after Rebecca hadn't even announced her pregnancy to the general public.
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The former I'm A Celeb star, who is a mum to Summer and Albie, explained that she discovered the miscarriage when she went for a 12 week scan with her husband, Andy Parsons. The Mirror reports that the athlete then underwent emergency surgery, but suffered a further blow by developing sepsis and a subsequent kidney infection, along with a fever shortly after the operation.
She shared the photo of herself grasping a cup of tea while she rested the mug on a green blanket covering her legs. Tubes were also attached to her hand in the photograph.
The image was accompanied by the caption: "On Tuesday me and Andy went to hospital for our 12 week scan only to discover we’ve had a miscarriage which resulted in emergency surgery. I managed to leave hospital Thursday only to be readmitted Friday.
"After a day of treating sepsis, a kidney infection and a fever I’m slowly on the mend. Long way to go but I’m in the right place."
Rebecca then went on to share her gratitude to medical staff, adding: "I can’t thank the hospitals and the staff enough, been so supportive. It’s such a devastating time but important in times like these we remember we aren’t alone and have so much support."
She then complemented her husband, who she wed last year. Rebecca penned: "@andrewparsons5 you have been my rock this week. Same with family and friends. We haven’t managed to process it all yet but I know with their support we’ll get through it.
"Once I’m able to leave hospital I’m extremely grateful I get to go home and give my 2 little ones the best hugs!"
Friends and fans soon flooded the comments section with messages of support. Corrie star Catherine Tyldesley wrote: "Oh love. I’m so sorry. Sending you both so much love and strength".
Strictly Come Dancing star and fellow swimmer Ellie Simmonds added: "Sending love" followed by three red heart emojis.
A fan added: "So sorry for your loss. Sending love and hope you recover soon x," while a second, said: "I’m so sorry to hear, sending lots of love your way."
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