Olympic hero Dame Laura Kenny overjoyed to announce pregnancy after two heartbreaking losses
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Olympic gold medallist Dame Laura Kenny has announced she’s pregnant after suffering two heartbreaking losses.
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The cyclist, who is the most successful British female athlete in Olympic history after winning six Olympic medals during her career, married fellow track cyclist Jason Kenny in 2016. Their first son Albie was both in 2017, while their second Monty was born in 2023.
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However, the Team GB legend suffered a miscarriage in 2021 after having their first son, before Dame Laura also had to undergo surgery and have a fallopian tube removed due to an ectopic pregnancy the following year. But the couple have now announced their happy news on New Year’s Eve as they prepare to welcome their third child.
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In an Instagram post tagging her husband, Dame Laura, 32, wrote: ‘2024 was wonderful, 2025 is going to be even more special.’. The video she posted zoomed out from her Christmas tree onto the backs of her two young sons, who were wearing T-shirts that read: ‘I’m going to be a big brother to a baby.’.
The clip then showed Dame Laura standing in front of the tree cradling her bump and smiling. She was flooded with messages of support, with many posting their congratulations. Last year Dame Laura left many shocked after announcing she was stepping down from the sport just a few months before she’d been expected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
