Rebecca Adlington admits she 'fell out of love' with her body after suffering two 'heartbreaking' miscarriages
Rebecca Adlington admits she 'fell out of love' with her body after suffering two 'heartbreaking' miscarriages
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Rebecca Adlington has revealed she 'fell out of love' with her body as she struggled to cope with the 'heartbreak' of two miscarriages. The former Olympic swimmer, 35, lost a child at 12 weeks in August 2022. A year later, she miscarried daughter, Harper, at 20 weeks and had to undergo an induced labour and stillbirth.
![[The former Olympic swimmer, 35, shares daughter Summer, nine, with ex Harry Needs and son Albie, three, with husband Any Parsons (pictured) but also suffered two devastating losses]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/12/94632005-14337487-The_former_Olympic_swimmer_35_lost_a_child_at_12_weeks_in_August-a-74_1738152079077.jpg)
Now Rebecca has admitted she fell into a 'rut' during the 'dark' period as she took a step back from fitness. The athlete told OK! Magazine: 'I went through a period about two years of not going to the gym at all. I'd had my miscarriage and I went through this phase where I fell out of love with my body, I was just like "Ugh".'.
![[The mother-of-two now does gym classes and Pilates to keep fit and healthy and noted that she still regularly swims which helps with her mental health (pictured after winning Bronze during the London 2012 Olympics)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/11/94632381-14337487-image-a-93_1738150293681.jpg)
She credited going to counselling with husband Andy Parsons with helping her heal and revealed she now attends gym classes and Pilates to keep fit and healthy as well as going swimming to help with her mental health. Rebecca Adlington has revealed she 'fell out of love' with her body as she struggled to cope with the 'heartbreak' of two miscarriages.
Rebecca, who shares daughter Summer, nine, with ex-husband Harry Needs and three-year-old son Albie with her husband Any Parsons, said: 'I swim on a Sunday but I don't really count that as exercise. I feel like Sunday's swim is more for my mental health than anything else.
'I don't have my phone attached to me, I don't go fast or anything like that. I literally use it as a time to let my mind wander and switch off, nobody is saying "Mummy" or calling me or asking me to do anything.'. Rebecca went on to credit couples therapy for helping them accept the devastating tragedy and work through the 'dark cloud' of their grief after attending for several months.
