Rebecca Adlington has spoken candidly about her heartbreak after losing her daughter to stillbirth earlier this year. The former Olympian admitted that she "couldn't help blame herself" in the weeks after losing her daughter Harper at 20 weeks in October last year. The 35-year-old opened up about the loss in an interview with The Sunday Times and explained it took her a long time to accept what had happened.
READ MORE: 'Shamed': Harsh questions single mum was asked during holiday "I couldn't help blaming myself. You analyse everything, but I'd done everything by the book – sleeping on my left side, not lying on my back, not eating this and that, no alcohol – and then this still happened," she told the publication. "It was very hard for me to accept.
I'm very logical so I wanted to find out why this had happened, but the post-mortem [in May] showed there was no reason; sometimes things just happen. I have to come to terms with that somehow and stop obsessing about it." For a daily dose of 9honey, subscribe to our newsletter here .
Adlington admitted she 'hated her body' and blamed herself for not being able to keep Harper alive. "It was only about four months ago I managed to pull myself out of the darkness a bit. I thought, 'Right, I have two kids I have to be around for as long as possible.
' But it's something that will always be here," she said. READ MORE: Reality star's emotional tribute to stillborn baby In October 2023 Adlington shared a post on Instagram and reve.