Ellidy Pullin enjoyed a day with friends Friday and hugged her brother during the golf date.
The Australian model posed with her brother Dave Vlug, and the couple hugged in an image shared on Instagram Stories.
In the photo, the blonde beauty and the Northern Beaches surfer looked relaxed and happy as Ellidy continues to heal. four years after the shocking death of his partner, Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin.
Dave has staunchly supported his sister since the Olympic snowboarder’s sudden death in July 2020 and supported her throughout her pregnancy.
Ellidy announced the birth of a little girl named Minnie Alex, in tribute to her late father, in 2021.
Ellidy Pullin enjoyed a day with friends Friday and hugged her brother during the golf date. The Australian model posed with her brother Dave Vlug, and the couple hugged in an image shared on Instagram Stories. Both in the photo
The Olympic snowboarder was 32 when he drowned while spearfishing off the Gold Coast in July 2020, but through an incredible IVF and sperm recovery process, Ellidy was able to have his baby.
Now 31, she recently opened up about life without Chumpy, her daughter and her beloved Kelpie cross dog Rummi.
Pullin said there is still some of his late partner’s sperm available if he wanted “another Chumpy bubba,” but he is considering other options.
“I see myself having a baby someday with someone else, maybe in five years, but I don’t really see myself getting married,” she told Gold Coast Newsletter.
Pullin revealed that while he hasn’t yet reached the point where he wants to date someone long-term, he has had a few flings while on vacation.
The Olympic snowboarder (right) was 32 years old when he drowned while spearfishing on the Gold Coast in July 2020, but through an incredible IVF and sperm recovery process, Ellidy was able to have his baby.
Ellidy announced the birth of a little girl named Minnie Alex, in tribute to her late father, in 2021
‘What happens in Bali can stay in Bali. But I couldn’t imagine bringing anyone home,” he told the publication.
“Right now I’m very happy with the three of us: Minnie, Rummi and me.”
He said Rummi gave him reasons to get up in the morning after Chumpy’s sudden death in the winter of 2020.
The kelpie needed her walks, so they would get up at 5am and walk on the beach for an hour, which Pullin said was “therapy and meditation” for her and kept her grounded.
Rummi was Chumpy’s dog, who loved him so much that the model sometimes felt like a ‘third wheel’, but now the kelpie never leaves his side.
Dave (pictured) has been a strong supporter of his sister Ellidy since her husband’s sudden death and throughout her pregnancy.
She said that part of Rummi, and part of her, is still waiting for Chumpy to come back through the door and that she even has a recurring dream in which that happens.
He recently started a podcast called Darling, Shine! with her friend Chloe Fisher and has signed deals with Covergirl makeup, the LIV golf tournament and even Schmackos dog treats.
Pullin said Chumpy would be very proud of Minnie, the daughter he never met and who looks a lot like him.
Just hours after her death, Ellidy’s quick-thinking brother and friends mentioned the sperm retrieval process, which It can take place up to 36 hours after death.
Pullin said Chumpy would be very proud of Minnie, the daughter he never met, and that she is a lot like him.
Under Queensland law, sperm can be removed posthumously when a designated official states that they believe the deceased would not object.
Immediate family consent is also required before sperm can be recovered, then an IVF specialist helps with the process.
Pullin’s recovery process was carried out through the use of ICSI IVF, where a single sperm is injected directly into an egg for fertilization.
She said she “would love to hear Chump talk about (Minnie), he used to be so in love with Rummi…he would have been the best father.”
His own father, Peter Vlug, died in 2022 from aggressive brain cancer, which was diagnosed shortly after Chumpy’s death.
Chumpy and Mr Vlug were very close and Mrs Pullin said her partner’s death affected her father physically: “I really think it did,” she said.
Pullin said after some dark times, he now likes to think about what the future holds.
“I love imagining our lives in 10 years, when Minnie is 12 and Rummi is 15, and they have grown up very close together,” she said.
“I love that she has her protector with her.”
