Emily Seebohm reveals ‘awful’ pregnancy as due date looms

Two weeks from her due date, Emily Seebohm has given an insight into how she has coped with pregnancy, and revealed she will know the gender of her first child within days.

Australian Olympian Emily Seebohm has shared her ‘rough’ pregnancy and the unflattering nickname she has given herself as awaits the birth of her first child in two weeks.

The athlete opened up about her pregnancy at the annual ‘GlamouRossi Long Lunch’ held at the Hyatt Regency in Brisbane CBD on Wednesday.

Emily Seebohm and Damien Anthony Avery-Rossi at the Hyatt Regency's annual GlamouRossi charity luncheon. Photo: Dino.

The swimming champion was glowing, but described the past eight months as “rough”.

“If you ask me, it’s been awful. I just call myself Shrek these days,” Seebohm joked, referencing her swollen feet.

She also revealed they had chosen a name for their unborn child, whose gender they were to reveal in coming days.

“Obviously we didn’t want something super crazy. But we wanted something that was going to be unique,” Seebohm said.

The pair however are withholding the name until after the baby is born, adding to the anticipation.

“Me and Ryan are still under the impression that maybe when we see the baby it’d be different. So we don’t really want to say (the name) yet,” she said.

The Olympian added that the gender of their little one will be disclosed “very soon,” possibly by this weekend.

A screenshot from Emily Seebohm's Instagram reel announcing her pregnancy. Picture: instagram @emcbomb

Seebohm expressed her excitement but mentioned that the full weight of the situation has yet to sink in. “I’m very excited. I think it hasn’t really sunk in yet,” she confessed.

With only two weeks to go, Seebohm and Gallagher are in the final stages of preparing their nursery and making last-minute arrangements.

“It’s crazy to think this will most likely be the last weekend as just the two of us,” Seebohm said.

Aussie Olympic champion Emily Seebohm is engaged to Ryan Gallagher, Ascot. Picture: Liam Kidston

The couple started their relationship in August 2022 while filming ‘The Challenge Australia’ but kept their love under wraps until December 5, just one day before announcing their engagement. “We just wanted to live in our own little bubble, we just wanted that for us and our families,” Seebohm previously told the Courier-Mail.