Swimming champ Emily Seebohm says she calls herself ‘Shrek’ as she struggles with pregnancy

Olympic champion Emily Seebohm reveals the unflattering nickname she has given herself as she battles a difficult pregnancy.

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Emily Seebohm has revealed the unflattering nickname she has given herself as she battles a “rough” pregnancy.

The four-time Olympic representative announced in March that she was engaged to Married At First Sight star Ryan Gallagher, before revealing they were pregnant in July.

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With bub due in September, Seebohm was given the opportunity to speak about her pregnancy at the annual ‘GlamouRossi Long Lunch’ held at the Hyatt Regency in Brisbane CBD on Wednesday, according to The Courier Mail.

But Seebohm was also honest, calling her pregnancy “rough”.

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

She also said the couple had already chosen a name for their child, and would reveal the gender in the next few days.

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

“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.”

Seebohm at the GlamouRossi Long Lunch. Photo: Instagram

Seebohm and Gallagher. Photo: Instagram

But despite having had a rough time of it during the pregnancy, Seebohm said she was “very excited”.

Seebohm and Gallagher confirmed their relationship in December when rumours began to swirl after the swimming champ was first spotted with a diamond ring on her finger during a night out in Melbourne.

The three-time Olympic champion met the MAFS star on Channel 10 reality show The Challenge Australia.

The two kept their romance under wraps, only confirming their relationship on Instagram in December.

Seebohm previously dated fellow swimmer Mitch Larkin, before their messy split in 2018 amid cheating allegations, which he denied.

She dated Brisbane breakfast radio host David “Luttsy” Lutteral for more than a year.

Seebohm’s pregnancy announcement. Photo: Instagram

Seebohm with her Tokyo Olympic bronze. Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images

Seebohm has admitted she was in a new relationship when she began filming alongside Gallagher for The Challenge Australia and quickly ended the relationship when it became clear she had romantic feelings for her reality TV co-star.

“Obviously it wasn’t a nice call to make, but I told him what was going on and that there was something there with Ryan and I didn’t see the point in wasting any more time,” she said.

Gallagher proposed with a trilogy diamond ring and thanked Goulburn’s Zantis Jewellers for helping him select the piece.

“It’s perfect – I’m so happy,” Seebohm said.

“It definitely had a Ryan flair to it and it’s something I’ll cherish forever.”

Originally published as Swimming champ Emily Seebohm says she calls herself ‘Shrek’ as she struggles with pregnancy