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News.com.au
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Ellidy Pullin, widow of ‘Chumpy', announces fresh new heartbreak
Ellidy Pullin, the partner of former Aussie snowboarding legend Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin, has shared that his mother has passed away, five years after the 32-year-old tragically drowned in a spearfishing accident. Pullin, 32, announced the sad news in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Thursday morning, filled with sentimental photos of her mother-in-law, Sal. The model and podcaster was in a relationship with Chumpy for eight years, and while they never married, she took his last name in his honour after he died. Pullin was able to have a child 18 months after the 2020 accident through IVF and a sperm retrieval process and is now a mother to their three-year-old daughter, Minnie. 'Reunited with her boy Chump! Together forever now, walking on the clouds, somewhere up there …' she captioned the post, remembering her late mother-in-law. 'To remember this beautiful woman is to picture that warm, beaming smile and hear her cheeky giggle. I'll forever cherish her special family lasagne recipe, and when she'd grab her ukulele in the afternoon and sing Chumpy's song Four Babies over and over. We'd never get tired of that joyful voice. 'I love you Sal. I'll miss sailing with you, sunbaking and sipping rum with you, nibbling cheese and listening to you identify every kind of bird species that exists in this world and imitating how each one chirps. I wish you could run me through Chumpy's favourite cheesecake just one more time because no one can ever nail it quite like you! 'I will never stop talking about you and showing your beautiful granddaughter Minnie photos and videos of your amazing-ness. You're loved and adored by so many Sal – a real angel on earth, and now you're one in the sky — reunited with your boy. I know he's holding you forever tight. 'Fly high, Sal.' In one of the images, Sal is pictured with her son on a beach during a sailing trip in New Caledonia. She called it her 'favourite photo ever' and said it's how she'll 'forever picture Sal'. In another, she's seen playing with her granddaughter, strumming a ukulele and enjoying days on the water. In one particular photo, Pullin showed Sal singing her a lullaby to help her avoid throwing up while on a boat. The carousel was immediately flooded with heartfelt messages and condolences from the influencer's fans, family, and friends. Australian DJ Fisher wrote, 'Love you sis,' while his wife and Pullin's podcast colleague, Chloe, replied, 'RIP beautiful Sal'. 'God, you've been through enough!' pointed out someone else. Chantelle Otten wrote, 'Sending you and your family love'. And fellow podcaster and businesswoman Nikki Westcott replied, 'I'm so sorry to hear'. It comes after Pullin said she's not yet ready to meet someone to date long-term. Last year, Pullin told The Gold Coast Bulletin that she has, however, had a few flings while on holiday. 'What goes on in Bali can stay in Bali. But I couldn't imagine bringing anyone home,' she said. She also revealed that she has the option of having another baby as there is still some of her late partner's sperm available. 'I have sperm if I wanted another Chumpy bubba,' she shared. 'But I don't think I will'. 'I do see myself having a baby one day with someone else, maybe in like five years' time, but I can't really see myself getting married.'
7NEWS
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Alex ‘Chumpy' Pullin's widow devastated again as mother-in-law Sally dies
Ellidy Pullin is heartbroken again five years after she lost the love her life, Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin. 'Chumpy' — a two-time snowboard cross world champion and three-time Winter Olympian — tragically drowned in 2020 while spearfishing at a Gold Coast beach. He was just 32 years of age. Now, Ellidy, a high-profile influencer, has sadly revealed that the much-loved Aussie's mother, Sally, has also passed away. The grieving widow went public with the sad news on Thursday with a heartbreaking message to her 350,000 followers on Instagram. 'This first photo (see below) is how I'll forever picture Sal 🤍 Reunited with her boy Chump!! Together forever now, walking on the clouds, somewhere up there…,' Ellidy wrote. 'To remember this beautiful woman is to picture that warm, beaming smile and hear her cheeky giggle. I'll forever cherish her special family lasagne recipe, and when she'd grab her ukulele of an afternoon and sing Chumpy's song Four Babies over and over. We'd never get tired of that joyful voice. 'I love you Sal. I'll miss sailing with you, sun baking and sipping rum with you, nibbling cheese and listening to you identify every kind of bird species that exists in this world and imitating how each one chirps. 'I wish you could run me through Chumpy's favourite cheesecake just one more time because no one can ever nail it quite like you! 'I will never stop talking about you and showing your beautiful granddaughter Minnie photos and videos of your amazing-ness. You're loved and adored by so many Sal - a real angel on earth, and now you're one in the sky—reunited with your boy. 'I know he's holding you forever tight.' Details around Sally's death were not released at the time of writing. Condolences poured in from Ellidy's friends and followers, with people such as DJ Fisher, Kellie Finlayson and Aussie surfer Laura Enever all sending love to the mum of one. As well as snowboarding, Chumpy was also a keen musician and surfer, and had just started spearfishing. The day he died, the three-time Winter Olympian was weighing up whether to go out spearfishing or for a surf in a decision that would ultimately decide his life. Ellidy is the mother to a little girl named Minnie who was conceived after she and Sally agreed to retrieve Chumpy's sperm following his death. 'The doctor was like, 'This probably won't work, this is a very slim chance', because (the sperm) dies after 40-something hours, and (we got it) just before the cutoff. There were lots of dead sperms, but some were really alive and really strong and healthy looking ones,' Ellidy said in 2023. 'We had three embryos that were looking really good. The first one didn't work, the second one was Minnie. 'It's a weird thing as well, because she's so him, and if he was here, I know we'd have a kid, but it would be some other kid — how weird is that?'
Perth Now
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Chumpy's widow suffers fresh heartbreak 5yrs after his death
The mother of Aussie snowboarding legend Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin has died five years after the 32-year-old drowned in a tragic spearfishing accident. Chumpy's Influencer widow, Ellidy, announced Sally's passing in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Thursday morning, saying she has been reunited with her son. 'Reunited with her boy Chump!! Together forever now, walking on the clouds, somewhere up there,' she captioned a carousel of 20 photos. 'To remember this beautiful woman is to picture that warm, beaming smile and hear her cheeky giggle. 'I love you Sal. I'll miss sailing with you, sun baking and sipping rum with you, nibbling cheese and listening to you identify every kind of bird species that exists in this world and imitating how each one chirps. 'I wish you could run me through Chumpy's favourite cheesecake just one more time because no one can ever nail it quite like you! 'I will never stop talking about you and showing your beautiful granddaughter Minnie photos and videos of your amazing-ness. You're loved and adored by so many Sal — a real angel on earth, and now you're one in the sky — reunited with your boy. I know he's holding you forever tight. No details about her cause of death have been revealed. Condolences poured in from Ellidy's friends and followers, with the likes of DJ Fisher, WAG Kellie Finlayson and Aussie surfer Laura Enever all sending love to the mum of one. Ellidy is the mother to a little girl named Minnie who was conceived using Chumpy's sperm after he died.
