‘I think everyone’s hoping for another Lioness’ says pregnant Ellen White
The former England player was part of the winning Women’s Euro 2022 team.
Ellen White has said “I think everyone’s really hoping for another Lioness” while speaking about her unborn baby.
The 33-year-old former England football player was part of the winning Women’s Euro 2022 team.
White spoke to Hello! magazine about the prospect of welcoming her first child, saying: “We’re super excited about being parents; it’s something we’ve spoken about for so long.
“We are nervous to be in charge of a tiny baby, but we’ll make a really good team and we’ll figure it out ourselves.”
White and her husband Callum Convery revealed they were expecting a baby in December last year.
The couple tied the knot in November 2014.
White added: “It does feel a bit more special that it’s the team’s first baby since the Euros.
“We don’t know what sex it will be, so I think everyone’s really hoping for another Lioness, but we’ll be delighted either way.”
Before her retirement in August 2022, shortly after the Euros victory, White played for a number of clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea and Leeds United.
Speaking about how her former England teammates reacted to her pregnancy news, White said: “They were really happy when we told them.
“The ones I’m closest to knew how much we wanted to start a family so everyone was excited for us.”
Referring to fellow Lionesses Millie Bright, Rachel Daly and Beth Mead, White added: “I think Millie, Rachel and Beth are looking forward to being aunties and meeting the baby.
“Will they be godparents? I don’t know, I’ll see how good they are when the baby comes out.”
White also revealed how pregnancy has changed her lifestyle, explaining: “At the start I was going on runs but then the nausea overtook and exercise made me feel worse.
“So I listened to my body and took a step back and I haven’t been doing a hell of a lot.
“I think it’s actually been good for me, to decompress and relax a bit rather than going at a million miles an hour with football and training.”
The full interview with Ellen White is available in Hello! magazine, out now.
