Retired West Coast Eagles star Brad Sheppard announces exciting baby news with wife Ellen
Retired West Coast star Brad Sheppard has announced he is expecting his first child with wife Ellen.
The loved-up pair took to social media to reveal the exciting news, captioning a joint post on Mother’s Day: “The most exciting chapter yet.”
The beaming couple, who got engaged in May 2023 and wed in July last year, held up a sonogram as they posed on the beach at sunset.
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Tess Goodbody, the fiance of Eagles midfielder Elliot Yeo, and Brittany Bown, who is engaged to retired champion Nic Naitanui, were among those to share their well wishes.
“Congratulations guys, so excited for you both,” Goodbody wrote, while Bown said: “Congratulations, you’ll be the best parents”.
Sheppard was forced to retire from football in 2021 following ongoing concussion symptoms. He is still engaged in legal proceedings with the AFL and his former club.
The 33-year-old had an accomplished 216-game career, including being named an All-Australian in 2020.
The champion defender made his return to football late last year, joining WAFL club East Fremantle as their commercial manager after working in Broome over the past few years.
