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Dylan Alcott’s girlfriend shares exciting update

<p dir="ltr">Tennis star Dylan Alcott’s girlfriend, Chantelle Otten has shared an exciting update on the couple’s plans to expand their family.</p> <p dir="ltr">Otten took to her Instagram Stories to announce that she is currently undergoing hormone fertility therapy to freeze her eggs, in hopes of one day starting a family with the Paralympic star.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m actually going through my second round of egg freezing at the moment,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I think a lot of people watched Dyl (Dylan) and I, on Big Miracles, a few months ago.</p> <p dir="ltr">“And yeah I’m just doing another round because I want to have them there for when we are ready but also I can donate afterwards as well.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I know plenty of people who might not have as good of a journey as I am having with egg freezing because I have a lot of eggs unlike the Easter bunny so if anyone has questions about it please let me know,” she added.</p> <p dir="ltr">Otten, who is a sexologist, met the seven-time Australian Open winner who represented Australia in the Paralympics, at one of his book readings in 2018 and the pair began dating that same year.</p> <p dir="ltr">The couple made their relationship public at a tennis event in April 2019.</p> <p dir="ltr">The couple have been open about their plans to start a family and have appeared on <em>Nine’s</em> IVF documentary <em>Big Miracles</em> to share their fertility journey.</p> <p dir="ltr">"We're both young but also super pumped to be parents one day so it's something we're excited to think further about in the future,” Alcott had said in an interview for the documentary.</p> <p dir="ltr">Otten has shared that the couple started discussing their options for the future during COVID.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Honestly, we just came together and I said, 'I think I might freeze my eggs'. Dylan thought it was a great idea," she told <em>Nine</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">"We weren't sure what our fertility journey would be like as a couple so this felt like a natural next step in our process. It didn't take us long to think about it but in terms of taking steps and looking at options,” she added.</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Australian Olympic champion convicted of theft

<p>Australian Olympic champion and former diver Chantelle Newbery has been convicted of theft for stealing groceries from Woolworths.</p> <p>Newbery, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, was caught walking out with $383 worth of unpaid groceries in Towoomba, Queensland, last July.</p> <p>She later told the police that she had no food or money to pay for it, according to the <a href="https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/toowoomba/chantelle-lee-newberys-dive-into-drug-use-ends-in-stealing-groceries-and-a-jail-term/news-story/50c6008c1d67130b170904c028bf9318" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toowoomba Chronicle</a>.</p> <p>Newbery, now 45, has also pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended licence, on December 5, but was released on immediate parole after being jailed for eight months.</p> <p>The reason why she wasn't jailed, according to Magistrate Kay Phillipson, was because at that time she was caring for her 18-month-old niece.</p> <p>The Magistrate told her, “you really need to turn things around".</p> <p>Newbery's solicitor Alysha Jacobsen told the court that the former diver had turned to drugs following her divorce from Robert Newbery.</p> <p>After the divorce, she also faced the death of her new partner and her mother.</p> <p>In 2014, she told Channel 9's <em>A Current Affair </em>that she resorted to drugs after her mother’s death.</p> <p>She also said that she had been suffering from chronic depression and had tried to commit suicide multiple times.</p> <p>“There have been times in the past few weeks especially around the time of the court case I knew I was slipping into a place where I was a little bit worried and I did actually go to a GP and get another referral to get help again,” she said.</p> <p>In 2021, she was caught with an ice pipe after being stopped for shoplifting from Woolworths and Target, to which she pleaded guilty for stealing and possessing drug utensils.</p> <p>Newbery was the first Australian Olympic diver to win gold in over 80 years at the 2004 Olympics.</p> <p>She received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005.</p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p> <hr /> <p><strong><em>If this article has raised issues for you, or if you’re concerned about someone you know, you can call these support services, 24 hours, 7 days:</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Lifeline: 13 11 14</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800 (for people aged 5 to 25)</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>StandBy - Support After Suicide: 1300 727 24</em></strong></p>

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