Matildas star Katrina Gorry’s solo IVF journey Herald Sun
Playing together professionally on a football pitch is an unusual way to meet your future wife but for Matildas star Katrina Gorry, it was meant to be. Katrina announced her engagement to Swedish footballer and Vittsjo GIK teammate Clara Markstedt in a heartwarming social media post, with fellow Matildas stars quick to congratulate them.
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By Anna Harrington Posted Mon 17 Jul 2023 at 8:40pm Katrina Gorry holds her daughter, Harper, after a match against Canada in September last year. (Getty Images: Chris Hyde) abc.net.au/news/katrina-gorry-on-motherhood-ahead-of-womens-world-cup/102613344
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Matildas supermum Katrina Gorry has announced her engagement to partner and teammate Clara Markstedt just weeks out from playing in the FIFA Women's World Cup on home soil. Gorry shared the news from Sweden, a day after she scored a goal as the pair both played 90 minutes for Vittsjo. "The best love stories never end. YES," Gorry said.
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The Matildas' leader has been dating Kristie Mewis—another professional footballer at the top of her game—for years. In September 2023, Mewis was spotted in a video wearing a huge engagement ring on her finger.
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Harper was born on August 16, 2021, after Gorry realised she wanted to be a mum "with or without a partner," as she told the ABC last year. In 2021, she had been on an injury time out and decided to visit an IVF clinic in Norway, where she was playing before joining her Swedish club. Things started happening a lot faster than she expected.
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(ABC News: Michael Lloyd) "I knew that 2021 was kind of my year. I did want to fall pregnant, with or without a partner, so I decided that I would give IVF a go," she said. Gorry was in Norway, playing for Avaldsnes, but she was injured at the time.
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During her pregnancy Gorry took time away from professional football to become a mother but returned to the Matildas in 2022 before playing at the Women's World Cup this year.
Matildas player Katrina Gorry's IVF journey.
WHILE Katrina Gorry plays her way through the Women's World Cup, her partner Clara Maekstedt admires the Matildas star off-pitch. Here is everything to know about the two football lovebirds ' relationship. 1 Katrina Gorry (left) and Clara Markstedt met in Sweden while playing for the same football club Credit: Instagram Who is Clara Markstedt?
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But speaking to reporters after the game, Gorry revealed the devastating personal tragedy that she and partner Clara Markstedt have been dealing with. Matildas players were all wearing black.
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Katrina Gorry's partner has sent a touching message to the Matildas midfielder after the pair suffered the tragic loss of a loved one in the days before Australia's thrilling World Cup.
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Matildas star Katrina Gorry has signed with West Ham. Picture: West Ham Women Instagram Gorry announced her departure and then confirmed her partner Clara Markstedt, who retired at the end of the season, was pregnant. Her cryptic social media post hinted at a "new adventure".
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For Gorry, throwing an arm around Cooney-Cross has been part of her new journey with the Matildas since returning from giving birth to daughter Harper in August 2021. The 30-year-old is arguably in the form of her life and was brilliant against Ireland. Next up, she'll play in front of her home crowd against Nigeria in Brisbane on Thursday night.
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Beyond her physical return to fitness, Gorry credits the support of national coach Tony Gustavsson and the wider Matildas backroom staff for providing the "massive turning point" to help get.
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Current partner: Kirsty Smith The Matildas goalkeeper is currently in a relationship with Scottish footballer Kirsty Smith. The two are teammates in the English league, where they both play for West Ham. Arnold and Smith have been dating since 2022.
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Katrina Gorry described through tears how difficult the past two days had been in the lead-up to the Matildas' historic quarter-final win over France.. Her partner, Swedish footballer Clara.
Katrina Gorry partner Matildas star confirms engagement to fellow footballer with a sweet post
The news of Gorry and Markstedt welcoming a new baby into the family sent her Matildas teammates wild. Kyra Cooney wrote: So much love for the 3 of you. Charli Grant and I are going to be the best.
