IN CONVERSATION: Bel Sloane

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Hello lovely listeners! Today we have a powerful interview with Bel Sloane. In case you’re not familiar with her name, Bel is a television presenter for Channel 7. She’s also the wife of AFL star and captain of the Adelaide Crows, Rory Sloane. In 2018, Bel and Rory lost their first child Leo, who was born sleeping. In this interview, we talk about that grief, but also the love that Leo brought to both of their lives. We also talk about what it was like to fall pregnant again with their little boy, Sonny, and the mechanics of keeping that entire pregnancy secret from the outside world. While we sat with Bel in her Adelaide home, there was a great, big Christmas tree right beside us. On the Christmas tree were a collection of baubles that read the names of their little family - Mum, Dad, Sonny and Leo - the little warrior who will never be forgotten, and whose passing ignited a legacy that will help Australian parents for years to come. Thanks to our sponsor Hey Tiger for making this episode of Shameless episode possible. Use our code SHAMELESSHOLIDAY at checkout to receive a free full-size bar of chocolate, worth $15. You can follow Bel on Instagram @bel_sloane. If you enjoyed this episode, we also recommend you listen to our chat with Leigh Campbell, which you can find here. If you or a loved one is struggling with pregnancy loss, support is available at SANDS. You can call any time, day or night, on 1300 072 637. Join our glorious Shameless Podcast Facebook community here, where thousands of like-minded ladies keep each other up to date with the latest celebrity and pop culture stories. Or if Facebook isn't your thing why don't you chuck us a follow on Instagram @shamelesspodcast instead? We know you didn't ask, but yes of course we have a weekly newsletter! So glad you asked. You can subscribe to it here for recommendations, columns and more super fun things (yes, we clickbaited you and we don't regret a thing.) Shameless Podcast is very much an independent vehicle that runs on the support of our incredible listeners - that's you! So, if you’d like to support the show, we would like that very much. Hit ‘subscribe’ on Apple Podcasts or ‘follow’ on Spotify, and leave a review if you’re feeling especially generous. Then sit back and bask in our eternal, abundant love. Your hosts are Zara Beach Hero McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1). Shameless is a production of Shameless Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.1	love dumb stuff. Today's in conversation guest is someone we admire so
1:22.4	greatly we jumped on a plane to meet her.
1:25.2	In case you're not familiar with her name, Bell Sloane is a television presenter for Channel 7.
1:29.8	She's also the wife of AFL Star and Captain of the Adelaide Crows Rory Slo. In 2018
1:35.2	Belle and Rory lost their first child Leo who was born sleeping. In this
1:39.4	interview we talk about that grief but also the love that Leo brought to both of their lives. We also talk about that grief, but also the love that Leo brought to both of their lives.
1:44.1	We also talk about what it was like to fall pregnant again with their little boy Sunny and the mechanics of keeping
1:48.9	that entire pregnancy secret from the outside world.
1:51.8	I do want to give you all a bit of a visual before we start. We actually
1:55.2	sat down with Belle in her Adelaide home and her dining table and there was a great big Christmas tree
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