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Olympic golden girl Brooke tells Woman’s Day how she got a big shock when the daughter she thought she’d never have arrived.
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In this week’s issue of Woman’s Day, Brooke Hansen admits she was expecting to give birth to a baby boy, but her newborn had other plans for the mum.

In fact, the excited parents had already brought out the blue paint and stocked up on baby boy clothes.

“She’s our little princess and just the most beautiful surprise,” Brooke says proudly, introducing Woman’s Day to her longed-for baby girl, Matilda.

Brooke, who won gold in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, explains to Woman’s Day the beautiful reason behind her name – which you can read about in this week’s magazine!

It’s been an emotional rollercoaster for the 37-year-old, who lost her third son, Jack when he was just 271 days old – but she plans to honour her little boy when her kids are a bit older.

Pick up this week’s issue of Woman’s Day to read more about Matilda – and how the family plans to honour her big brother Jack.

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