LeagueNews.co | Jess Malloy
NRL world showers glamour couple Millie and Adam Elliott with messages after massive news Rugby League glamour couple Millie and Adam Elliott have been showered with love and congratulatory messages after revealing they are expecting a first child together later this year.
The couple tied the knot at the end of the NRL season in 2023, with a host of their teammates and sporting personalities attending the beach ceremony on the Central Coast.
And now the footy golden couple have decided to start a family together, with Roosters NRLW star Millie confirming that she is expected to give birth to their first baby in October.
"We're really excited and looking forward to the next chapter," Millie told News Corp.
"At the end of last season we decided it would be nice to have a baby.
We're very grateful we've reached this stage of the pregnancy (12 weeks)."
The NRLW star says she plans to put her footy career on hold for 12 months, but will continue to perform her media duties for free-to-air league broadcaster, Nine.
Millie says after taking a year off from footy, she intends to honour the final two years of her NRLW contract with the Roosters in 2026 and 2027.
The 26-year-old NRLW side says she's "extremely grateful" for the support her club and the NRL have extended her, with billionaire Roosters chairman Nick Politis quick to send his congratulations to the happy couple.
"We're all so happy for Millie and Adam,' Politis said.
It's a wonderful thing that rugby league has a structure in place where female athletes can start a family, take the time off, but then return when they are ready to play out their contracts."
Millie was a notable absentee from Australia's Jillaroos squad that is in Las Vegas as part of the NRL's blockbuster double-header to open the new season.
However, her reason for not travelling to the United States has now become clear, with the league world inundating the couple with messages after they confirmed the incredible news on Instagram.
Fellow NRLW stars Jaime Chapman and Emma Tonegato were among those to send their love.
"So happy for you fam," Chapman wrote alongside a series of love heart emojis, while Tonegato replied: Congrats Mills! So happy for you guys." Channel Nine rugby league presenter Danika Mason described it as "the best news" and Nine colleague Allana Ferguson added: "Get this baby in my arms! Congrats team."