Aleisha Dawson, Property Journalist
First published 11 Nov 2026, 1:00pm
Ellidy Pullin has opened up on loss, resilience, and rebuilding her life at a real estate conference on the Gold Coast.
Ellidy Pullin has opened up on loss, resilience, rebuilding her life, and why she is “so blessed” after everything she has been through.
The influencer, author, podcaster, and widow of former world champion snowboard Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin sat down with Ray White’s Natalie Hortz at the Ray White Property Management Conference, held on the Gold Coast this week.
Influencer Ellidy Pullin sat down with Ray White’s Natalie Hortz at the Ray White Property Management Conference.
Ms Hortz pointed out that despite everything, Ms Pullin still carried an “infectious zest for life”.
“One of the biggest things I have learnt is to block out the noise and realise who is important to me,” Ms Pullin said.
Ms Pullin reflected on the past six years and the sudden loss of her partner Alex “Chumpy” Pullin — a three-time Olympian, two-time snowboard cross world champion, and Australian flag bearer.
“He was annoyingly good at everything – effortlessly kind, talented, and grounded,” Ms Pullin said.
“Talking about him always served as a reminder of how she wanted to live.”
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Ms Pullin reflected on the past six years and the sudden loss of her partner Alex “Chumpy” Pullin in 2020. Photo: Instagram
In July 2020, Covid travel restrictions had kept Chumpy home on the Gold Coast.
He went spearfishing alone, sank to the ocean floor, and was pulled unconscious onto the beach, Ms Pullin said.
The first year following Chumpy’s death was a blur of shock that still resurfaces.
Thirty-six hours after Chumpy died, urged on by close friends, a doctor completed a posthumous sperm retrieval.
Six months later, Ms Pullin began the IVF process.
Fifteen months after his death, their daughter, Minnie, was born.
The Ray White Property Management Conference was held on the Gold Coast on November 9 and 10.
When Ms Hortz asked how she talks to Minnie about him, Ms Pullin said that Minnie was never kept in the dark.
“She grows up listening to his music and constantly yapping about her dad,” she said.
Through her podcast, people navigating their own life-shattering events reach out daily, telling her that seeing her move forward showed them there was still light at the end of the tunnel.
Ellidy Pullin and Brock Wadsworth announced their engagement in September. Picture: Instagram/Ellidy Pullin
Years later she has found love again, with her partner Brock Wadsworth, with the pair announcing their engagement in September.
She said he has been respectful of what she has gone through and really involved in Minnie’s life.
“Love and relationships are meant to be easy – I am so blessed to have this after everything,” Ms Pullin said.
Artist impression of a development proposed by influencer Ellidy Pullin for a site on the Gold Coast. Picture: Supplied
Ms Pullin is no stranger to Gold Coast property — earlier this year she sold a Palm Beach apartment for $1.2m after transforming the rundown shack into a sought-after holiday rental.
She bought that site off market for $3.15m in May 2024 after selling another southern Gold Coast property for $1.76m two months prior.
Ms Pullin has shifted to focus to a new project, a duplex development planned for a beachside site nearby.
The Ray White Property Management Conference was held on the Gold Coast this week and attracted more than 500 property managers from across Australia and New Zealand.
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