{"id":221411,"date":"2026-01-07T12:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/221411\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:38:09","slug":"why-ellidy-pullin-and-chumpys-dad-arent-seeing-eye-to-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/221411\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ellidy Pullin and Chumpy’s dad aren’t seeing eye to eye"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been nearly six years since Olympic snowboarder Alex \u2018Chumpy\u2019 Pullin died, and now the charity set up in his honour has allegedly caused a heartbreaking feud between his partner<\/a>, Ellidy Pullin, and his dad Chris.<\/p>\n

In an email sent to the Chumpy Pullin Foundation\u2019s board in May 2024, Chris claimed the charity had shifted from helping children<\/a> succeed in sports to a mental health one, and in his view as a result, was not upholding Chumpy\u2019s ideals.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course heading down the mental health path would not be upholding Chumpy\u2019s ideals,\u201d said the email from Chris. \u201cYou cannot use his name to make the foundation popular and then manipulate that momentum to your own ends. If that happens, we would not allow you to use his name, or his image.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope you can understand that Chumpy was a wonderful mentor and inspiration for people around him; it wasn\u2019t mental health. I hope you can fulfil the original promise made to us at the inception of the foundation, a legacy in Chumpy\u2019s name to live by his example.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Chris claims he\u2019s now estranged from Ellidy and his four-year-old granddaughter Minnie. (Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n

MEANINGFUL IMPACT<\/p>\n

The Chumpy Pullin Foundation was founded in May 2022 by Ellidy, just two years after Chumpy died while spearfishing near a Gold Coast beach, and a year after Ellidy gave birth to her and Chumpy\u2019s daughter, Minnie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As Ellidy and Chumpy weren\u2019t married at the time of his death, Chris and his wife Sally granted Ellidy permission to collect Chumpy\u2019s sperm just hours after his death so she could conceive their child through IVF.<\/p>\n

After sending his email to the foundation, Chris said Ellidy had blocked him, and is allegedly now estranged from his son\u2019s former partner and his four-year-old granddaughter.<\/p>\n

But despite the alleged estrangement, Ellidy posted a loving tribute to Chris\u2019 wife Sally on Instagram shortly after her death from a rare blood cancer last April.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never stop talking about you and showing your beautiful granddaughter Minnie photos and videos of your amazingness. You\u2019re loved and adored by so many Sal \u2013 A real angel on earth, and now you\u2019re one in the sky \u2013 reunited with your boy,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n

\u201cHalf of those photos weren\u2019t even hers to post,\u201d Chris told the Daily Mail in response to the tribute. \u201cShe\u2019s acting like Sal\u2019s daughter-in-law, but they weren\u2019t married.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellidy is yet to comment on the matter, but has previously stated that she had little to do with running the foundation she started, which closed in December 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to the funds raised and the awareness generated, we were able to connect with and support so many individuals through initiatives such as the Chumpy Scholarships, Shred for Chumpy Day, Indigenous Camps, Making Never Possible Podcast, ALL IN Challenges, SBX Junior Series, Project Shred, Boarding House Camps, and SWELLBEING Workshops and Camps,\u201d the Foundation said in a statement announcing it\u2019s closure.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the Foundation closes, we are proud to announce that the residual funds will be directed toward mental health initiatives, continuing Chumpy\u2019s commitment to making a meaningful impact for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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