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The Block’s Dan Reilly and Dani Wales have taken to social media to confirm their newborn daughter Billie Vera Reilly has sadly passed away.
In a statement posted to both of their Instagram accounts on December 20, the couple revealed their angel was born on December 8 and died on December 18.
“It is with insurmountable grief that we share the news that our daughter Billie, has passed on from this life and into the next at just 10 days young.”
“In Billie’s short time in this world, she taught us an intensity of both love and pain we never knew possible. She taught us what really matters. Billie was so wanted, so loved and she made us parents… and what an honor it is to be her mummy and daddy. She will always be our daughter.”
“It’s clear to us that Billie was far too good for this world but if we know anything for sure, it’s that Billie’s legacy will make an impact greater than all of us.”
The grieving parents shared a beautiful photo of them with their beautiful Billie to accompany the announcement.
In their statement, they also praised “Billie’s Besties” at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.
“The doctors & staff in NICU are some of the most incredible people to walk this earth and we’ll be forever grateful for the care and love they gave our girl, and us.”
They added that they would share more about their loss in time, but for now, they would appreciate privacy as they worked through their grief together and with their loved ones.
If you’re in a position to do soon, you can make a donation in Billie’s honor to The Royal Women’s Hospital here.
The couple, who competed in the 2012/2013 season of the popular reality series, first took to Instagram on July 21 to announce they would be becoming parents.
“So, who’s going to tell them the pram isn’t theirs?! Baby Reilly incoming late 2024,” Dani wrote alongside a sweet photo of the pair with a pram and their two dogs.
The couple dated for eight years before they got engaged in July 2017.
They later married in an outdoor ceremony at a private estate in Fingal on the Mornington Peninsula in November 2018.
Nowadays, Dani and Dan own a gym in Frankston called STRONG Pilates & Recovery Frankston as well as their own Interior Design & Residential Construction company called Manna Made.
The two celebrated their five year wedding anniversary in November 2023, taking to Instagram to commemorate the day.
“Happy 5th, husband💥😘,” Dan wrote.
“Ohhh it’s also been 5 joyful years since @howie0907 grabbed @dani_joyjoy armpit for our fab group shot 👌🏻😂.”
