Hospital’s apology as starstruck staff marred birth of Peaty’s tot
HOSPITAL staff have apologised to Adam Peaty’s partner after she claimed paramedics were more than a little distracted by her famous boyfriend as she gave birth.
Eiri Munro started dating Olympic champion Adam Peaty - who was born and raised in Uttoxeter - while she was studying at Loughborough University, his training base.
She recently graduated with a degree in fine art. Now she has revealed in a TikTok video that she was less than happy with medics’ behaviour as she gave birth to the couple’s son, George, at Leicester General Hospital. In an expletivefilled statement, she described their conduct as “shockingly unprofessional”.
The 26-year-old swimming champ’s girlfriend gave birth to George almost a year ago. Eiri said the problems began when a paramedic spent the emergency ambulance journey to hospital asking Adam questions. She said: “The paramedic is interviewing him the whole time [and] they’re calling him Lord Adam Peaty.
“And when we arrive the midwife is obsessed with him, she comes in after a lunch break and said, ‘I spent my whole lunch break Googling you.’ What the **** ?” She added: “Then, 20 hours into my labour and the whole room is just asking him, ‘What is it like being an Olympian? It must be so hard.’ “The day ended up being all about him. I love him, but come on.”
Peaty won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this month, defending the 100m breaststroke crown he won in Rio, and in the 4x100m mixed medley relay.
A spokesman for the hospital apologised for the actions of its staff, saying: “We’re sorry if some of our team were a little starstruck.”