Kelly Slater and Kalani Miller on August 29, 2015 in Malibu, California.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Surf legendKelly Slaterand his longtime girlfriend, Kalani Miller, are going to be parents!
Slater, 52, and Miller, 36, announced the news in a collaboratedInstagram Reelon Tuesday. In the black-and-white video, the pair, who have been romantically involved for 16 years, are seen in their swimsuits holding hands as they walk toward the ocean.
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“Massive congratulations,” commentedMick Fanning.Filipe Toledoadded, “😍 God bless ! Happy for you guys.”
“🙌❤,” wroteKai Lenny. Meanwhile,Nathan Florenceadded, “Congrats!!!”
Kelly Slater and Kalani Miller on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.Mike Coppola/Getty
Mike Coppola/Getty
Miller shared in a 2019interview with Graham Bensingerhow she and Slater met at the ASR trade show in San Diego, and if they were considering growing their family.
She said, “At the time, me and my sisters were working for Roxy, which is the female counterpart of Quicksilver. And he was at the Quicksilver booth and he was in town for the contest at trestles.” She added that Slater had been riding for Quicksilver for 23 years at that point, and although she had worked with the company “for years and years,” they “never crossed paths, never seen each other anything.”
“It was funny that far into it we see each other,” said Miller. “I remember exactly seeing him for the first time and like time really did stop.”
Kelly Slater and designer Kalani Miler on July 19, 2014 in Miami, Florida.Aaron Davidson/Getty
Aaron Davidson/Getty
She continued to share that “hopefully,” one day, the two would welcome a child — or two — together. “I’m from a family of four. He’s from a family of three. Now when I see people traveling with four kids, I can’t imagine my family or anyone doing that. It’s crazy. I don’t know, maybe two or three.”
Kalani Miller and Kelly Slater on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California.Matt Winkelmeyer/VF22/WireImage
Matt Winkelmeyer/VF22/WireImage
“I think about it a lot,“Slater previously told PEOPLE of possible retirement. “It’s a reality, because it’s not far off for me. My competitive flame is burning low, but it can spark up at times.”
Slater is also a father to Taylor Slater-Kelleher, whom he welcomed in 1996 with Tamara Mitchell, reportedEssentially Sports.
source: people.com
