Who is Kelsey Henson? 'Game of Thrones' star Thor Bjornsson and wife mourn losing their baby in tragic miscarriage
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Canadian model, blogger, Instagram personality, and fitness influencer Kelsey Henson is best known for being the spouse of actor Hafþor Julius Bjornsson or Thor Bjornsson.
Professional strongman, Bjornsson played Gregor 'The Mountain' Clegane in the HBO series 'Game of Thrones' for five seasons.
On November 10, the 34-year-old 'Game of Thrones' actor and his wife Kelsey, 33, revealed on Instagram that they had lost a pregnancy.
Bjornsson and Kelsey, who tied the knot in October 2018, already have a three-year-old boy named Stormer.
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Kelsey Henson is an Instagram star with over 482K followers
Kelsey Morgan Henson was born in Alberta, Canada, on March 5, 1990.
According to The Famous People website, besides being a fitness enthusiast, Kelsey has over 482K Instagram followers and often shares photos of herself and her actor-husband working out.
Bjornsson, who stands 6 feet 9 inches, and Kelsey, who is 5 feet 2 inches, are frequently seen together at red-carpet events. Their significant 19-inch height difference draws people's attention immediately.
She worked in the construction industry for companies like Guthrie Mechanical Services Ltd., Voice Construction OPCO ULC, and Tervita Corporation before becoming popular thanks to her famous husband.
Kelsey also worked as a financial services professional at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The couple initially met while she was a waitress at Earls Kitchen + Bar in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
She is certified in several areas, such as basic instructional techniques, WHMIS Train the Trainer, Tervita Basic Fire Extinguisher Training, and Principles of Health & Safety Management, as per the outlet.
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Kelsey Henson met Thor Bjornsson in late 2017
Kelsey first met Bjornsson there in late 2017 while working as a waitress at Earls Kitchen + Bar for more than five years. Bjornsson was visiting the bar while he was in Alberta, Canada for a strongman competition.
They started dating in December 2017 and got married in his native Iceland on August 24, 2018, after just a few months of courtship.
The pair shared the news of their marriage on their own Instagram profiles on October 21, 2018.
Ever since Kelsey has made headlines as she accompanied the strongman-turned-actor to various events.
Besides their son Stormur, Björnsson shares a daughter named Theresa Líf with his former girlfriend Thelma Björk Steimann.
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Thor Bjornsson and Kelsey Henson announce the miscarriage of baby girl
The Icelandic strongman-actor and Henson announced on Friday via a shared Instagram post that their daughter Grace Morgan Hafthorsdottir was born on Wednesday, November 8, at a gestational age of less than 22 weeks.
"It is with great sorrow that we announce the birth of our daughter, Grace Morgan Hafthorsdottir born Nov 8th at 21 1/2 weeks gestation," Thor wrote as the caption on a photo of their daughter's footprints.
The post featured photos of the couple and the infant, along with the message, "After a noticeable decrease in movement we found out her heart had stopped beating."
"Words cannot describe our pain of this loss or our happiness at being able to spend time with our daughter. She is absolutely beautiful, with blonde lashes and brows and a little smile for mom and dad. The love we feel for her is overwhelming. The grief we feel will be with us forever but so will the love."
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They went on to explain that with the baby's death, all of their "hopes and dreams for her have been taken away," but they were looking forward to spending time "with her again" eventually.
The couple also posted pictures of their 3-year-old son Stormur cuddling up with Grace in a blanket.
They concluded, "Her spirit lives on through us and her siblings. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time as we grieve this unbearable loss. Thank you all for any kind words and support."
According to the NHS, "A stillbirth is when a baby is born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy. It happens in around 1 in every 200 births in England. If the baby dies before 24 completed weeks, it's known as a miscarriage or late foetal loss."