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The Block’s Dan Reilly and Dani Wales bravely shared the news about the loss of their 10-day-old baby in 2024.
Now, Foreman Dan is determined to help other premature babies and their families.
He is appearing on the July 23 episode of the Tipping Point to raise funds through Billie’s Besties, a charity they set up in her memory. The charity is dedicated to supporting families impacted by intensive care, loss and bereavement.
“I recently had the chance to go on Tipping Point for a @theblock special, and yep I was playing for Billie,” he wrote on Instagram on July 22.
“Every dollar raised from that episode goes straight to @billiesbestiesfund in support of @theroyalwomens NICU who provides life-saving care to around 1,500 premature and critically ill babies each year for all Victorians.”
In January, Dan took to Instagram and wrote about the memories the couple shared with their late daughter.
“Although it was short, we have so many happy memories. Billie taught me more about life in 10 days than 41 years on this planet. She is the gift that I am so thankful for,” he said.
“Her mum and my wife @dani_wales has been so inspiring to see the love and strength she gave and gives to our family every day.”
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The couple took to social media on December 20, 2024, to confirm their newborn daughter Billie Vera Reilly sadly passed away.
In a statement posted to both of their Instagram accounts, 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,” they wrote.
“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 honour 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 photo Dan and Dani revealed they were expecting their first child together in 2024. (Credit: Instagram)
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.
Dan and Dani at their baby shower in October at Maltalto Winery in the Mornington Peninsula (Credit: Instagram )
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.
“My love,” Dani wrote. (Credit: Instagram)
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 👌🏻😂.”
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