Kelly Slater, 52, and girlfriend Kalani Miller, 36, are having a baby after 16 years together!
The surfer shared the happy news with a black-and-white Instagram video of Miller, 36, showing off her baby bump in a bikini.
In the clip, set to Ben Harper’s “The Three of Us,” the couple walks along the beach together and share a sweet hug. It closes with a wave washing up over Kalani’s belly.
Kalani left a simple heart in the caption.
Miller opened up to Graham Bensinger in 2019 about their relationship, revealing they met at the ASR trade show in San Diego.
She mentioned, “At that time, my sisters and I were working at Roxy, which is the female version of Quicksilver. He was at the Quicksilver booth and was in town for the contest at trestles.”
Despite both being involved with the company for many years, and Kelly’s long tenure with Quicksilver, they had never crossed paths until that moment.
Kalani excitedly revealed that when she laid eyes on him, “It felt like time stood still.”
They started off as friends, but Slater eventually professed his love, saying, “I’m in love with you.” She was initially unsure about what to do, and he quickly flew to France. By the time he arrived, she had made up her mind and was on her way to join him. “Our first date technically happened in France,” she remarked.
Graham pondered about their future together, wondering if marriage and children were on the cards. She chuckled and said, “Did you ask him about that?” followed by, “Hopefully someday. We are both very busy right now.”
Regarding children, she could see themselves having “maybe two or three.”
Miller expressed doubts about Kelly’s ability to juggle surfing and fatherhood, suggesting that it might be challenging to maintain a balance between the two.
Slater is already a father to his 27-year-old daughter, Taylor, from his previous relationship with Tamara Mitchell.
He once confided in Besinger, “Most of the time, my daughter has been raised by her mother while I have been traveling extensively. The hardest part for me is knowing that my daughter has not had her dad around all the time. This has been particularly tough for her, especially when she was younger.”
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