Game of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson announces family tragedy

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the Icelandic strongman best known as Gregor “the Mountain” Clegane from Game of Thrones, married his wife Kelsey Henson in 2018. They have one son together. Björnsson also has a daughter from a previous relationship.

Not long ago, Björnsson and Henson announced that they were having another child together, a daughter. Henson gave birth last week, on November 8. Unfortunately, their daughter was stillborn, as Björnsson revealed on his Instagram on November 10.

You can see the Instagram post below. Björnsson included pictures, and be warned: there are some potentially upsetting images of his daughter included.

“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,” Björnsson wrote. “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. All of our hopes and dreams for her have been taken away from us but I know I will be with her again. 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.”

Our best wishes go out to Björnsson, Henson and their family.

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