Mother’s Day Special with Ellen White and Celin Bizet Dønnum

In a candid and important conversation, Lioness legend Ellen White sits down with Manchester United’s Celin Bizet Dønnum to discuss motherhood in women's football. From considering the right time to start a family, navigating training while pregnant and her plans to return to training after birth, Celin shares her story proving that you can ‘live out two dreams at the same time’. TIMECODES: 00:45 - How is Celin feeling at the moment? 01:40 - Was starting a family whilst playing always part of Celin’s plan and taking inspiration from Hannah Blundell. 03:51 - The support Celin has had from Manchester United? 08:20 - Celin and Aron’s ‘normal’ as two professional footballers. 09:30 - Who did Celin tell first about her pregnancy? 11:25 - What are Celin’s plans when it comes to returning to play? 12:48 - Learning about pelvic floor health and changes to her body. 16:30 - Breaking stigmas around being a young Mum in her ‘peak years’. 19:45 - What is the maternity leave policy in women's football? 22:50 - How did her teammates react to her baby news? 25:40 - Celin asks Ellen about her motherhood journey. 28:45 - What is Celin most excited about once her little one arrives?

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Mother’s Day Special with Ellen White and Celin Bizet Dønnum is an episode from Jill Scott’s Coffee Club by BBC.

This episode is 30:25 long.

This episode was published on Mar 15, 2026.

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