Published 12/09/2022, 10:20 AM EST
Popularly known as the Great Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky is an NHL legend. However, his off-court life seemingly seemed as obvious as the rest and parenthood is one such ballgame! Parenting entails responsibilities that extended beyond the ice tracks of ice hockey.
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In an apple podcast episode titled Everything But Sex with Paulina Gretzky presented by Pillows and Beer, the oldest Gretzky child talked about this one time when she really made her father panic at an event.
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Wayne Gretzky anticipated the worst
In the podcast, Craig Conover and Austen Kroll were joined by Paulina Gretzky. She discussed her life as the daughter of the greatest athlete of all time. The podcast also shared a moment when Wayne Gretzky suffered a panic attack just because of her.
Paulina Gretzky and father Wayne Gretzky during Paulina and Wayne Gretzky at Flare Magazine Release Party at Wayne Gretzky’s in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
“Watching his retirement game was probably one of the coolest experiences of my life. I think I was 10… My dad was having a panic attack one time and I was singing the Canadian national anthem and he was like ‘if this b*tch gets this wrong, YouTube forever,” Paulina said. Apparently, the White Tornado had a panic attack worrying that his little Paulina might goof up the Canadian national anthem!
“I nailed it! […] He always calls me his best athlete I swear,” Paulina added. By all accounts, Gretzky’s favorite and the oldest did not let him down!
Life of Paulina Gretzky
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Growing up as the first child of the Great One was a real challenge for Paulina. People had expectations about her long before she started to forge a life for herself. However, she did manage to get through things and prove herself.
Paulina is well-known for her modeling, acting, and social media presence. She is totally different than her father and chose to walk in the same shoes as her actress mother. After 8 long years of being engaged to the professional golfer Dustin Johnson, April 2022 had wedding bells written all over it for the actress–golfer couple.
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