Olivia Bowen is PREGNANT! Love Island star announces she is expecting her second child with husband Alex

Olivia Bowen is PREGNANT! Love Island star announces she is expecting her second child with husband Alex
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Olivia Bowen is PREGNANT! Love Island star announces she is expecting her second child with husband Alex
Published: Feb, 06 2025 15:09

Olivia Bowen has announced she is pregnant with her second child. The Love Island star, 30, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the news that she is expecting baby number two with her co-star and husband Alex Bowen, 33. She shared a heartwarming video of the pregnancy so far and wrote in the caption: 'A moment, a love- baby no2 - we’re waiting for you.'. The sweet clip, which looks like it had been recorded on a camcorder, showed the moment the couple find out they were pregnant.

 [The Love Island star, 30, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the news that she is expecting baby number two with her co-star and husband Alex Bowen , 33]
Image Credit: Mail Online [The Love Island star, 30, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the news that she is expecting baby number two with her co-star and husband Alex Bowen , 33]

It also featured adorable family moments between Olivia and Alex, and their son Abel, including the little one kissing his mother's stomach and wearing a shirt that reads 'big brother'. Olivia also showed off her blossoming baby bump in multiple clips of the video, as the family prepare to become a four. Olivia Bowen has announced she is pregnant with her second child. The Love Island star, 30, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the news that she is expecting baby number two with her co-star and husband Alex Bowen , 33.

 [She shared a heartwarming video of the pregnancy so far and wrote in the caption: 'A moment, a love- baby no2 - we’re waiting for you']
Image Credit: Mail Online [She shared a heartwarming video of the pregnancy so far and wrote in the caption: 'A moment, a love- baby no2 - we’re waiting for you']

She shared a heartwarming video of the pregnancy so far and wrote in the caption: 'A moment, a love- baby no2 - we’re waiting for you'. The couple, who have been together for almost a decade, welcomed their first child, son Abel, two, back in June 2022. Olivia and Alex, formerly a sales executive and scaffolder respectively, soared to fame in 2016 when they appeared on the ITV2 reality show, where she was an original star and he, a late and extremely popular entrant.

 [The sweet clip, which looks like it had been recorded on a camcorder, showed the moment the couple find out they were pregnant]
Image Credit: Mail Online [The sweet clip, which looks like it had been recorded on a camcorder, showed the moment the couple find out they were pregnant]

After leaving the villa their romance soon when from strength to strength and Alex popped the question in New York in December 2016. They tied the knot in an idyllic Essex ceremony in September 2018. After the birth of her first child, Olivia admitted that she 'really really struggled' with her postpartum figure so much so that she 'hated' herself 'beyond belief',. In a candid and emotional chat with Giovanna Fletcher on her Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast in November, Olivia told how she 'knew' she'd struggle to with the look of her body after giving birth, with the star constantly comparing herself to other new mums.

 [The clip featured adorable family moments between Olivia and Alex, and their son Abel, including the little one kissing his mother's stomach and wearing a shirt that reads 'big brother']
Image Credit: Mail Online [The clip featured adorable family moments between Olivia and Alex, and their son Abel, including the little one kissing his mother's stomach and wearing a shirt that reads 'big brother']

Discussing her post-pregnancy figure, she said: 'So I knew when I got pregnant that was something that I would just lose my s**t over after. I really... I still struggle with it. 'But after I hated myself like beyond belief. Like really, really struggled with my body image. Pregnant - loved, loved, loved it. And then the minute, that minute Abel was born and I was looking at myself in a completely different light, which makes no sense.

 [The couple looked thrilled to be expanding their family]
Image Credit: Mail Online [The couple looked thrilled to be expanding their family]

'The fact that you can look at yourself when you're pregnant and absolutely love the way you look and think, "wow, I'm incredible. I'm carrying this baby". But then after it was like I was comparing myself to other girls that were in the public eye, that had had kids around the same time as me. The sweet clip, which looks like it had been recorded on a camcorder, showed the moment the couple find out they were pregnant.

 [The couple's first child Abel wore a jumper which read: 'Big Brother 2025']
Image Credit: Mail Online [The couple's first child Abel wore a jumper which read: 'Big Brother 2025']

The clip featured adorable family moments between Olivia and Alex, and their son Abel, including the little one kissing his mother's stomach and wearing a shirt that reads 'big brother'. The couple looked thrilled to be expanding their family. The couple's first child Abel wore a jumper which read: 'Big Brother 2025'. Olivia also showed off her blossoming baby bump in multiple clips of the video, as the family prepare to become a four.

 [Olivia also showed off her blossoming baby bump in multiple clips of the video, as the family prepare to become a four]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Olivia also showed off her blossoming baby bump in multiple clips of the video, as the family prepare to become a four]

'And I was looking at them thinking, "oh my God, you look amazing" and not thinking about myself and thinking, "I need to bounce back".'. After convincing herself that she didn't look great in comparison to others, Olivia embarked on a gruelling exercise routine - which would prove to have a negative effect on her body. She explained: 'I ended up actually really injuring myself because I had a complicated birth. I started running too early because I was so conscious of what I looked like.

 [After leaving the villa their romance soon when from strength to strength and Alex popped the question in New York in December 2016]
Image Credit: Mail Online [After leaving the villa their romance soon when from strength to strength and Alex popped the question in New York in December 2016]

'I ended up breaking my stitches. I ended up... I horse rode too early because I wanted to get fit again, and I caused myself a lot of damage. 'Not going into too much detail, but I ended up, like, actually really hurting myself from wanting to bounce back.'. But despite causing herself physical pain through her actions, the influencer confessed that she would probably still do the same thing again if they had another child.

 [The couple, who have been together for almost a decade, welcomed their first child, son Abel, two, back in June 2022]
Image Credit: Mail Online [The couple, who have been together for almost a decade, welcomed their first child, son Abel, two, back in June 2022]

She said: 'It was like... and even now, I think I still wouldn't have done it differently. Really, the first time around... The second... If I got pregnant again, I know to look after myself, but I know for a fact I would have done that again and again and again. Like that wouldn't have changed. But I guess it is, you know, my job is on social media. And to see all these girls look so incredible and think that you don't look like that.

 [While Olivia struggled with her body image, she also faced a battle with postnatal depression]
Image Credit: Mail Online [While Olivia struggled with her body image, she also faced a battle with postnatal depression]

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