Love Island’s Olivia Bowen has shared the cutest video of how she and husband Alex Bowen told family and friends that they were expecting their first child together.
The pair, who met on Love Island 2016 (the BEST series, in our opinion), announced the happy news on Instagram on New Years Day by simply sharing a collage of sweet polaroid photos. The post was captioned, “Happy New… Baby Bowen.”
Shortly after sharing the news, Oliviashared a reel of herself and Alex telling their family and friends and it’s so WHOLESOME.
We’re crying 😭.
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1 of 10Cally Jane Beech and Luis Morrison
Cally Jane Beech and Luis Morrison were the first ever Love Island stars to become parents when they welcomed a baby girl called Vienna Morrison-Beech in May 2017.In 2018, Cally and Luis announced they'd split for good.
2 of 10Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey
Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey stole the hearts of the nation when they won the second series of Love Island in 2016. The couple went on to welcome a baby boy called Freddie into the world in December 2017, making them the first Love Island winners to have a child.
3 of 10Emma-Jane Woodhams
Although her Love Island romance with Terry Walsh didn't work out, Love Island 2016 star Emma-Jane Woodhams went on to welcome a baby boy called Alfie with her boyfriend Jordan Bye in 2017. Just weeks after Alfie's birth, Emma-Jane revealed she'd split from Jordan.
4 of 10Tyla Carr
Although she couldn't find love in the villa, Love Island 2017 star Tyla Carr found happiness with a man called Ross. The couple welcomed a baby boy called Archie into the world in December 2019.
5 of 10Jess Shears and Dom Lever
Love Island pair Jess Shears and Dom Lever have stayed loved-up despite the odds after appearing on the show in 2017. They got married in May 2018, and announced via an adorable photo on Instagram that they'd welcomed their first child in October 2019.
6 of 10Hannah Elizabeth
Hannah Elizabeth, who appeared on the first series of Love Island announced she was expecting her first child with YouTuber fiancé George Andreeti in May 2019. She gave birth to their son in November that year, just days after they split.
7 of 10Jack Fincham
Love Island 2018 winner Jack Fincham revealed he'd welcomed baby daughter Blossom into the world in January 2020, just nine months after splitting from Dani Dyer. Jack had decided to keep the pregnancy out of the public eye to protect the baby's mother, his long-term pal Casey Ranger.
8 of 10Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt
Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt became the second Love Island 2017 couple to have a child together when she gave birth to their daughter Nell in October 2019.
9 of 10Dani Dyer
Dani Dyer briefly dated Sammy Kimmence before entering the Love Island villa and they reunited after her split from Jack Fincham. Dani announced she was expecting their first child in October 2020 and gave birth to their son Santiago in January 2021.
10 of 10Theo Campbell
2017 Islander Theo Campbell revealed the shock news that he'd become a father in February 2021, a year after his split from Kaz Crossley. The mother of his son Aries was later revealed to be model and influencer Sapphire Yhnell.
Alongside the video, Olivia wrote, “We are so unbelievably over flowing with love. It’s so hard to find the words to describe anything right now! We could not be more thankful, grateful & appreciative of every single one of your messages. I am reading through them all again & again wondering how we got so lucky to be so loved & cared for by so many people. It’s just so much more than we could ever of expected.
“We managed to film so many of our friends & families reactions over time & every time I cried & felt so bloody happy to be able to share this news with our favourite people in the world. We love them so much for keeping our secret for so long, I know it was difficult haha!”
She added, “I cannot watch this without crying! My most emotional video ever, I had to share with you all tonight this part of the journey, it helps me show you how much this means to us & our loved ones. When I thought of telling our closest, it always made me well up, it was something I couldn’t wait to do, so having it all caught on camera for us to relive again & again is like an instant serotonin boost 🥺
“It was the most magical feeling seeing all of our most cherished faces light up at the news of our Baby Bowen ♥️”
We can’t wait to meet little baby Bowen!
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Olivia and Alex, who were the first Love Island couple to get engaged, have spoken out about their plans to have a family over the years, with Olivia revealing that even though she has been a little reluctant, Alex has always dreamed of becoming a dad
Speaking recently, Olivia said on Instagram, “We’ve been talking about kids recently. We’d love to have one in the near future, which I don’t think we were ready for before.
“It was a bit of a revelation – I’ve got a picture of us when we decided that we’d not worry about contraception any more.”