Former Love Island stars Olivia and Alex Bowen expecting their second child

By Casey Cooper-Fiske, PA Entertainment Reporter

Love Island runners-up Olivia and Alex Bowen have announced they are expecting their second child.

Olivia, 31, announced she was pregnant with a video of her and her husband, along with their first child Abel – who was born in 2022, posted to Instagram.

The pair met on the 2016 series of the ITV reality show, finishing second behind winners Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey, who got married in 2019 and are parents to son Freddie-George and daughter Delilah.

In the post, Olivia wrote: “A moment, a love – baby number two – we’re waiting for you.”

They were congratulated by a number of famous faces including former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison, former The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Pope, and Ex On The Beach star Helen Briggs.

In a comment, Pattison said: “OMG, the best news ever, Congratulations guys.”

Pope added: “Such gorgeous news, congratulations guys.”

Briggs commented: “Congratulations my angels.”

The couple got married in September 2018 and are one of the rare pairings from the show that have remained together.

Olivia has previously spoken about how she felt she would be “so rubbish as a mum” before the birth of Abel.

In a post on Instagram shortly after his birth for World Breast Feeding Week, she said: “I never thought I would breast feed.

“I think where I felt like I was not a maternal person whatsoever before Abel was born, I had serious doubts it would work for me and I also didn’t even feel comfortable with the thought of it.

“I would go as far as to say it freaked me out a bit. You all know I wasn’t sure on having kids and it’s mainly because I felt like I would be so rubbish as a Mum, not a maternal bone in my body pre Abel.

“Fast forward to when Abel was born and he first latched in the hospital it couldn’t of felt more natural. The bond and connection I feel with him when feeding I will be forever grateful for.”