Love Island's Alex Bowen shares sweet Olivia Bowen update as he gushes 'I'm proud of her'

Love Island alum Alex Bowen has given fans an update on wife Olivia as they eagerly await the arrival of their baby daughter.

The expectant parents, who found love on the hit ITV2 reality show's second series, shared their joyous announcement back in February with an adorable homemade video and later delighted followers with footage of their three year old son Abel revealing a pink-ribboned bear.

While the baby's due date remains under wraps, Alex has let slip that his partner is feeling exhausted, especially with the recent heatwave: "Olivia's very tired and with the heat recently it's been a little bit mad for her."

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To beat the heat, the couple has taken measures at home, he reveals: "We've got air con in the bedroom and in the kitchen so she kind of drifts between each room so she'll spend time in the bedroom and when she gets bored she goes into the kitchen."

Alex expresses immense pride in how Olivia is coping, adding: "She's alright and doing well, I'm proud of her, bless her.", reports OK!.

Already anticipating the new addition to their family, he exclaims: "I can't wait to have a little girl. We've very lucky to have a boy and a girl."

The Bowens opened up about experiencing Vanishing Twin Syndrome earlier in the pregnancy – a phenomenon where one twin is absorbed in the womb during the first trimester.

Olivia bravely discussed their encounter with the condition on Loose Women, sharing: "As soon as we found out it was twins I was already quite nervous because we've not had a great history of twins in our family but Alex was so positive."

Speaking about a difficult moment during the pregnancy, Alex shared: "We went back at eight weeks and something happened called Vanishing Twin Syndrome. I'd had no symptoms, I'd had no pain, no bleeding, absolutely nothing to tell me that that was what we were walking into and I guess from that moment we were completely floored."

Alongside expecting another child, Alex is gearing up to flex his muscles in a bodybuilding competition.

He said: "I'm actually competing on stage on November 9 in a bodybuilding thing which is something I've never wanted to do but my friend talked me into it."

Discussing fitness challenges, he mentioned: "I'm pretty injured at the moment so I can't run and I was losing my head a little bit with training, but it's something to lock in and a process to go through every day."

Despite the timing, he's embracing the challenge: "It is a mad time to do it when I've got another kid on the way but I like make things difficult for myself."

The couple, Olivia and Alex, first got together on Love Island's second series in 2016 and have since celebrated six years of marriage.

Their family started to grow when they welcomed their son Abel in June 2022.

If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity). You can call them on 0808 164 3332 or email helpline@sands.org.uk.