Tuesday 22 November 2022 08:38 PM Olivia and Alex Bowen reveal they WOULD be happy for baby son Abel to go on ... trends now
Olivia and Alex Bowen have revealed they would be happy for their baby son Abel to go on Love Island when he grows up - but admitted they won't be tuning in.
The reality star, 28, and her partner, 31, who came second in the ITV2 show's 2016 series, welcomed their first child, five months, in June 2022.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline at The Sun's Who Cares Wins Awards on Tuesday, Alex initially said there was 'no way' he'd let their little one appear on the programme where they found fame.
EXCLUSIVE: 'We won't be watching though!' Olivia and Alex Bowen have revealed they WOULD be happy for their baby son Abel to go on Love Island when he gets older
But Olivia soon added: 'He could go on Love Island but we might not watch it like my dad didn't watch me. I'd probably be the same.'
When asked what they'd learnt about themselves since becoming parents, she replied: 'That I'm impatient!
'I think we were always quite used to doing everything we wanted to do straight away and you could always you know, go out, you didn't have to plan too much, but now literally it takes about half an hour to get out the door.
'There's just a lot of differences. Like, now being a parent, you don't come first anymore. You have to be so selfless, which is a great thing. It's taught us a lot.'
Family: The reality star, 28, and her partner, 31, who came second in the ITV2 show's 2016 series, welcomed their first child, five months, in June 2022
The event celebrates dedicated healthcare workers and, discussing how the NHS has helped her, the influencer continued: 'Recently we just had our baby boy and it was probably one of the scariest things that we've been through but