Pregnant Olivia Bowen shares she was expecting TWINS before tragic LOSS.

Olivia Bowen and Alex Bowen lost one of their twins

Olivia Bowen has heartbreakingly revealed she has lost one of her twins.

The Love Island star, who is married to Alex Bowen after meeting on the ITV2 dating show, was thrilled to find out they were expecting twins just before Christmas. They met on series two of Love Island in 2016 and had shared their wishes of having more children after welcoming son Abel in 2022.

Olivia sadly struggles postnatally after a traumatic and long birth that saw her needing to have an episiotomy. She revealed they were in no rush to have another child but in November, they decided they were ready to try again while on holiday in Dubai. Just three weeks later, Olivia found out she was pregnant.

They decided to book an early scan at six weeks, where they discovered they were expecting twins. The doctor told the couple one baby was “slightly bigger” but that it was “normal and they look good”. Olivia admitted she never considered she could have twins and was “totally flabbergasted” by the news.

They couldn’t contain their excitement and told their family and friends on Christmas Eve that they were expecting to soon become a family of five. Two weeks later, Olivia and Alex went for another scan to check the smaller baby was growing. However, they were blindsided by devastating news.

Olivia and Alex were expecting twins (
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The couple sadly lost one of their babies (
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“As we looked at the screen, you could see that one baby was so much bigger than the other. And then the sonographer told us that the smaller baby had no heartbeat,” she emotionally told the Sun. “I just didn’t believe it. I sat there thinking: ‘No, it’s going to come back.’ And what made me more upset was seeing Alex’s face, because he had been so positive.”

Olivia recalled how Alex became “so quiet” while she felt “numb”. She had devastatingly experienced vanishing twin syndrome. Olivia didn’t bleed or need an operation as the embryo was absorbed back into her body. “Knowing that the baby was still inside me was hard, though I had a scan two days ago and they told me it’s just gone. I felt relieved, but then I felt immediately guilty,” she said.

The TV star admitted she is struggling to deal with grief while she is still carrying a healthy baby. Olivia sank into deep depression following the heartbreaking loss and found it hard to carry on her daily life. Therapy has helped Olivia cope with the grief and she also wanted to speak publicly to help others.

Last month, the couple shared their pregnancy news with their followers. They shared a sweet video on social media announcing the exciting news. “A moment, a love,” they wrote. “Baby no2 – we’re waiting for you.” The clip shared on January 6 started with Olivia showing Alex the positive pregnancy test as he relaxed on the sofa. She also filmed Abel rocking a red sweatshirt with the words ‘Big Brother 2025’ embroidered on the back. Another touching moment saw the family rocking matching pyjamas in front of the Christmas tree as they held up the baby scans.

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