Pregnant Olivia Bowen displays her growing baby bump as she shows off her third trimester outfits on family holiday to Spain with husband Alex and son Abel
Pregnant Olivia Bowen displayed her growing baby bump as she showed off her third trimester holiday outfits.
The Love Island star, 31, has been soaking up the rays while on a family holiday to Spain with her husband Alex, 33, their son Abel, two, and her mum and dad.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Olivia gave her fans tips on where to find the best outfits to wear while on holiday during the third trimester of pregnancy.
Olivia looked sensational as she modelled an array of outfits from River Island, Boux Avenue, F&F Clothing and Zara.
She was glowing as she posed in a ruffled floral swimsuit, which in another clip she cupped her baby bump while wearing a white and blue patterned linen co-ord.
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Olivia captioned the outfit video: 'Third trimester & need outfit inspo? I got you! No maternity fits ☀️ couple of tips below too xx.
'I must say River Island really came through I am loving their collections atm - so much appropriate for a growing bump - none of these outfits are maternity wear, they are all just normal clothing!
'I find maternity only benefits me for leggings/bras. Everything else just size up one or two & enjoy the selection of clothing without limiting yourself!
'In most things I just wear one size up from normal, always check the material of what you're buying. Something with elastane or similar is always going to be more forgiving than say cotton or polyester without the blend. Hope that's helpful ♥️.'
Olivia, who famously met her husband on Love Island, shared a sweet video of her family on Instagram on Monday, writing: 'This... forever.'
She added in the caption that spending time in the sun with her husband and son, two, was a 'mission complete'.
The star has been giving fans an insight into the family holiday ahead of the birth of her first daughter this summer.
It looks like a truly relaxing trip, with the family appearing to be spending the majority of their time at the beach.
She wrote: 'Another trip to Spain - the last one before baby girl comes, and next we'll return as a family of four to our own villa out here - never felt so lucky.'
Olivia wore a colourful bikini for the beach trip, accessorising with a pair of dark sunglasses while her husband and son wore beige swimming trunks.
In another snap with Alex, Olivia showed off more of her extensive summer wear collection, this time wearing a blue bralet that comfortably sat above her growing bump.
The star kept it cool on the trip too, covering up with a black and white mesh sundress as she cuddled Alex and Abel on a lounger.
Olivia announced that she was expecting in February of this year and has been keeping fans updated with her pregnancy.
Sadly, it has not been smooth sailing for the family as Olivia was expecting twins, but sadly lost one of her babies eight weeks into her pregnancy.
She made the revelation on Loose Women, where she recounted their tragic experience of vanishing twin syndrome.
The couple were told they were having twins just before Christmas, when they attended an early six week scan.
Olivia told the panel: 'We went super early, I'm quite an anxious person anyway. When we turned up, we had our friend in the back of the car because we thought everything would be normal.
'As soon as we sat down I saw two babies and not one, I was floored by that. I have twins in my family and as soon as we found out I was already nervous as we've not had a great history of twins in our family.'
The Love Island star broke down in tears as she revealed: 'One of the babies just basically didn't have a heartbeat but I'd had no symptoms, no pain, no bleeding to tell me that was what we were walking into. We were floored, we were expecting to have these two little babies.'
The star had experienced vanishing twin syndrome, which occurs when one twin passes away in the womb and 'vanishes' and studies suggest happens in roughly 36% of twin pregnancies.
Olivia heartbreakingly revealed that 'the one beautiful part of it' is that the babies do 'absorb back into your body' and that's what the couple have been 'holding onto'.
The reality star continued: 'The baby had completely absorbed into my body at 14 weeks, just completely gone which is tremendously sad knowing they're still in there.
'I am so lucky to have experienced that moment of possibly having twins, it's something that not everyone gets to feel so even having those two little babies at that time.'
Alex then emotionally chimed in with: 'I built this scenario up in my mind, I was thinking of the future.
'I thought it was 100% happening and I had come to terms with it. I never really had a big family, I'm an only child and have no contact with my dad so it was an amazing thing for me.'
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