Love Island's Olivia and Alex Bowen are ready to welcome their first child

They are one of Love Island’s biggest success stories, having placed second in the 2016 season and tying the knot two years later. 

And in an interview with The Sun this week, Olivia revealed she and husband Alex Bowen, 30, are ready to take the next step in their relationship and welcome a child.

The 27-year-old beauty admitted back in January that they had postponed their baby-making plans due to the uncertainty of the pandemic and life in lockdown. 

‘That’s our next step’: Love Island’s Olivia and Alex Bowen (both pictured) revealed to The Sun this week that they are ready to welcome their first child together – and are no longer ‘worried about contraception’

‘We’ve been talking about kids recently. We’d love to have one in the near future, which I don’t think we were ready for before,’ Olivia confessed to the publication.

‘It was a bit of a revelation – I’ve got a picture of us when we decided that we’d not worry about contraception any more,’ the influencer continued.  

Olivia went on to say that they aren’t putting ‘any pressure’ on themselves to conceive, but is very much looking forward to the future.

Future plans: ‘We’ve been talking about kids recently. We’d love to have one in the near future, which I don’t think we were ready for before,’ Olivia, 27, confessed to the publication

‘I feel like I’m such an un-motherly person, but suddenly something changes. You just grow up. We’ve got so much to look forward to,’ she said. 

Months prior in January, Olivia confessed to fans that while they were thinking about having a baby, they postponed their plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

During a fan Q&A on her Instagram Stories, the reality star admitted the world ‘scares’ her right now and so decided to put off starting a family.    

Going strong: Olivia went on to say that they aren’t putting ‘any pressure’ on themselves to conceive, but is very much looking forward to the future. ‘You just grow up. We’ve got so much to look forward to,’ she said

Plans: Back in January, the influencer revealed that she and Alex, 30, were thinking about having a baby, but postponed their plans due to the coronavirus pandemic

Olivia said in the video: ‘We were thinking abut it and then things just kinda changed, especially with lockdown still happening and the world being so unknown, I put it off. I also have to go to New York for two months so…’

The tattooed bombshell elaborated further on her thoughts on becoming pregnant during lockdown and said: ‘The world scares me right now so we postponed. 

‘I know what I’m like and I know I wouldn’t be good at being pregnant during lockdown I don’t think!’

Honest: Olivia took part in a fan Q&A on her Instagram Stories and admitted the world ‘scares’ her right now, deciding to put off starting a family

Olivia added: ‘I need my friends and family close. Hats off to all of you strong ladies.’   

The couple, who have amassed over a combined total of four million Instagram followers, cash in thanks to their own fashion label and various endorsement deals.

They bought their dream £1million five-bedroom home in Chelmsford in February 2020, and are reportedly worth a shared £4.4million.

Relationship: Olivia and Alex met on the second season of Love Island in 2016 and finished as runners up, tying the knot in September 2018