Love Island's Olivia and Alex Bowen become parents and share sweet pic of baby

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Olivia and Alex Bowen have become parents after she gave birth to their first child. The married couple, who met on hit show Love Island in 2016, have welcomed a baby boy after keeping the gender a surprise throughout the pregnancy.

Posting to social media platform Instagram, new mum Olivia wrote: "Abel Jacob Bowen. You are everything. 10/06/22." Olivia looked the proud mum as she looked down adoringly at her new son while dad Alex smiled at the camera, The Mirror reports.Alex then shared a second snap to his Instagram page that showed him cradling his son while Olivia leaned on his shoulder."Abel Jacob Bowen, but you can call him AJ....

the day our lives changed for the better," gushed the dad.It wasn't long before the smitten pair were inundated with congratulatory messages from fans and a few Love Island stars.Voiceover man Iain Stirling was one of the first to comment, as he told the couple: "Congratulations you guys!!!!!!"Katie Salmon, who also starred in series two of the ITV show, penned: "So happy for use!

Sending all my love to all 3 of you."Jack Fowler, Danny Williams and Sam Bird also sent their best wishes in the comment section.Olivia and Alex got their new year off to a flying start by announcing they were expecting a baby together on January 1st.And she's since explained how lucky she feels to have fallen pregnant so soon after they started trying.Olivia told New magazine: "We were actually only trying for a couple of months."So we are so, so grateful and so, so lucky to be able to conceive that quickly."She also opened up about why they were keeping the gender of their baby a secret, only finding out when the little one was born.Olivia said: "We’re keeping the sex a secret.