LOVE Island star Olivia Bowen has revealed she nearly died giving birth to her baby daughter.
The 31-year-old star announced the birth of her baby daughter, Siena Grace, yesterday – her second child with husband Alex Bowen.
6 Olivia and Alex announced the arrival of baby Siena yesterday with sweet pics
6 The proud mum shared pictures of her new baby girl on InstagramCredit: oliviadbowen/Instagram
6 Proud parents Olivia and Alex have been together since 2016Credit: Splash
However, it’s now been revealed that the star suffered a traumatic birth which resulted in her losing litres of blood as she was forced to undergo an emergency c-section to deliver the baby safely.
A source told Daily Mail: “Olivia could have died during birth if it wasn’t for the incredible team at her local hospital.
“She lost nearly three litres of blood needing an urgent blood transfusion and emergency c-section.”
Thankfully, the procedure was successful, with baby Siena born safely and Olivia now recovering form the birth.
On Monday, the couple shared a first look at the tot with pictures online – including shots of their protective three-year-old son Abel kissing baby Siena’s head.
Olivia and Alex first met on Love Island in 2016, coming second place to Cara De la Hoyde and Nathan Massey.
They married in 2018, and welcomed their baby boy Abel in June 2022.
The couple announced they were expecting their second child at the beginning of this year with a sweet video showing the positive pregnancy test and scans as they celebrated Christmas.
Just last month Olivia showed off her blossoming bump at the Rehab hair event, alongside Stacey Solomon and Sam Thompson.
Olivia exclusively told The Sun about her pregnancy: “It’s different, it’s a lot harder because I had a three-year-old to look after at the same time, before all I had to worry about was myself, so it’s very different.
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“It’s really rewarding and so lovely to see how excited Abel is to have a baby sister, he always talks about it.
“Alex is doing good, he’s always wanted a little girl, so he’s really happy about that – we’re just both really but it’s just hard work.
“We already have a name for her. I liked Hattie, but Alex did not. We really liked Darcy. But we have picked one – I got Alex a Father’s Day present with the name and there’s a few reasons why we’ve picked it.”
In August this year, it was announced Olivia and Alex had landed their own ITV reality show, called Olivia and Alex: Parenthood.
The series is set to follow the pair as they grow their family and expected the arrival of baby Siena.
It is not known if the birth, or the complications surrounding it, will be featured in the series.
6 The pair also announced the baby’s name in a series of personal photosCredit: oliviadbowen/Instagram
6 Olivia and Alex met on Love Island back in 2016Credit: Rex
6 Olivia and Alex already had their son, Abel, born in 2022