Love Island’s Alex and Olivia Bowen tell all about baby plans: ‘We can start a family Christmas tradition with the kids’

With the Xmas period on us, we had been thrilled that the couple, who married two years soon after leaving the villa, invited new to see their Essex mansion in all its festive glory. Apart from the unbelievable renovations they’ve expended the past 7 months performing on, it seems they have been frequented by Santa’s minimal helpers too!

Listed here, Olivia and Alex open up about their festive plans, blowing the spending plan on their new property and irrespective of whether they’ll be starting up a family members following year…

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Hey men! We’re feeling all festive. What are your plans for Xmas this yr?

Olivia: It is heading to be so various.

Alex: We’re heading to see what the coronavirus rules are and make it as family members festive as possible.

Your household is wanting quite Christmassy – who was behind all your awesome decorations?

Alex: Me! No, I’m joking.

Olivia: It was me. When we 1st noticed the staircase in our household, we had been like, “Oh my God, envision this at Xmas time.” So we went all out on the decorations for our 1st Xmas. We fell in adore with a organization named AM Interiors who came in and absolutely decked it out! It unquestionably feels like Xmas now.

What are your Xmas traditions?

Olivia: Perfectly, Alex desires to go to the pub at 10am! We always have a PJ early morning and then we get dressed up for supper. We also do Xmas tree provides for absolutely everyone.

What does Xmas mean to you?

Olivia: [To Alex] We do adore present supplying, really do not we, babe? We always contend with each other.

Alex: Yeah, we do, but it’s not
a fantastic detail since from time to time we choose it too significantly.

Olivia: I reported not to acquire me something this yr.

Alex: We’re operating out of points to acquire each other now. Olivia’s acquired a horse named Dolly and I’m absolutely buzzing for her.

Ha! What’s been the most extravagant present you have offered each other?

Olivia: I bought Alex a Rolex for his birthday.

Alex: We acquired engaged close to Xmas.

Olivia: That’s not a Xmas present!

What’s the worst?

Olivia: [To Alex] I know the worst present I’ve offered you since you never ever wore them. Those people AllSaints boots which ended up in the cabinet beneath 20 pairs of trainers – they had been £300!

Alex: I’m quite picky about clothes and footwear.

Olivia: You bought me a pair of denims I didn’t like when.

Alex: Oh and you explain to me now?!

What are you hoping to get from each other?

Alex: I’d adore some DJ decks.

Olivia: I’m not receiving that.

Alex: Alright, high-quality. Surprises are the most effective.

Olivia: Yeah, we obtain it hard not to explain to each other though.

Alex: I’m the worst – I always try out to permit it slip on purpose.

Who will choose cost in the kitchen area?

Alex: Liv normally takes cost in the kitchen area all the time. She does the most effective roast ever.

How do you see yourselves celebrating in years to appear?

Alex: With 12 youngsters, unquestionably.

Olivia: No, we will not! We will have a family members, but probably not 12. When you have youngsters you get to relive Xmas again. They react in this sort of a attractive way to all the provides, lights and Santa coming.

Alex: We can essentially begin a family members Xmas custom with the youngsters each individual yr, which is a thing we appear ahead to.

Have you decided how a lot of small children you’d like?

Olivia: We’d like two.

Alex: I’m an only kid so it would be pleasant to give mine a couple of siblings.

Have you talked over names?

Alex: Yeah, we have.

Olivia: It is all quite top rated magic formula.

Alex: We have the boy’s name sorted. It is in our cell phone notes.

Do you have any choice about owning boys or women?

Alex: I’d like a boy and a woman.

Olivia: I’m satisfied with whatever!

Who would be the stricter dad or mum?

Alex: Liv.

Olivia: Absolutely me. I’m already the demanding dad or mum to Alex. I just like points in a particular way.

Alex: Yeah, Liv likes every thing her way. She likes to be in control.

Olivia: I’ll obtain it hard with youngsters earning a mess in my household.

Is your mum a big help to you, Liv?

Olivia: Yeah, massively. She’s been looking at Dolly and coming around when she’s permitted. But I miss out on her – I’m employed to looking at her all the time.

Is a little one Bowen most likely to appear together following yr?

Olivia: No! [Laughs]

Alex: When it occurs, it occurs.

Olivia: It was on our radar, but soon after my vacation to New York acquired moved, it’s now an uncomfortable time. We’re always wondering and chatting about it. One working day, just probably not following yr.

So what took place with New York?

Olivia: I was meant to go out there in May well to movie a sequence of Second Chance Dresses , which I filmed in Manchester a couple of years in the past, but it had to be postponed since of the pandemic. I was genuinely gutted, but it’s all heading forward following yr. It will be weird for Alex and me, though. We expend so considerably time collectively. It’ll be hard heading away with out him.

Is that the longest you’re heading to have been aside?

Olivia: Yeah, the most we’ve carried out is two months. I’ll be in New York for three months, appear property for a 7 days and then fly back for yet another three months. It is a large amount!

How will you cope with out Liv, Alex?

Olivia: He’ll cry each individual working day.

Alex: [Laughs] I really do not know about that. I’ll have to study to cook dinner for myself. I’m preparing to continue to be in this article for a 7 days and then fly out to see her for the next 7 days. Due to the fact we acquired collectively on Enjoy Island , we’ve expended all our time collectively, so which is the norm to us.

Do you argue a large amount?

Alex: No, we genuinely really do not essentially. I’m just genuinely forgetful.

Olivia: We bicker, but not considerably for the total of time we expend collectively. He forgets every thing.

Alex: But Liv is stubborn, so…

Olivia: You are heading to begin an argument right now!

Alex: [Laughs]

How do you take care of your fights?

Alex: I just say sorry and then
we go on.

Olivia: I’m stubborn and he’s chilled.

Title us 1 detail that you adore most about each other?

Alex: There are loads. I genuinely adore my wife.

Olivia: You always appear out for me. He always is aware if I’m not feeling terrific and if I’m in a terrible mood, he just leaves me to it.

What would you say is the magic formula to a satisfied marriage?

Alex: Just really do not pressure about owning a satisfied marriage and take pleasure in yourselves. People set so considerably tension on hoping to hold the spark alive, but just be satisfied – if you are not, it will not do the job.

Olivia: You have to have faith in each other. Have confidence in is huge. Have confidence in
and honesty is vital.

Have you had any bumps in the road this yr?

Olivia: It is all been clean sailing, genuinely! I just can’t moan about a large amount, aside from him leaving his socks everywhere you go.

Naughty, Alex! How are your property renovations heading?

Alex: Downstairs is quite considerably carried out. It is just a situation of doing area by area upstairs now.

Olivia: We have taken our time since we know this is heading
to be our without end property. Upstairs we’ve acquired five bedrooms and four loos to do, so there is a large amount still to go. But downstairs is wanting attractive. The furthermore aspect of lockdown was that we had a large amount of time to get points sorted.

Chat us by way of the do the job you have had carried out so far…

Alex: The outdated kitchen area is now the games area and the lounge is now the kitchen area.

Olivia: The outdated games area is now our cinema area and the office is now a utility area.

Alex: So we’ve changed the complete approach of the household!

Olivia: Yeah, we looked at the way we live and it all just worked greater that way spherical. It is been a large amount of do the job, which is why we’re doing it slowly and gradually.

Did any selections lead to pressure?

Alex: Perfectly, Liv asks me my opinion, but when I give it to her she does whatever she desires to do in any case.

Olivia: You do know that I’m always right.

Alex: I’m satisfied with that. I took control of the gymnasium and Liv acquired the kitchen area.

How considerably have you expended renovating your household?

Olivia: A large amount!

Alex: I really do not want to speak about it.

Olivia: We unquestionably exceeded our spending plan, but it’s an financial commitment for us. It is a business selection as properly as own.

What has been your most lavish acquire in the approach?

Olivia: It is acquired to be our sliding doors. We didn’t want to scrimp on them. It required to be protected.

What’s your favorite section of your property now?

Alex: The kitchen area.

Olivia: Yeah, I do adore the kitchen area. It is our hub of the household and it’s acquired underfloor heating.

You have been open with your stress, how are you coping, Liv?

Olivia: I’m unquestionably receiving to grips with it. As I get older, I see it in another way and study how my body operates. I’ve learnt various procedures to control it. But I did genuinely undergo – I had terrible worry attacks a large amount. It is a discovering curve and if everyone’s genuinely open with each other we can study so considerably extra.

What close friends do you hold in call with from Enjoy Island ?

Olivia: We speak to Scott [Thomas] and Nathan [Massey] and Cara [de la Hoyde-Massey]. Tina [Stinnes] was my bridesmaid and she’s always been close to me.

It is pleasant you’re now close friends with Cara soon after you fell out two years in the past, Liv!

Olivia: It is been pleasant for me and Cara and proven us that we are meant to be close friends. We realised that everyday living was too quick this yr and for me that was this sort of a good. We always verify in with each other and it’s so pleasant to see her satisfied with [her daughter] Delilah. It is been attractive to set every thing behind us.