OLIVIA Bowen has reassured her fans that she is OK following the traumatic birth of her daughter.
The 31-year-old star announced the birth of her baby daughter, Siena Grace, earlier this week and it was later revealed she had lost litres of blood as she was forced to undergo an emergency c-section to deliver the baby safely.
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New mum Olivia – who is married to her Love Island partner Alex Bowen – returned to social media this evening to give an update, but admitted she was “struggling” with what had happened.
In a new post, she wrote: “I wanted to pop on here and say a ginormous thank you for all your messages and love and wishes, it’s truly been overwhelming I can’t tell you how beautiful it is to receive such kind messages about our little family.
“Secondly, I wanted to reassure you that I am doing OK and baby girl is OK, I know there have been some stories in the press online about my birth.
“The main thing is Siena and I are both recovering and are safe, it has been a bit of a traumatic time that I guess we are both just trying get through whilst in our little bubble.”
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She added: “I will of course share our birth story when I feel ready to, it’s just a little raw at the moment and I struggle to put it into words. A lot has happened and we’re just trying to work through that as a family.”
A source previously said of the birth: “Olivia could have died during birth if it wasn’t for the incredible team at her local hospital.”
They added to the Daily Mail: “She lost nearly three litres of blood needing an urgent blood transfusion and emergency c-section.”
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.
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