My first kid was a happy mistake but swapping glam Love Island for a mum bod made me spiral, says Cara Delahoyde-Massey
CARA Delahoyde-Massey has revealed that she "spiralled" saying goodbye to her glamorous Love Island life, after the birth of her first child.
The 34-year-old appeared on the second series of the ITV dating show, and won alongside now husband Nathan Massey.
Cara and Nathan welcomed their first child, a son named Freddie, in 2017, not long after they won the show.
She described him as a "happy mistake", but said that she was 27 at the time, which she feels was too young to have a child.
"If I had my time again I wouldn't start having kids until I was 30", she told the Made By Mammas podcast.
Cara revealed that after becoming pregnant, she began to "spiral", after learning that she would have to leave her glamorous lifestyle of wearing bikinis behind.
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"I felt quite lost for a while", she said.
Cara said that she had to mute a lot of people on Instagram, as she felt upset seeing pictures of people all glammed up at events.
However, she revealed that one day she had an "epiphany".
"I thought, why am I trying to compete with all these people because that's not where I am in my life", she said.
"I'm now a mum, I've got a normal mum body and it took that change in my brain to realise that this is my life now and I should be happy."
Cara said that this change in her way of thinking helped her to become much happier.
She said that it took a long time for her to get her head around being a mother, and the responsibility that comes with it but became much happier when she came to terms with it.
During her pregnancy with Freddie, now 7, Cara and Nathan split up, as Cara was feeling lonely after moving to Essex, and she said that Nathan didn't understand her.
However, she said that this was the best thing that ever happened to them.
She said that they had just stayed together for work purposes and had been arguing a lot.
Love Island winners - where they are now
EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more.
Here we take you through all of the Love Island winners so far and what their relationship statuses are now:
2024 - The first ever All stars spin off show was won by Molly Smith and Tom Clare. STATUS: Still together.
2023 - Jess Harding and Sammy Root took home the 50k, and won the summer 2023 Love Island. STATUS: Broken up.
2023 - The first series of 2023 saw Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan crowned Love Island winners in South Africa. STATUS: Still together.
2022 - Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu's time in the villa was anything but a smooth ride, but they managed to win the public's hearts - and the ITV2 reality show. STATUS: Broken up.
2021 - Liam Reardon and Millie Court were announced winners of Love Island 2021. STATUS: Still together.
2020 - The first ever winter Love Island saw Paige Turley and Finn Tapp crowned winners after falling in love on the show. STATUS: Broken up.
2019 - Series 5 saw Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague runners up to winners Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill, who met in the last few days of the series. STATUS: Broken up.
2018 - It wasn't surprising fan favourites Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer won the show, as they were strong throughout. But sadly things didn't last. STATUS: Broken up.
2017 - Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies had lots of ups and downs in the villa but went on to win. STATUS: Broken up.
2016 - Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they've had two kids and are married. STATUS: Still together.
2015 - Despite poor Jess Hayes being Max Morley's second choice on the show, they did win - but they didn't last as a couple. STATUS: Broken up.
Cara felt that the baby had come to her for a reason, and was determined to keep the baby, even if it meant doing it alone.
However, after a baby scan the pair ended up sleeping together, and decided to get back together in secret.
Since then, the couple haven't looked back, and in 2019, they tied the knot.
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A year later, in 2020, they welcomed a daughter named Delilah.
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