Love Island's Alex Bowen says absent father 'made me want to be best dad' for son Abel
As Love Island star Alex Bowen's 'mini-me' son Abel approaches his first birthday, the first-time-dad has opened up the highs and lows of parenthood.The 31-year-old former reality star - who took part in the second series of the much-loved ITV2 dating show back in 2016, where he met now-wife and Abel's mother Olivia Bowen - reveals to OK! why he always knew he was destined to be a dad. "I was always so excited to have a baby," Alex gushes during our exclusive catch up. "I think that stemmed from not knowing my own dad.