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SLUG CELEBRITY VERSION ara De La Hoyde’s life has completely transformed since she won us over with her down-to-earth attitude and unshakeable partnership with Nathan C Massey on series two of Love Island. Four years on, the Essex girl has ditched the fake lashes, immaculate Celebrity: Cara de la Hoyde Love Island’s CARA DE make-up and carefully chosen outfits (she says her “priorities REPRO OP REPRO LA HOYDE on the realities have changed”) and is fully immersed in life as a busy mum of two. As well as their two-year-old Fred, Cara and Nathan, who of motherhood – and waving married in 2019, welcomed daughter Delilah in July. And today, goodbye to her pert bottom! Cara, 30, has stripped off for a post-pregnancy photo shoot with us to show how proud she is of what her body has achieved. She BY KELLY ALLEN wants to show motherhood through an honest lens rather than the rose-tinted one of picture-perfect mummy bloggers. SUBS “I can’t wait to ‘treat’ myself to a shampoo,” she laughs. “Today I showered for the first time in four days, which is a big thing!” With Nathan, Delilah and Fred; the couple on Love Island in 2016 She confides that she’s enjoying the precious time alone that our video-call interview is giving her while Nathan. 31, a mum is hard. Having two kids is really hard. And having a child stonemason watches the kids. “Although if Delilah starts kicking with colic is a nightmare! Just being married is hard. Women are off I’ll have to get my boob out,” she adds. “This is mum life.” unreal. I don’t know how single mums do it – they’re superheroes. You’re breastfeeding Delilah after struggling with Fred – why ART Cara, how is motherhood treating you this time around? do you think it’s working out this time? Love Island’s Tommy Going from one to two is mental. I thought: “I’ve got this” because It sounds really bad, but with Fred I’d have to sterilise and make his Fred is independent and he tells me what’s wrong and asks for bottle and I couldn’t be bothered doing it this time! Luckily, Delilah Fury, on life with things. Then Delilah came along… really took to it and it’s amazing that I’ve not had to sterilise one Molly-Mae and that Has pregnancy changed the way you view your body? bottle. And during the night, I feed her, she goes back sleep and I One hundred percent. Before Love Island, I was a dancer so my body roll over to sleep, too. It’s made my life so much easier. I worried at controversy over their was my commodity. It earned me money. Working in clubs six nights first about everyone seeing my boobies when I was out. But now PRODUCTION puppy tragedy a week, I didn’t need to go to the gym. Once you have kids, you I don’t care. We all have them! I squirted my boob at Nathan last BY MOLLY REYNOLDS need to cut yourself some slack because your body is going to week for a joke and the milk hit him and now Fred keeps saying: change. But it’s done something amazing. Even my social media is “Can I shoot Daddy with milk?” He thinks Mummy’s boobs are different. Before I had kids, I’d never put up the pictures I do now. water pistols. Why did I do that? Are you ever tempted to edit your pictures for social media? How has Fred adapted to having a new baby sister? I’ve never been someone who’s been bothered about editing. He’s not been jealous, but he did regress a bit. He was wetting CLIENT Sometimes I’ll put a nice filter on it, but that’s it. I don’t even know himself at nursery and his behaviour was terrible. I had so many how to do it! Some people edit their pictures too much. I’ve been days crying to Nathan: “Why have we had another baby? What with them in real life and if their fans saw them on the street they have we done?” It was hard because Nathan works in London actually wouldn’t recognise them. and sometimes I’d be putting Fred to bed by myself and trying It’s really important to you to be honest about the highs and to read to him with Delilah in my arms. I felt so guilty because she’d the lows of motherhood, isn’t it? be crying and I felt my time with Fred was being taken away. We I’ve had to unfollow some mum bloggers because their lives look make sure we’re both there for bedtime now. We aren’t in a great ‘SNAPPING so perfect. Good for them that they have got their s**t together, rhythm, but we’re navigating through it. but I’m a mum who is winging it. Double winging it now with two Do you and Nathan still find time for each other? kids! I’d love to be one of these mums who makes lunchboxes We’re not even sleeping in the same bed because Delilah is in BACK INTO look amazing, but I haven’t washed my hair for five days and Fred our room with me. Nathan sleeps in Fred’s room so he won’t get has the odd McDonald’s. If they’re making me feel like I’m not woken up and be a zombie at work the next day. I can’t remember doing enough for my kids, I unfollow. I don’t need that stress. the last time we were on our own. My libido’s gone anyway – I’m SHAPE IS Are you less worried this time about getting back to your too tired. pre-baby weight? You turned 30 in July – did that feel like a milestone? Obviously I want to be back to feeling good. But your body I turned 30 in lockdown and I was eight months pregnant, so it TOTALLY changes and so do your expectations of it. I’m never going to wasn’t ideal! It made me think about my parents getting have a totally flat stomach, I’m always gonna have a little older. When you’re young, you think you’ve got forever. WATCH pouch and the skin is going to be a bit saggy. My bum is IT! Obviously Olivia [Buckland] and I were friends in Love never going to be as pert. My boobs are probably never See Cara talk Island but we hadn’t spoken since she got married UNREALIStic’ boosting body- going to be as “perfect”, but I’m fine with that. Nathan confidence in our [Cara was sacked as bridesmaid and didn’t attend still finds me sexy. There’s a perception that you’ve got Olivia’s wedding]. When lockdown started, we got exclusive video to snap back and start exercising now you’ve had the at Fabulousmag. back in touch. We were such good friends before baby, and it’s not realistic when I’ve got two kids. and now we’re back talking all the time and Alex co.uk now. Are you more aware of sending out a message and Nathan are chatting again, too. There’s no point of body positivity now you have a daughter? falling out over stupid things. Yes! Girls have to go through so much. I want Delilah Do you feel like your family is complete now? to be confident and healthy and not worry about that I’m very lucky to have my boy and my girl. I’m glad that we didn’t stuff. I’ve always been open about fillers and Botox, leave a big gap. Never say never, but if I did have another one I’d but I wouldn’t want her to feel she’s got to change herself. wait till they’re at school. I’m going to get a five-year coil put in to How does showing your post-pregnancy body make you feel? make sure! Photography: Mark Hayman, Mirror Pix/New Magazine, Shutterstock Editorial Hair & Make-up: Aimee Adams using Delilah Cosmetics and Fudge Professional Styling: Clemmie Fieldsend Cara wears: Sweatshirt, Bo + Tee at Ohpolly.com; top, knickers, both New Look New both knickers, top, at Ohpolly.com; + Tee Bo Sweatshirt, wears: Cara Clemmie Fieldsend Styling: Professional and Fudge using Delilah Cosmetics Aimee Adams Hair & Make-up: Editorial Shutterstock Magazine, Pix/New Mirror Mark Hayman, Photography: It’s like: “Here you go, this is me.” I want to put across that being a Cara is supporting the charity Baby Basics (Baby-basics.org.uk). FABULOUSMAG.CO.UK 22 FABULOUSMAG.CO.UK 23 BLACK YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN 91FAB2023116.pgs 24.11.2020 10:12 .

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