Laura Anderson admits she's scared to welcome her baby daughter as a single mum while she 'grieves' the life she could have had.
The former Love Island runner-up, 34, is expecting her first child with her ex-boyfriend Gary Lucy after the pair announced their break up in early 2023. The reality star met Gary, 41, during their stint on Celebs Go Dating where they embarked on a whirlwind romance before splitting five months later.
In a candid interview, Laura admits that she is "scared of being a single mum" and "doesn't want to do it by herself" following her bitter split from Gary. She told OK! Magazine: "Raising my baby predominantly by myself is scaring me - I'm worried I will do something wrong."
She explained: "I've been putting a lot of things, such as a baby shower, off, because I feel like I'm sort of grieving the life I thought I'd have, being pregnant.
"It's a grievance of what I thought my life was going to be like, at this point, and how I thought my first pregnancy was going to be - settled down with my partner and raising a baby together.
"I'm just going through the process of realising that my life isn't going to be like that, because I am doing it myself, and just coming to terms with the fact that it's not going to be the way I thought it would."
Laura continued: "Like everything in life, you expect big things in your life to be a certain way or to feel a certain way and have a certain set up.
"I think, because it's not been that way, I am just trying to adjust. I've always been quite maternal, but it's been tricky, I'm not going to lie."
Laura and Gary confirmed the news of their split shortly after announcing the pregnancy, and things haven't been smooth sailing for the former couple.
Earlier this year, Gary took to social media and announced the pair were expecting a baby girl without Laura's consent.
A source close to Laura told the Daily Record that she was very upset that he publicly announced the news. They said: "Gary announced the gender news without getting her consent. She’s really upset by this”.
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