Love Island OG winner Jess Hayes reveals who she's still friends with and it'll surprise you
20.05.2022 - 13:27
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first-ever series of Love Island in 2015. After a speedy split from her co-star Max Morley just 40 days after the final, we’ve seen her navigate motherhood, a miscarriage, break-ups and relationships in the public eye. But, as she tells heat, she’s now living her best life… Yes, definitely.
Love Island is my guilty pleasure. Luckily, it’s on after my three-year-old son Presley goes to bed, which means that I can sit down with a glass of wine and fully enjoy it. Just be yourself.
The public didn’t really like me at first, but when they saw that I was just being my natural self, they started to warm to me. Trying to make a career out of our instant fame definitely played a big part in it because we’d have crazy work schedules and would barely see each other. Hannah Elizabeth and Cally Jane Beech.
It’s crazy to think that we’ve all got children now. It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done. Co-parenting can be difficult, but I’m so proud that Presley has a good relationship with his dad, Dan Lawry.
I’ve always wanted a big family, but Presley has all my attention for now because he’s at a tricky stage. My partner’s got a little girl who’s eight, so I’ve taken on the role of stepmum, too. After my miscarriage [Jess and Dan lost a baby boy, Teddy, in 2020] and my break-up [with Dan], I realised I was a shell of my former self.
I wanted to get myself healthy, both physically and mentally, for myself and my son. I work with a personal trainer to help with the fitness side, and I use Muscle Food to keep my diet in check. It’s nice being able to reach for yummy things in my fridge, but knowing that they’re healthy.