Love Island star reveals heartbreaking decision to have abortion just seven months after giving birth
A LOVE Island star has revealed the heartbreaking reason she decided to have an abortion.
The ITV2 star terminated her pregnancy after discovering she was expecting again seven months after the birth of her first tot – and bravely shared her reasoning on TikTok.
Despite claiming she did not have to “justify” having an abortion, Liana Isadora Van-Riel, 29, told how she was sharing her story for “awareness and transparency.”
Liana, who found fame on Love Island‘s season two, welcomed a little girl last year.
Yet the star told how she discovered she was pregnant again while seven months post-partum and breasfeeding.
She filmed a video which saw her sitting in her car as she took the courage to tell her followers: “I had an abortion last week at nine months post partum, and I just want to talk about it a little bit.”
Liana told how the pregnancy wasn’t planned and how she had been exclusively breastfeeding her firstborn and admitted it had been a “shock.”
She warned her followers in a caption “don’t come at me” and said: “It’s probably one of the hardest things I’ve been through.
“So obviously this pregnancy came as a huge shock and in an ideal world I think I’d have loved to have carried on the pregnancy.
“Me and my boyfriend spoke about it, we did consider it, but the reasons for were for all the wrong reasons – it was to give my daughter a sibling, it was because it was a nice age gap, it was mostly because I didn’t want my daughter to be lonely when she’s older and that’s just the wrong reason.”
Liana then opened up on the difficulties of her breastfeeding journey with her first baby and said: “I would not be able to take on the mental and physical pressure of doing that again.”
Liana also told how she had lived in a different country for the chunk of last year with no family and friends and, because of her boyfriend’s busy job, had already been “parenting in solitude.”
She added: “I had to go with my head over my heart and my gut, and I knew I was making the decision for the right reasons.
“And as lovely as having two under two sounds it would not be ideal for my situation and I just know I wouldn’t be able to be the best mum I could be to my daughter – and the baby if I had it.
“I would absolutely crumble.”
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:
2025 – The second series of All Stars saw Gabby Allen and Case O’Gorman scoop the crown. STATUS: Still together.
2024 – The summer Love Island saw Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan were crowned the winners. STATUS: Broken up.
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.
One supportive fan wrote in the comments section: “Your body, your choice, your decision. Well done and hope you feel OK.”
A second put: “An abortion is never an easy decision but you’ve done what was right for your family and that’s all that matters.”
LOVE ISLAND JOURNEY
Liana found fame when she entered the ITV2 dating show as a late arrival back in 2016.
Liana was coupled up with Adam Maxted on the show but they were separated when they were voted, by the rest of the contestants, as one of the weakest couples.
Liana and Tom Powell then received the fewest votes from the public and left the island.
Liana revealed some of the things fans don’t see on the show.
She told The Sun: “You’re completely cut off.”
“They give you these basic little phones where you can text each other but nobody really uses them, they’re only really there for the whole ‘I’ve got a text’ aspect.”