Love Island’s Alex Bowen unveiled a jaw-dropping transformation as he finished second place in a bodybuilding competition over the weekend.
The former Love Island star, 34, looked incredible as he flexed his rock-hard abs and bulging biceps on stage as he competed at the PCA Physical Culture’s First Timers competition.
Alex was performing a range of poses while wearing a pair of bright pink shorts for his performance.
Proud of his accomplishment, he wrote on Instagram on Monday: ‘I DONE IT. 2nd place in a stacked class. Now food and beer!’ (sic)
Alex’s co-star wife Olivia led the support and congratulations as she commented: ‘So so so so proud of you made every minute worth it.’
The pair were runners-up on the 2016 series of Love Island and have since married and welcomed two children, Abel, three, and Siena, six weeks.
Love Island’s Alex Bowen unveiled a jaw-dropping transformation as he finished second place in a bodybuilding competition over the weekend
The bodybuilding enthusiast has previously opened up about his struggles with body image and said he previously confessed that he ‘always hated’ the way he looks.
He opened up exclusively to New! earlier this year about his battle with self-confidence, explaining that he even resorts to wearing a vest under his T-shirt if he feels too slim.
‘No one is ever happy,’ he admitted. ‘I go to the gym because I always hate the way I look. Sometimes, if I haven’t been to the gym for a while, I’ll wear a vest under my T-shirt because I feel too slim. So I try to help lads that go through that stuff as well.’
Alex is not the only one who has took to bodybuilding after their time on the ITV show.
Harley Judge looks completely different from his Love Island days after undergoing an extreme body transformation.
The former reality star, 30, found fleeting fame on the ITV2 show in 2017 but turned his back on the spotlight to take up bodybuilding.
He has documented his ongoing change on his Instagram page and credits bodybuilding with helping improve not just his physical health but mental health too.
Harley – who now owns an online coaching service – has shared a number of snaps in recent weeks, including one of him showing off his huge arms while flexing in a black vest and another showcasing his mammoth legs during a visit to the gym.
The former Love Island star, 34, looked incredible as he flexed his rock-hard abs and bulging biceps on stage as he competed at the PCA Physical Culture’s First Timers competition (pictured, right, in 2016)
The pair were runners-up on the 2016 series of Love Island and have since married and welcomed two children, Abel, three, and Siena, six weeks
Alex was performing a range of poses while wearing a pair of bright pink shorts for his performance
Alex’s co-star wife Olivia led the support and congratulations as she commented: ‘So so so so proud of you made every minute worth it’
The ex television personality captioned his picture this weekend: ‘A tough few days but that’s the nature of the game. Getting stage lean is not meant to be easy, we are pushing extremes daily.’
Harley briefly appeared on Love Island in the show’s third season – which was eventually won by Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies.
Lavena Back, who appeared as a Casa Amor girl back in 2019, also became a body builder after leaving the series.
In photos shared to her Instagram, she announced that she had competed in a bikini competition and showed off the results of her hard work earlier this year.
The mum-of-two looked incredible in a turquoise sequinned bikini while posing in a photo ahead of the contest.
Lavena explained in the caption: ‘Didn’t walk away with the trophy, but walked away with so much more.
Alex is not the only one who has took to bodybuilding after their time on the ITV show. Harley Judge looks completely different from his Love Island days (pictured 2023, left, and on Love Island in 2017, right)
Lavena Back, who appeared as a Casa Amor girl back in 2019, also became a body builder after leaving the series
In photos shared to her Instagram, she announced that she had competed in a bikini competition and showed off the results of her hard work earlier this year
‘The line-up was insanely strong, and I’m honestly so proud of myself for even getting this far.’
She added: ‘This journey lit a fire in me, and I already know I’ll be back, better than ever thank you to my legend of a coach @jase_eliteresults for getting me here!’
Lavena regularly shares fitness content to her Instagram and offers meal ideas to her followers.
She revealed her ‘soulmate’ had proposed to her in February 2022 and they went on to marry just two months later.
