{"id":189227,"date":"2025-06-16T14:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189227\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:46:15","slug":"love-islands-montana-brown-risks-backlash-as-she-shares-video-of-fiance-mark-oconnor-balancing-their-son-miley-five-months-on-his-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189227\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island&#8217;s Montana Brown risks backlash as she shares video of fianc\u00e9 Mark O&#8217;Connor balancing their son Miley, five months, on his hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-1321\/lily-jobson.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LILY JOBSON FOR MAILONLINE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  09:41 EDT, 16 June 2025   |  Updated:  09:56 EDT, 16 June 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/montana-brown\/index.html\" id=\"mol-b867bb60-4ab4-11f0-abe1-676d02fa9976\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Montana Brown<\/a> risked fan backlash as she shared a video on Instagram of her fianc\u00e9\u00a0Mark O&#8217;Connor balancing their baby son Miley on his hands on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Love Island star, 29, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-6492133\/Love-Islands-Tyla-Carr-welcomes-child-boyfriend-Ross-high-risk-pregnancy.html\" rel=\"noopener\">welcomed Miley, five months, with her fianc\u00e9 Mark O&#8217;Connor via a home birth<\/a>\u00a0in January and also share son Jude, 23 months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a Father&#8217;s Day tribute post, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/montana\/index.html\" id=\"mol-b8826f50-4ab4-11f0-abe1-676d02fa9976\" rel=\"noopener\">Montana<\/a> posted a clip of Miley dressed in a baby grow as Mark carefully held him up with one hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She also posted a throwback clip of Mark doing the same act with Jude, when he was a baby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Montana captioned the post: &#8216;Happy Father&#8217;s Day to the best dad ever @markoconnor23&#8230; Poor Miley&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.substack.com\/subscribe\">DailyMail\u2019s new Showbiz newsletter<\/a> <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.substack.com\/subscribe\">to stay in the loop<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-891ff7bdeaa4f635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99419569-14817065-Montana_Brown_risked_fan_backlash_as_she_shared_a_video_on_Insta-a-120_17500806814.jpeg\" height=\"1148\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Montana Brown, 29, risked fan backlash as she shared a video on Instagram of her fianc\u00e9 Mark O'Connor balancing their baby son Miley, five months, on his hands on Sunday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Montana Brown, 29, risked fan backlash as she shared a video on Instagram of her fianc\u00e9 Mark O&#8217;Connor balancing their baby son Miley, five months, on his hands on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-def224867231c576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99419617-14817065-The_Love_Island_star_welcomed_her_second_child_with_her_fianc_Ma-a-121_17500806849.jpeg\" height=\"824\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Love Island star welcomed her second child with her fianc\u00e9 Mark O'Connor via a home birth in January and also share son Jude, 23 months\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Love Island star welcomed her second child with her fianc\u00e9 Mark O&#8217;Connor via a home birth in January and also share son Jude, 23 months<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Before adding on the other clip: &#8216;Poor Jude too [laughing face emoji]&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In February, Montana admitted she felt &#8216;guilty&#8217; about not spending as much time with Jude since giving birth to Miley.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Montana shared the confession alongside a collection of adorable family snaps, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13140227\/Montana-Brown-son-Jude-tribute-pregnancy-red-bikini.html\" rel=\"noopener\">including one where she was holding both baby Miley and little Jude<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She captioned the pictures: &#8216;2 weeks of baby bliss \u2728 the jump from one to two has been interesting, naturally I&#8217;m more with Miley and Mark is now spending more time with Jude so I feel like Jude isn&#8217;t very happy with me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I&#8217;m sure it will settle but I&#8217;m actually really enjoying the newborn phase. I&#8217;m finding it easier than the adjustment from 0-1 maybe because it&#8217;s not all so new and I knew what to expect but I definitely feel guilty not spending as much time with Jude.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Trying to soak up all the little moments as I feel really lucky \u2728.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Montana recently <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-14263545\/Pregnant-Montana-Brown-birth-breach-baby-home-criticises-inexperienced-midwifes.html\" rel=\"noopener\">opened up about the challenges of having a home birth when her baby daughter Miley was breech.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said she was advised by her NHS midwives to give birth in hospital but she insisted she wanted to follow her head and heart and stay at home.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7aff28c09fdf3e70\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99419571-14817065-She_also_posted_a_throwback_clip_of_Mark_doing_the_same_act_with-a-122_17500806871.jpeg\" height=\"1137\" width=\"634\" alt=\"She also posted a throwback clip of Mark doing the same act with Jude, when he was a baby\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">She also posted a throwback clip of Mark doing the same act with Jude, when he was a baby<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-257be7e049623495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/94789265-14353419-image-a-3_1738546271637.jpg\" height=\"801\" width=\"634\" alt=\"In February, Montana admitted she felt 'guilty' about not spending as much time with Jude since giving birth to Miley\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">In February, Montana admitted she felt &#8216;guilty&#8217; about not spending as much time with Jude since giving birth to Miley\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7addbcdc1ec56a98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/94789261-14353419-image-a-14_1738546335920.jpg\" height=\"479\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Montana shared the confession alongside a collection of adorable family snaps, including one where she was holding both baby Miley and little Jude\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4378bd076da4d595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/94789267-14353419-image-a-15_1738546340432.jpg\" height=\"479\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Baby Miley pictured\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Montana shared the confession alongside a collection of adorable family snaps, including one where she was holding both baby Miley and little Jude<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-40ed94da8f797b76\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/94789549-14353419-image-m-17_1738546493441.jpg\" height=\"260\" width=\"634\" alt=\"She captioned the pictures: '2 weeks of baby bliss \u00bf the jump from one to two has been interesting, naturally I'm more with Miley and Mark is now spending more time with Jude so I feel like Jude isn't very happy with me'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">She captioned the pictures: &#8216;2 weeks of baby bliss \u2728 the jump from one to two has been interesting, naturally I&#8217;m more with Miley and Mark is now spending more time with Jude so I feel like Jude isn&#8217;t very happy with me&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6b7125c240dd572e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/94550007-14328717-image-a-1_1737966923850.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Montana recently opened up about the challenges of having a home birth when her baby daughter Miley was breech\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Montana recently opened up about the challenges of having a home birth when her baby daughter Miley was breech\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The reality star enlisted the help of a private doula for her home birth, who assured her both she and her daughter were safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Montana took to Instagram on Sunday to share that her home birth was &#8216;magical&#8217; but she had felt really when her waters broke due to Miley being breech, with one of the baby&#8217;s legs popping out first.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However she thanked her &#8216;rock&#8217; Mark, doula Emiliana and midwife Heather for relaxing her before Miley &#8216;flew out&#8217; two pushes later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sharing snaps from her birth, Montana could be seen cradling her newborn with Mark kissing her forehead, while in another picture the couple gave Jude a cuddle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As Montana prepared to give birth at home, pictures showed her receiving comfort from Mark throughout, from sorting hot water bottles to helping her stretch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Love Island&#8217;s Montana Brown risks backlash as she shares video of fianc\u00e9 Mark O&#8217;Connor balancing their son Miley, five months, on his hands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have YOU got a story? 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