{"id":26885,"date":"2025-06-30T10:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/26885\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T10:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:33:12","slug":"love-island-star-looks-almost-unrecognisable-as-she-undergoes-body-builder-transformation-after-welcoming-two-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/26885\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island star looks almost unrecognisable as she undergoes body builder transformation after welcoming two children"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-175\/laura-parkin.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LAURA PARKIN FOR MAILONLINE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  05:35 EDT, 30 June 2025   |  Updated:  05:45 EDT, 30 June 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A former Love Island star has\u00a0undergone quite the\u00a0transformation since her time on the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/itv\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8d0c3180-5595-11f0-86c1-ab744a3d5ba7\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV2<\/a> dating show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lavena Back, who appeared as a Casa Amor girl back in 2019, has welcomed two children with her husband and become a\u00a0body builder after leaving the series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In photos shared to her Instagram, she recently announced that she had competed in a bikini competition and showed off the results of her hard work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The mum-of-two looked incredible in a turquoise sequinned bikini while posing in a photo ahead of the contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lavena explained in the caption:\u00a0&#8216;Didn\u2019t walk away with the trophy, but walked away with so much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The line-up was insanely strong, and I\u2019m honestly so proud of myself for even getting this far.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-64114239b598588c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99849995-14860045-A_former_Love_Island_star_has_undergone_quite_the_transformation-m-14_175127498544.jpeg\" height=\"950\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A former Love Island star has undergone quite the transformation since her time on the ITV2 dating show\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A former Love Island star has undergone quite the transformation since her time on the ITV2 dating show<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fd9e93d3a33ef4e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99850317-14860045-Lavena_Back_who_appeared_as_a_Casa_Amor_girl_back_in_2019_has_we-a-16_175127502504.jpeg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Lavena Back, who appeared as a Casa Amor girl back in 2019, has welcomed two children with her husband and become a body builder after leaving the series\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lavena Back, who appeared as a Casa Amor girl back in 2019, has welcomed two children with her husband and become a body builder after leaving the series<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She added: &#8216;This journey lit a fire in me, and I already know I\u2019ll be back, better than ever thank you to my legend of a coach @jase_eliteresults for getting me here!&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lavena regularly shares fitness content to her Instagram and offers meal ideas to her followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She revealed her &#8216;soulmate&#8217; had proposed to her in February 2022 and they went on to marry just two months later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a post to Instagram at the time, Lavena wrote: &#8216;When you want something so bad you\u2019ve just got to go for it\u2026 so we tied the knot.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The couple welcomed their first child, a\u00a0baby girl named Sage in August and went on to welcome a son,\u00a0Bodhi, in January 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lavena made a dramatic arrival on the ITV2 dating show in 2019, claiming she was there to &#8216;steal the other girls&#8217; men.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Unfortunately she was dumped just days later when she failed to couple up with anyone during Casa Amor.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-391b908f0bd34796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99850005-14860045-image-a-13_1751274962824.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Lavena made a dramatic arrival on the ITV2 dating show in 2019, claiming she was there to 'steal the other girls' men'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lavena made a dramatic arrival on the ITV2 dating show in 2019, claiming she was there to &#8216;steal the other girls&#8217; men&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-68f83d431d102e66\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99850321-14860045-image-a-18_1751275859300.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Lavena regularly shares fitness content to her Instagram and offers meal ideas to her followers\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lavena regularly shares fitness content to her Instagram and offers meal ideas to her followers<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ef8df6b116e82f89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/61901343-14860045-One_one_knee_It_came_just_a_month_after_she_told_her_followers_s-a-21_175127607504.jpeg\" height=\"537\" width=\"306\" alt=\"She revealed her 'soulmate' had proposed to her in February 2022 and they went on to marry just two months later\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8dd7f2984734ab4f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/61901309-14860045-One_one_knee_It_came_just_a_month_after_she_told_her_followers_s-a-22_175127607504.jpeg\" height=\"537\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Writing at the time: 'My soulmate proposed to me where we had our first date! 2022 has started off amazingly!'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">She revealed her &#8216;soulmate&#8217; had proposed to her in February 2022 and they went on to marry just two months later\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d4bd0c9af2502d08\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99850311-14860045-image-a-20_1751275870103.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The couple welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Sage in August and went on to welcome a son, Bodhi, in January 2024\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The couple welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Sage in August and went on to welcome a son, Bodhi, in January 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Before going on the show she was in an on-off romance with Premier League star Wilfried Zaha, who is currently signed to Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A source revealed to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/\">OK! Magazine<\/a> that Lavena dated the Premier League player for two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The insider said: &#8216;I don\u2019t think Lavena has had any serious relationships or been in love since being with Wilfried.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lavena is the co-founder of her company, Peace Of Mind, which creates and sells &#8216;guided journals&#8217; which help buyers &#8216;conquer each day&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Love Island star looks almost unrecognisable as she undergoes body builder transformation after welcoming two children<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have YOU got a story? 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