Dani Dyer has opened up in a rare emotional omission on single parenthood with her first son, who turned one in January this year.
The daughter of EastEnders star Danny Dyer, won the hearts of the nation on the 2018 instalment of Love Island, bagging first place and a cash prize of £50,000 with at the time boyfriend Jack Fincham.
Later that year, the couple split and she rekindled a romance with ex Sammy Kimmence, and the couple announced the pregnancy in July 2020.
However, Sammy and Dani soon parted ways after he was sentenced to three and a half years for scamming old aged pensioners out of £34,000.
Since his sentencing, the reality star was forced to raise their son Santiago, on her own.
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Dani rarely speaks on the situation but has opened up candidly, revealing just how lonely being a single parent can be.
Speaking to the Metro, Dani said: “Is everyone judging how you’re coping? Is the life you knew pre-baby gone forever?”
“It was a little bit hard for me at the beginning, I really did struggle.”
She continued: “I remember when Santi was born, all I did was compare.
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“I always used to think, ‘Why can’t I breastfeed?’ I really, really struggled with that ad I put so much pressure on myself.”
During the time little Santiago was born, the UK was in the throes of lockdown, and Dani was unable to go out, and meet with other fellow parents and make new connections.
She said that having “positive support” is so important and that being a mother is “really lonely.”
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However, despite her struggles, Dani is grateful for her support network and her parents Danny Dyer and mum Joanne Mas and her new boyfriend Jarrod Bowen.
Dani has a strong relationship with her parents, dedicating her spare time to teaming together with her dad to put together their popular podcast Sorted With The Dyers.
She named her son Santiago, as a nod to her mother’s Spanish heritage.
Dani’s parents have been together on and off for more than 20 years after they first met at school aged just 14.
The couple wed in September 2016, and share three children together, with Dani being the eldest, followed by Sunnie who is 14, and Archie, 8.
Dani’s new boyfriend, Jarrod, 24, is a West Ham United footballer, and the couple have been pictured regularly on social media cosied up together on cute dates and he has been given the “seal of approval” by dad Danny, who allegedly loves West Ham.
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