Pregnant Laura Anderson makes statement amid Gary Lucy breakup drama

Love Island’s Laura Anderson has made a statement on her Instagram regarding her split with Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy.

Following a whirlwind romance, they announced they were expecting their first child together last week, but news of their split surfaced shortly after.

This week, the couple appeared to take aim at each other in cryptic Instagram posts after Gary said that part of the reason the couple broke up was due to location.

Laura reportedly wanted him to move to Scotland, but he said he wanted to stay in Essex to be with his four children.

But now, Laura has told her side of the story, telling her 1.5 million followers: ‘I had no intention of commenting on my breakup with Gary. However, due to what other parties have now shared publicly, I have been left with no choice.

Gary and I are no longer together due to multiple reasons that will remain private. Our plan was to move to Essex to start our family, which I was more than happy to do.

“However, since the breakup of our relationship I have stayed at home in Scotland. My priority is to raise my baby in a calm and stable environment.

The Scottish reality star added: “I never asked or expected Gary to move to Scotland. I totally support him living in Essex and being close to his four amazing children.

“I am completely focused on having a happy and healthy pregnancy and I continue to be excited to share this incredible journey with all of you. Thank you very much for your support! Laura, Buddy and Bump.

Gary shared a cryptic message a day after his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Laura, made a thinly-veiled advance on him after their surprise split.

Laura, 33, slammed her ex saying she had chosen “peace over people” and edited her pregnancy announcement to remove any mention of Gary’s last name.

And on Monday, Gary, 41, appeared to retaliate when he took to his Instagram Stories to share a highly cryptic post attacking people “finding fault in others.”

He shared a quote that read: “People who spend time finding fault with others should spend time correcting their own.”

Captioning the post, he added: “Amen to that.”

His cryptic message appeared to be a response to Laura’s thinly veiled slip, which he shared on his Instagram just hours earlier.

Posting to her Instagram Stories, the former Love Island star shared a quote that read: “Lately I’ve been choosing peace over people.” So far I don’t regret it.

She also edited her pregnancy announcement post to remove any mention of Gary’s name, while also turning off comments, hinting that her unborn baby will now take his last name.

Her video reveal originally had the caption: ‘Our hearts are full Baby Lucy due to ‘Summer 23,’ but this has been changed to: ‘My heart is full.’ Baby Anderson due for Summer ’23.’

Gary had commented below her video ad: ‘There she is. I am so proud of you mama bear cooking baby bear to perfection.

But now that comments have been disabled, her words are no longer visible and Laura has unfollowed her ex on Instagram.

It comes just days after Gary claimed he’s “devastated” when he broke his silence about their shock split.

The former soap opera star, who met the former Love Islander on E4’s Celebs Go Dating in October last year, admitted that he “won’t stop loving her”.

At the time of her pregnancy announcement, rumors were already circulating that Laura and Gary had not been photographed together since Christmas.

In a new interview, he spoke candidly, saying he was “really gutted” that their relationship didn’t work out because he wanted it “to be perfect.”

Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Gary explained how he split up with Laura two weeks ago, after he refused to move to Scotland with her, as they have four children in Essex.

He said: ‘Having been through a divorce, my children need me and living so far away from them just wouldn’t be possible. I wish I could break myself in half. I would if I could.

‘I know Laura was over the moon [about the pregnancy]. However, things are not as I would have liked them to be. I’m a romantic, so I want things to be perfect.

“I will always want that fairy tale, but as you get older, you have to realize that it doesn’t always work. I am really devastated. I have not stopped loving her and I will not stop loving her.’

Laura has also recently criticized cruel trolls for abusing her online, insisting that she will not tolerate any negative comments on her social media pages.

On Saturday, Laura took to Instagram to tell her followers that she would instantly block anyone who said anything negative about her pregnancy, adding that she is not a “victim, even in my vulnerable state.”

She wrote: ‘If anyone writes anything negative on my page about my pregnancy, they will be blocked.

“Nobody here, except my friends and family, knows the reality of the last months of my life because I don’t comment on press articles or give details of any other party.”

She continued: ‘I will never play the victim, even in my vulnerable state. I just go on with my life with my head held high.

“I don’t appreciate the abuse at a time when I’m doing everything I can to protect myself and my unborn child. Please think before you write.’