A LOVE Island beauty has revealed she secretly gave birth to a baby boy almost two years ago.
The matchmaking show star told how she wanted to enjoy her newborn’s early stages “without the pressure to share” and “without the world watching’.
Aissata Diallo starred on the first-ever series of Love Island USA, entering as a bombshell.
She stuck it out in the villa for 10 days, leaving on day 22 after forming a connection with Yamen Sanders, who is now in the Love Island All Stars villa for a second stab at romance.
After her show exit, the New York model and university graduate then went on to start a career as an influencer.
She married husband Ali Camera in 2021 and told at the time how “God literally has been prepping us to meet each other”.
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Now she has given the first glimpse at the pair’s adorable baby boy as he approaches his second birthday.
Their Instagram gallery started with a snap showing the little boy cuddling in his parents’ arms before he was seen playing in an adorable outfit with a fluffy hat.
Aissata then zoomed in on her firstborn’s curly hair before showing scenes of them travelling on a plane and celebrating the tot’s first birthday on holiday.
In her caption – which broke the news of her motherhood – she wrote: “1 year & 6 months of you.
‘Some joys are sweeter when savoured slowly.
“We wanted to get to know our son without the world watching . To learn ourselves in this new role as parents.
“We wanted to be present, without the pressure to share. & It felt good to have something that was just ours.”
She referred to her lengthy grid post and put: “Twenty slides isn’t close enough to capture this experience. We laughed, we cried, we traveled, we loved, we lived, we grew, we learned, we expanded…
“Thank you for making us parents, & for allowing us to love and pour into you fully.
‘A year and half of firsts.”
Fans were left stunned at the reveal – but also eager to celebrate.
One wrote: “Wait….. one year and six months of WHAT!!!??! Congrats still!!”
Another posted: “Wait not me looking at older photos to see how you hid this so well congrats mama take your time !!!”
A third put: “Wait this is your son that you just posted your maternity photos for?!? I am GAGGED.”
One simply hailed it: “The best reveal ever!!!”
Another put: “Damnnnnn you really let us see what you wanted us to see”.
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Meanwhile, her former show partner Yemen is currently starring on Love Island All Stars in the UK.
The NFL player was part of a cohort of USA bombshells who entered in the Casa Amor stage last month.
He spoke about his time on the show first time around and said: “The first time I did Love Island USA it was a life-changing experience.
“I went into it with the hope of meeting someone. You do get close to people so quickly, it’s amazing.
“I was an OG and I was nervous as hell. I had a really good time. I was coupled up with a few different girls.
“The audience voted one girl off and it broke my heart! Then I met another girl, but they her and I were voted out very close to the end.”
Opening up about his new stint, he said: “I don’t know anyone in the UK! Best case scenario, I get a British girlfriend, worst case, I have a lot of friends in a new country – and that’s a blessing.
“The UK isn’t far from LA. That’s a direct flight!”