Love Island icon Malin Andersson has revealed she’s ‘had enough’ of the UK and is packing her bags for a new life abroad.
The 32-year-old reality star told her followers she has suffered a lot of ‘stress and trauma’ in recent years and is planning to start a new life in Barcelona.
Malin, who has spoken openly about her mental health struggles since appearing on Love Island in 2016, checked in with her followers with a video, calling it an ‘update of the truth.’
She said: ‘Quick update. Me and Xaya are in Madeira. My best friend lives here and we’re going to be here for a week before we go on to our next adventure in Barcelona.’
Malin continued: ‘Imagine you leave a life that you’ve known for your entire life. My mum moved us all [her family] from Sweden to the UK when I was three years old, so Bedfordshire has been where I’ve been for basically my entire life.
‘Take away work and things like that, and your safety net becomes the town that you’re in, the people, the same faces, those same things.
Love Island icon Malin Andersson has revealed she’s ‘had enough’ of the UK and is packing her bags for a new life abroad
The 32-year-old reality star (pictured on Love Island) told her followers she has suffered a lot of ‘stress and trauma’ in recent years and is planning to start a new life in Barcelona
‘But when I thought about it, there’s nothing here for me. I came with a family, and I’m leaving without anyone. I don’t speak to any of my siblings, my parents are dead, I have no family. It’s just me and Zaya.’
The mum-of-one explained how she’s ‘had enough’ of living here as it feels empty to her, and how she wishes to become happier being elsewhere.
She concluded: ‘I decided I’d had enough. I felt like my soul had been taken out of me, like I was functioning like a zombie just doing the same things.
‘When you’ve known stress, suffering and trauma your whole entire life you go through the healing phase, go inwards, and then you need change. So that’s what I’ve done.
‘I have no ties in England left anymore at all – no house, car, anything – that’s it. I need adventure, travel, fun and joy. Even though I’ve just got here it’s like my nervous system has creeped up on me since it’s only known how to be the other way.’
Sadly, in 2017 after her stint on the ITV2 dating show, Malin’s mum passed away after battling stomach cancer.
Then two years later, her baby girl Consy passed away from complications of being born prematurely.
Malin’s last boyfriend Jared broke up with her just four weeks after she gave birth to their daughter, Xaya, in January 2022.
The mum-of-one explained how she’s ‘had enough’ of living in the UK as it feels empty to her, and how she wishes to become happier being elsewhere
Sadly, in 2017 after her stint on the ITV2 dating show, Malin’s mum passed away after battling stomach cancer – and she’s ready for a new life outside of the UK
Sadly, in 2017 after her stint on the ITV2 dating show, Malin’s mum Consy-Gloria passed away after battling stomach cancer
Then two years later, her baby girl Consy passed away in 2019 from complications of being born prematurely
The star had also shared that her former partner Tom Kemp was abusive during their relationship, and was jailed in 2020 for assaulting her.
In March, she admitted she used to ‘question her sexuality’ because she’s ‘never felt safe around men’ in a candid post.
She told how she never had a father figure growing up to show her what love is and so has struggled with finding her ‘feminine’ in adulthood.
Her former partner Tom Kemp was abusive during their relationship, and was jailed in 2020 for assaulting her.
Speaking to the camera in a video titled: ‘BALANCING MASCULINE & FEMININE’, she said: ‘I can truly say I’ve never been made to feel safe around men.
‘At one point I was even questioning my own sexuality because I’ve never been able to step into my feminine.
‘I’ve never had the opportunity to because every man I have been with has been so ego driven and wounded in their masculine so I’ve never felt safe.
‘I’ve never felt soft and flowy or tapped into that feminine part. I do strength training and have the single mum life. No one has been able to make me feel safe.
‘It goes back to childhood and I never felt safe enough to step into that feminine – I never had that father figure growing up to show me how love was.’