Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips confirms split from boyfriend as she enjoys being a single mum

Love Island's Shaughna Phillips has bravely opened up about becoming a single mum, following her split from boyfriend Billy Webb after his shocking drug arrest.

The 28 year old reality star, who welcomed her adorable daughter Lucia in April, was left "blindsided" when Billy was arrested for drug offences just weeks before she was due to give birth.

In a recent episode of her Oh Baby! podcast with best friend Holly Connolly, Shaughna confirmed that her relationship with the father of her child is over.

She said: "I'm going to wear the title as a badge of honour – I don't have any guilt about being a single mum it's just the hand of cards that I was dealt," and added that she felt like "mum of the year".

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Shaughna playfully added: "I just hope that one day Lucia doesn't write a diss track about me!"

Despite her deep love for her adorable daughter, the reality TV star confessed she was a bit upset by Lucia's first words.

"All I get is Dada, dada and I'm like 'Wow a son would not do me dirty like this! It's just rude," she joked. "I look at her and go 'Mama' and she's like 'not today, probably not next month, maybe not ever'. For banter she's probably going to say Nana first."

When Shaughna first shared the news of her pregnancy, she expressed that parenthood would be their "greatest chapter yet".

However, things took a turn when Billy was arrested following a police raid earlier this year. She had previously opened up about the ups and downs in her relationship with her ex, admitting it was tough to stay upbeat.

"I'm good at just saying, 'Right, the show must go on'. Billy's not around, but I don't want to say that I'm doing it on my own, because I'm absolutely not my family's incredible," she shared exclusively with OK!

"It's going to be different, but I don't want to say it's going to be bad."

When the news of Billy's arrest came out, Shaughna was heavily pregnant. She revealed that she was trying to concentrate on her baby during this extremely stressful period.

She told us that she planned to "prepare for the birth and try to be as calm as possible" after the "challenging few weeks" following Billy's drug raid drama.

Shaughna's representative confirmed to the Mirror that she had no idea about Billy's illegal activities and released a statement after his arrest. "Despite being in a long term relationship with the defendant, Shaughna has no links with the address in question, and will be openly assisting the police with their enquiries," they said.

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