Malin Andersson has stated that she felt she would die as a result of ‘gaslighting’ abuse from her partner before to the loss of their kid.
The 30-year-old former Love Island actress rocketed to prominence on the second series of the iconic ITV2 reality dating programme, and gave birth to her first daughter Consy, named after her late mother, towards the end of 2018.
Unfortunately, the baby girl died on January 22, 2019, at the age of four weeks after being delivered seven weeks early.
She shared her with ex-partner Tom Kemp, who was sentenced in September 2020 for domestic violence against her after the TV reality star disclosed months of physical and mental abuse.
While she never mentioned him by name on social media, Malin ultimately went out with a series of images following their breakup, revealing a litany of horrifying bruises and injuries, including a bloodied nose and a bite mark on her face.
Kemp was sentenced to ten months in prison at Aylesbury Crown Court after admitting to assault causing real bodily injury. He was, however, freed after three months.
Malin said how she was in a vulnerable state when she first met Kemp, following the death of her mother from breast cancer in November 2017. She viewed it as a’sign’ that they should stay together when she became pregnant with Consy.
However, she said that the violence became more severe during her pregnancy, to the point where she feared for her life at times.
‘There were warning signs after the first two months, I’d say. They were very slow though, drip-fed – I think gaslighting is usually like that,’ she told host Giovanna Fletcher on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast.
‘But funnily enough when I did get pregnant the abuse got worse, which tends to happen a lot of the time. And when she passed away, that was me thinking, “Okay, that wasn’t meant to be, at all, whatsoever.”
‘And I kind of looked at her death as saving me from something that could’ve ended up, maybe, in my death.’
The influencer also revealed that she was on ‘high alert all the time’ during their relationship due to his abuse.
‘He pushed me about into wardrobes a lot, and on the floor, and I’m talking – I had a big [baby] bump at this point – 20 weeks or something – and I’d always check to see if she was moving.’
When asked why she didn’t leave Kemp at the time, she stated that she was “vulnerable” since she had “no parents left” and “no good friends after Love Island.”
‘I had really fake, even kind of media friends, clinger on’s, people who used me – so I felt very isolated.’
Malin gave birth to her second child, Xaya, last year and divorced her husband Jared just weeks after.
She opened up about the stresses of being a ‘working single parent’ earlier this month after bringing Xaya to the hospital with ‘infected’ chicken pox.
Sands UK charity
Sands UK is a stillbirth and neonatal death charity, which works to reduce the number of babies dying and to ensure that those affected by the loss of a baby receives the best possible care for as long as they need it.
The charity aims to better understand the causes of baby deaths and works with governments and other organisations to raise awareness of issues surrounding baby loss.
Sands provides bereavement support at a local and national level.
Please visit the Sands UK website for more information and contact details.
Domestic abuse helpline
If you are in immediate danger call 999. If you cannot talk, dial 55 and the operator will respond.
For emotional support, you can contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. Alternatively, for practical and emotional support, please contact Women’s Aid Live Chat 10am – 6pm seven days a week.
You can also reach the National Centre for Domestic Violence on 0800 270 9070 or text NCDV to 60777.
For free and confidential advice and support for women in London affected by abuse, you can call Solace on 0808 802 5565 or email advice@solacewomensaid.org.
Male victims of domestic abuse can call 01823 334244 to speak to ManKind, an initiative available for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK as well as their friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues and employers.
Alternatively, the Men’s Advice Line can be reached at 0808 8010327, or emailed at info@mensadviceline.org.uk.
Source My Celebrity Life.
