Love Island star Tyla Carr has opened up about her struggles to raise her young son amid the collapse of her romantic relationship.
The 28-year-old reality star – who appeared on Love Island back in 2017, the same year as Kem Cetinay and Olivia Attwood – was in a relationship with businessman Rossco Edmonds, who she shares three-year-old Archie with, but they split in 2019 seven months after their son arrived.
Tyla and Rossco are now raising their child as co-parents, but the former Love Islander has admitted it can be difficult at times.
She explained that she always wants to put her child first, but struggles with keeping the reason for her split from Rossco to herself and wants to keep her reasons secret in order to protect her young son.
Opening up on Instagram, Tyla explained: "I thought I'd come on here and be a little bit more real about my co-parenting situation, currently in tears, it is the hardest thing ever to deal with these crappy emotions and all the agg that goes with having to break up with someone and trying to be good parent it is the hardest thing.
"I say on here you have to co-parent, be on side and make it bad. When things are good its great when things are rubbish it is horrendous.
"I’m always an advocate if co-parenting but here’s some more of the reality. I'm no angel as people well know, I don’t do everything right, in fact, I make mistakes everyday!
"Archie comes first an that’s all I try and keep in mind…"
She went on to hint that she and Rossco endured a particularly painful break-up when they split in June 2019.
She said: "You're not friends with your ex and most of the time there’s bad blood so you don’t get on… bring a child into the mix and you’ve got a recipe for a real s**t storm.
"I’ve never spoken about why my ex and I broke up and I’m not sure I ever will (I never ever ever want my baby to know that happened, it was that bad)."
She continued: "Truth is, it’s not easy! It’s actually the most draining thing of al trying to keep the peace for the sake of Archie.
"At home my baby never speaks to a woman the way I’ve been spoke to, or get spoken to on a regular basis. The amount of deep breaths I have to take, I’m surprised I don’t pass out."
During her Instagram Stories videos, Tyla could be seen getting emotional and breaking down in tears – but she assured fans later that she was fine.
Uploading a snap of herself smiling, the reality star wrote: "A little cry helps get it all out your system."
