Gary Lucy makes pointed dig at ex Laura Anderson after being branded 'deadbeat dad'

Gary Lucy and Laura Anderson split in February 2023, just hours after the ex-Love Island star announced they were expecting a baby, and the former couple have not been on good terms

Gary Lucy has made a pointed dig at his ex Laura Anderson after being branded a “deadbeat dad”.

The former Love Island star announced she was pregnant in February last year, but just hours later, she and the former Hollyoaks star announced they had split, but intended to keep things amicable for the sake of their unborn baby. Fast forward nine months, and Laura welcomed baby girl Bonnie, with snaps shared on social media revealing Gary was by her side as she gave birth.

However, the couple’s relationship has broken down in recent months, with Laura taking to Instagram to vent her frustration over Gary’s alleged lack of effort with his youngest child. The actor is already dad to India,18, Elvis,12, Sadie, 7, and Theodore, 4, who he shares with ex partner Natasha Gray, and it was his children that reportedly forced Gary and Laura to separate, as she wanted him to move to her native Scotland when their baby was born.

Gary was on the receiving end of his ex-girlfriend’s fury when he posted a slideshow of snaps of him playing with their daughter Bonnie, and the reality star accused the actor of being an absent father in a shocking comment. “Instead of posting videos of the one time you saw your daughter this year, can you please reply to my text from 2weeks ago please, that would be great,” Laura fumed.

Her comment drew hundreds of likes from Gary’s followers, but in a recent post on Instagram, the actor has seemingly hit back at his ex with a pointed dig. Sharing a snap of him grinning alongside his son Theodore, Gary wrote, “I could eat him all up,” but it was the hashtags that caught the attention of his fans. “#handsomeboy, #deadbeatdad,” he added, along with an emoji of the middle finger.

It isn’t the first time Laura has hit out at Gary’s involvement in Bonnie’s life. Back in June, she was asked on Instagram if the tot had a relationship with her father. “Do you mean has her daddy seen her…. No he hasn’t since 2nd January if you would like to direct those questions to him as I have no control over the actions of others,” Laura fired back.

Earlier this year, she spoke to The Mirror about being a single parent, and confused she had “grieved” the life she imagined having when she fell pregnant with Bonnie. “But that’s the cards I was dealt in the end. Of course, I’m going to make it work for my child, even more so. I feel like I’m a really good mum, to be honest,” she explained.

“Prioritise what you need to do, it’s just me. I have to make it work. I am tired but of course, I’m going to be tired. I’m bringing up a human soul, that’s what I signed up for,” she said when asked to give advice to other parents in her position. “[Bonnie’s] great, your social life does a take a little bit of a backseat but most people, your good friends understand that.”

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