Laura Anderson explains why she forgave boyfriend Dane Bowers after he cheated on her

‘I trust him more than anyone I’ve ever been with’: Laura Anderson explains why she forgave boyfriend Dane Bowers after he cheated on her… as they try for a baby


Laura Anderson has explained why she forgave boyfriend Dane Bowers, and took him back three years after he cheated on her.

The former Love Island star, 32, met Dane, 42, at a party in November 2017 where they had instant chemistry, despite their 10 year age gap and began dating.

However, Laura was rocked when she discovered that Dane was seeing someone else six months in.

Stunning: Laura Anderson has explained why she forgave boyfriend Dane Bowers, and took him back three years after he cheated on her

She explained to The Sun: ‘We weren’t in a relationship at that point, and we never said we were exclusive, but I was disappointed, so I confronted him and ended it.’

She then signed up to join Love Island, where she met Paul Knops but that relationship ended after she heard reports he had a secret girlfriend.

After a string of failed relationships, Laura turned to Dane for comfort and her feelings for him soon turned romantic earlier this year.

Loved-up: The former Love Island star, 32, met Dane, 42, at a party in November 2017 where they had instant chemistry, despite their 10 year age gap and began dating

Loved-up: The former Love Island star, 32, met Dane, 42, at a party in November 2017 where they had instant chemistry, despite their 10 year age gap and began dating

She added that she made him work for it, but didn’t want shut herself off to him after their past together and soon they got back together.

Laura said: ‘I never thought I’d be able to trust Dane again, but I trust him more than anyone I’ve ever been with – even people who haven’t cheated.’

The couple have gone from strength to strength ever since and Laura even hinted that there could be wedding bells on the horizon.

She said: ‘We’ve looked at engagement rings and we’re trying to have a baby, but it can take ages to conceive.’

Laura first made the revelation they were looking to have children together to fellow reality star Vicky Pattison, 33, but admitted they were having problems conceiving.

She added on Vicky’s podcast The Secret To..: ‘We’ve got some problems. I don’t think it’s going to be as easy as… 

Shock: However, Laura was rocked when she discovered that Dane was seeing someone else six months in

Shock: However, Laura was rocked when she discovered that Dane was seeing someone else six months in 

‘I’m always like really positive, and I’m like ‘it will be so easy’, and he was like no. So he was right. We’ve just got to go to the doctors and do lots of checks.  

‘There’s loads of different options as well. It’s quite common, loads of different things for men – and women. So we’ll see what happens.

‘Dane’s like ‘we need to do IVF’, and I’m like I don’t really want to. I just never really thought that this would have to happen to me, or whatever…

‘We’re not at that point yet. He still needs to get some checks and stuff like that, but you can’t really plan for these things.’

Opening up: Laura said: 'I never thought I¿d be able to trust Dane again, but I trust him more than anyone I¿ve ever been with ¿ even people who haven¿t cheated'

 Opening up: Laura said: ‘I never thought I’d be able to trust Dane again, but I trust him more than anyone I’ve ever been with – even people who haven’t cheated’