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Happy Mum Happy Baby

Marcel Somerville: communication and respect is the key to co-parenting

Happy Mum Happy Baby

Giovanna Fletcher

Kids & Family

4.85.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

This week Giovanna is joined by musician and father of one Marcel Somerville!


First finding fame in the early 2000s with Blazin’ Squad, Marcel went on to appear on our screens in Love Island and then Love Island: All stars.


He opens up to Gi about prioritising his son throughout his marriage breakup, his Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis, and how he really feels about his return to the Love Island Villa.


Marcel's new single What I Did For Love is out now! And you can catch Marcel at The Blazin’ Squad Brunch, taking over 6 cities across the country from August 30th!


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0:00.0

Coming up on Happy Mom, Happy Baby.

0:03.9

I was way too grown up to be on Love Island again.

0:07.2

Way too grown up to be on Love Island.

0:09.6

You've got to think the last year of my life was probably the most stressful, most drama-framed year of my life.

0:15.7

And then going in and doing All-Stars, the dramas that were happening in there, I didn't care.

0:20.3

Everything that I could do in that relationship I did. I did everything that I could do. And sometimes things don't work out. When you've done all of that that you could do and it still doesn't work out, maybe it's not going to work out. So you've got to take yourself out so you can get back to being who you are, how you are, the person that you want to be. Co-parenting wise, that's one of the hardest things. When you've got them for a certain amount of time and then you've got to like pack their bags and then like taking back to the other parent. Going through that process and then getting back to your house and the house is quiet, there was just literally just so much fine and so much things going on in there.

0:55.3

And then it's like, I call you get back by yourself now, Mars, like, what are you going to do with the time? This episode is brought to you by Airbnb. Now, as a family, we've stayed in some amazing Airbnbs over the years. I've even used them on tour. I've stayed in amazing places in Chautnam, in

1:11.9

Bath, in Edinburgh. And having that extra space, especially with kids, makes all the difference.

1:18.2

Well, one thing a friend of mine has been doing recently, which I thought was very clever,

1:22.5

they've started hosting their home on Airbnb every time they go away. So instead of the house just sitting there empty, they've got guests staying, and they're earning a bit of money in the background while they're on holiday. Well, that sounds like a genius idea. Honestly, it's so simple to get started. They said they get to choose exactly when to host and how long for, which means they're totally in control. I just think it's a brilliant idea. Even if you've got a spare room, maybe the kids have flown the nest.

1:48.8

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1:56.6

I'd like to take this moment to thank our friends at Wild Nutrition for sponsoring today's episode

2:01.8

who are offering Happy Mum, Happy Baby listeners 50% off for three months.

2:07.5

If you are anything like me, the juggle is real. Kids, work, life, sometimes it feels like your own wellbeing is last on the list. I know, I've been there,

2:19.4

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2:26.0

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2:32.7

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2:37.3

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2:40.1

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2:43.6

Now what I love most is that they're not just about products.

2:46.9

There are a whole community built by women, for women,

2:50.0

helping us feel supported through every life stage.

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