Liv Purvis

[bellbells16]

Thanks for sharing.
I feel like I shouldn’t judge.. but I’m disappointed Liv didn’t take her back when her parents couldn’t have her anymore. Arlo would have been older by then, he must spend a proportion of time with his dad and Liv has a very flexible job aka can be home for a dog.
Can’t believe she’s now she’s got another puppy..

I get that she went through a tough time with the separation but by all accounts she has great family support and Joe is also still in Arlo’s life. Maggie wasn’t a puppy and was a small dog (Scottie I think) it’s not exactly difficult to look after a dog IF you’re committed to making it work. Very disappointing that she went and got another puppy only a few years later again.

 

[tatty400]

She produces some beautiful content with Beatrice Rigby.

 

[imtakingabath]

I can’t with this “review”

Yeah I really rolled my eyes when I tried to make sense of that word salad, what a wasted invite!

 

[bellbells16]

I thought it was a bit mad last year that she had the new guy at Arlo’s birthday party. They both seem to have jumped into new relationships quickly and involved them with their child quite soon. Not saying that they shouldn’t move on, but for me I would have super strict boundaries when it comes to a young child and involving newish partners in their lives so soon.

I think buying a house with someone under a year and half is quick, but it does work for people. I just think it’s mad for Liv that she has such a young son and that this is the second time she’s got into home ownership with someone and she’s what, 30? I’m sure it was messy enough to separate from Joe, now she’s basically doing it all over again less than two years later. If it goes belly up, there she is having to sell up again.

Forgive me if I’ve missed it, but do we know for sure he’s on the mortgage? Is it possible it’s all under Liv’s name and he’s living there and contributing to living costs? Would be less of a huge commitment at least that way.

I guess we don’t know for sure, but he posted “we bought a house” on IG.

 

[Nfusjabshjxmdmk]

I don’t think she’d be surprised at peoples curiosity tbh. I’m not a fan of the well she chose to put herself in the public eye, so people can say whatever they want narrative, but ultimately as fans of hers, we’re going to pick things like this up. So natural to be curious. I also feel like she has made it quite obvious, without actually coming out and telling us. She has to respect the father of her child too, so there’s only so much she could say publicly really. Obliviously all is not always how it looks on social media, but it does look like she has a great support network, and is doing her best to make it work for herself and arlo.

 

[TreeTrunksApplePie]

You really never know what happens behind closed doors. My own sibling had a seemingly happy marriage but were filing divorce papers barely a year after a great family party. No one saw it coming.

I think it’s unlikely a third party was involved. I get the impression Joe was an unhappy person - as others pointed out he always seemed to be grumpy and miserable- and perhaps that came into play? Coupled with the fact they had been together as teenagers, the pressures of a baby, it may have just been too much. I’m happy she’s kept the house though.

Nah, my money’s on another person and I get it was Joe.

 

[penny1992]

Liv talking about being out on a ‘school night’ like she has to be up at 6am for an early shift at Morrisons She literally gets paid to go to Lucy Williams multimillion pound house, eat some food and fawn over an overpriced candle. When that is your job, school nights don’t exist.

Very out of touch with reality lmao.

 

[Shutterbug99]

She rehomed Maggie?! All along I just presumed Maggie was with Liv's parents'. Maybe there's more to the story but it seems like they could have worked something out between Liv, her parents' and maybe a dog walker...?

And now a new puppy just a few years later...Wow.

 

[Underpants]

I think Liv gets it right more often than not, and generally strikes a pretty good tone. But yeah, thinking that she might have got that buggy for free or been paid to post about it did make me a feel resentful. I find expensive baby product content far more alienating than other kinds of advert or sponsored content - it ends up tying in to mum guilt!

 

[majestic26]

I really feel for her. To go from a (well, seemingly) idyllic life with a childhood sweetheart, buying a lovely house, having a dream wedding and a beautiful baby … to becoming a single mother, living alone with her young child and trying to balance work and maintaining her value as an influencer with caring for him... Its a level of emotional upheaval I can’t even comprehend. She’s not even 30 years old.

It's a lot, for sure. She seems to have a very strong support network though, and her job appears to be, if not easy, then at least something she's passionate about and good at. That's more than many can say when their life is upended after a split.

 

[timefortea82]

A small room in that hotel comes in at £410 a night….

 

[majestic26]

She appears to be the higher earner of the two so would make sense for her to keep the house. It all appears really amicable too (well, going off the caption of tonight's post) so I would say possibly not a third party involved.

I think it's quite brave of them both to acknowledge it's not working - especially when they had a lot going for them as a couple. I think lots of people try to stay together 'for the kids' and end up having volatile splits rather than staying amicable.

 

[chafariz]

He’s cute! Good for her!

 

[Walkthehemline]

Thing is, whilst what she’s going through is absolutely shit, what is even more shit is that this is what routinely happens to mums when they split. They sit and watch their partner quickly meet someone else (often younger and child free) and they’re left with the kid almost full time, doing the ‘boring’ bits of parenting - ie midweek parenting and not just turning up at weekends collecting the child for fun activities. And often they’re left with all the damage having a baby has done to your body and self esteem. Whilst they’re partner appears coupled up with someone new.

It comes across as exactly this and I find it very depressing. They were together for their entire adult lives and to see him enjoying a sunny press trip with someone else must be painful.

I think she's right to keep things private, especially with a young child involved. She's not shared why they separated in the first place so it would be jarring to suddenly lift the lid on whatever is happening behind the scenes right now. It wouldn't fit with her brand either - she's smart so I'm sure this is part of her thinking too.

 

[Herdling]

Liv was the first blogger I ever followed, I used to show my Mum her posts. Very sad for her. Never sure of Joe's vibe. His fb profile picture and cover photo are still of them both.

 

[PineappleQueen19]

I can’t imagine how difficult the wedding was for her. Hats off for 1. getting through it 2. doing so with grace

I can see her eventually writing a book about this chapter in her life, it will be an interesting read.

 

[Starttheline]

Aw her post- she is lovely and I wish her the best. She has a great support network of family and good friends around her and she will get through this.

I wonder why he would delete his Instagram entirely, it seems a bit extreme? Though I don’t know how often he used it or anything.

She doesn't seem like the type to have crazy die hard fans, but maybe he's deleted it so he doesn't have to deal with any messages. I thought he used it for work, photography stuff, but I know he had a few different profiles. I always got the impression that he wanted in on the influencer game but it didn't take off.

Speculation as always, of course.

 

[Herdling]

I know people were saying that Liv was doing it for the attention, but if she didn't put anything and stayed quiet people would question what is up. I see that she is being mature and is processing things. Poor gal

 

[PineappleQueen19]

Same @bellbells16, I saved it then promptly forgot. The cynic in me wondered about the timing, it sounded like she was trying to get ahead of something. And lo, here she is with a new puppy announcement.

 

[uola]

The thing is it's Joe's sister's wedding, and Joe photographed at least part of the night for them. The absence of Joe in photos and her in his photos seems incredibly obvious.

I hate myself for being so nosey too, but they’re standing together with Arlo here.

Incredible spying skills!