ITV Love Island's Paige shares her mum's opinions of Adam now as they confirm relationship status

SIMON Cowell has paid tribute to Darius Campbell Danesh today following the news of his shock death. The pair grew close after Darius auditioned for Pop Idol back in 2001, while Simon was a judge and he was won over by the Scottish singer’s personality.

IF ITV bosses succeed in their search for a new younger female Chaser to join quiz show The Chase, they may regret getting on the wrong side of quizzing queen Anne Hegerty. The Governess, as she is known on the show, has reacted after her fellow pro quizzer Mark Labbett told the Oxford Union student debating society that TV chiefs had been seeking new experts for the show.

Love Island star Dami Hope has addressed the rumours that there are sparks between him and co-star Paige Thorne, labelling the claims "boring" in during a radio interview. Dami, 26, appeared on the Capital XTRA Breakfast Show today to talk about his experience on the show, including his relationship with Love Island girlfriend, Indiyah Polack, 23, and also his close friendship with Paige.

Love Island's Welsh star, Paige Thorne, has been spotted back at her former workplace as she paid a visit to her paramedic colleagues, just two weeks after returning from her dating show adventure.The Love Island contestant, 24, was back in the office and posted an Instagram story of her paramedic team in uniform, captioning the video with green hearts. It comes after Paige revealed her plans to return to her job as she appeared on Lorraine last week, saying that she has had a "back to work" meeting.

The Islanders have left Mallorca, the cameras have been removed from the bedrooms and the pool has been given a deep clean, but the drama from this year’s series is far from over, as the Love Island stars battle it out back home. Just weeks after they left the villa, this year’s contestants have been having endless spats and fallouts.

Love Island star Paige Thorne has confirmed that she and Adam Collard have confirmed they are officially boyfriend and girlfriend.On Monday (August 15), the Welsh sweetheart, 24, appeared on Toby Aromolaran’s hugely popular podcast Fancy A Chat where she updated her loyal legion of fans on what life has been like since she left the villa.The former paramedic has had quite the rollercoaster of a journey on the hit ITV2 dating series after fans fell in love with her short-lived relationship with professional rugby player Jacques O’Neill.READ MORE: Love Island's Luca swipes at Michael Owen as he's excluded from family snapHowever, the former flames went their separate ways after the sportsman left the show half way through the series just hours after Adam Collard entered the villa.Since his exit, Paige immediately bonded with the former Love Island alumni who continued to date during the latter half of the series.Now, the reality star has confirmed the couple have taken things to the next level after they made their relationship official.Speaking to the professional footballer on the beloved podcast, Paige said: “So, like, I don’t know if you know but like, we’re official boyfriend and girlfriend.”Toby could be heard screaming along with her in excitement as he congratulated the couple on their blossoming relationship.It comes after she confirmed she will be returning to her paramedic job and has already booked a meeting with her former employer to discuss her start date.During a chat on Lorraine, the brunette beauty explained: “Personally for me, I’ve got a meeting to go back to paramedic work as well so that’ll be exciting.“I saw an ambulance the other day with a siren and I had serious FOMO.

Dami Hope has raised eyebrows among Love Island fans with a comment on sexy photos posted by Paige Thorne. Welsh paramedic Paige shared a stunning snap in a short skirt and white top on social media, with the caption: "Different outfit same vibes x" Another image in the same Instagram post showed the 25 year old laughing while leaning forward. Microbiologist Dami, 26, was quick to set tongues wagging about his feelings towards Paige as he commented: "Yussss gurllll" with a fire emoji.

Paige Thorne has revealed she knew Jacques O'Neill had been with other girls before the dramatic Casa Amor recoupling during this year's Love Island. The 24-year-old finished the ITV2 dating show in fifth place, just missing out on the final, alongside Adam Collard.

LOVE Island fans are all saying the same thing after Dami Hope left a comment on Paige Thorne’s sexy selfie. The brunette beauty took to social media to share a gorgeous snap in a short skirt and white top.

Love Island star Paige Thorne has hit back at some of her fellow islanders after they have called her out for her behaviour during her time in the famous villa.Fellow star Nathalia Campos revealed that there was tension in the villa between herself and Paige.The bombshell claimed that the Welsh paramedic made a series of comments behind her back during an appearance on the Speaking on Reality with Will Njobvu podcast.READ MORE: Denise Van Outen flirts with Love Island's Davide as she says he is 'nervous' around herIn addition, Casa Amor bombshell Coco described Paige as “not kind or nice” in a frank TikTok post.And most recently, Danica Taylor said she wishes she had confronted the likes of Paige over the way she felt she was treated when she got to the villa. On his podcast Fancy A Chat?, Toby Aromolaran asked Paige about her feelings towards the "post-Love Island climate of people talking about everyone else” and Paige replied: “People have got to do what they've got to do.” She then said: " “If you've got to talk s*** about someone else to keep yourself relevant, that's fine.

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has shared a huge update on her relationship with Davide Sanclimenti despite them currently being apart. The Turkish actress made a solo appearance on ITV's Lorraine on Monday morning (August 15). She spoke to Christine Lampard about her post-villa experience and relationship with the self-proclaimed 'Italian snack'.

Love Island star Danica Taylor has claimed that Jacques O'Neill was "quite into her" in the villa.The 21 year old dancer appeared in this year's series of the reality show and left the island on Day 51 after entering on Day 12. While Danica was able to find a connection with footballer Jamie Allen before leaving, she recently revealed that scenes of Jacques flirting with her in the villa never got aired.

Love Island star Paige Thorne has clapped back the criticism following the Villa that has seen her labelled "not nice" by fellow Islanders.

Love Island star Danica Taylor looked loved-up with her man Jamie Allen as she hit the town in Manchester. The couple stuck up a romance towards the end of the series after Danica went through a rocky time on the ITV2 dating show.

Love Island star Paige Thorne has finally set the record straight regarding the nature of her relationship with Dami Hope as rumours continue to swirl around the pair even after leaving the villa. The Welsh paramedic who is currently happily dating fellow Islander Adam Collard, has frequently been the subject of much speculation from fans as they thought she was getting a bit too friendly with microbiologist Dami in the villa, despite him being coupled up with Indiyah Polack.

Love Island may be over for another year, but the drama it comes with is far from done. One particular contestant who has found herself in the middle of drama is paramedic Paige Thorne, after her fellow Islanders have called her out on some behaviour.

Love Island’s Adam Collard has returned to his day job after failing to reach the final of the ITV2 dating show a second time.Adam first entered the villa in season four, back in 2018, before returning for series eight in 2022 and coupling up with Paige Thorne.They were dumped in week eight after receiving the fewest public votes of support, while Adam had originally entered in week six as a bombshell.READ MORE: Paige Thorne spotted dancing in her bra with Ikenna at wild Love Island partyAnd now he has retreated away from fame once more and swapped villa life for personal training.The North East based hunk has updated his social media when he visited partner Paige in Swansea, writing on Instagram: “Riding that wave but the mission remains the same… I love this game for the physical, the mental and helping so many people along the way.”He added: “Let’s get better together.”Adam works for Sculpt Fitness, a gym based in Newcastle which also offers online coaching, and recently shared a snap of the staff posing outside the fitness HQ.It comes after Adam and Paige were forced to hit back at rumours they’d already gone their separate ways after leaving the villa, insisting they’re still together.With one user asking Adam: “Are you and Paige still together?”, Adam insisted: “I bloody hope so since I’m seeing her tomorrow.“Course we are, I can’t wait just family comes first x.”The pair later cosied up for an Instagram video which saw Adam copying her signature head wobble as Paige called him “hunnybun”.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. Before coupling up with Paige, Adam had been paired with fellow Islander Zara McDermott outside of the villa, lasting eight

Love Island star Jacques O'Neill has returned to his former rugby club to receive a warm welcome from teammates and fans. Jacques left Castleford Tigers in west Yorkshire to go on the ITV2 reality show in June and on Friday he was delighted to join them for their win over Catalans Dragons.

Fans are 'obsessed' as Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti shared their journey after emerging triumphant from the Love Island villa almost two weeks ago. The show winners have been making radio and TV appearances while meeting adoring fans and now they have revealed some exciting news while teasing another big announcement.

Love Island star Danica Taylor looked loved-up with her man Jamie Allen as she hit the town in Manchester. The couple stuck up a romance towards the end of the series after Danica went through a rocky time on the ITV2 dating show.

Love Island star Danica Taylor wishes she had confronted one of her fellow Islanders in the villa.The talented dancer, 21, has recently revealed how she felt when she watched some of the episodes back after getting the boot from the villa.In hindsight, she wishes she had confronted Paige Thorne, 24, after she made it clear she wanted Antigoni to stay over her, 26.READ MORE: Liberty Poole sizzles in plunging nude swimsuit as she makes Love Island admissionDanica told On Demand Entertainment: "Not gonna lie, watching it back, I've seen sort of the way Paige was when Antigoni left and it was very clear she wanted me to go."Like I've done nothing wrong and you're blatantly mouthing things across the firepit to insinuate like 'What the hell, why is Danica still here?'"She's been lucky enough to be able to "move past" it, however, she said: "In the moment, looking back, I wish I'd said things."Danica added: "I do feel sad watching it back for myself because I can see some of the looks that I used to get or the comments.