Love Island stars who ditched reality TV for other jobs – doctor, politics and Bollywood

Love Island announced the return of Casa Amor with an explosive teaser as narrator Iain Stirling confirmed the famous show twist.The boys and girls have now been split up with one group staying in the main villa, while the others will head over to Casa Amor which is a second villa located just down the road to meet a new group of singletons. In previous years the boys have gone to Casa Amor while the girls have stayed in the main villa, but this year the girls have left.

Love Island producers have opted for a new spin this summer, proudly declaring themselves 'The OGs of Love'.The ITV2 dating show first hit screens in June 2015.It has since aired eight seasons and spawned a number of spin-off and rival shows from other broadcasters.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su 'could steal £50k prize' if she reaches final says show starsIn January 2020, Love Island launched its first ever winter season, which took place in South Africa as opposed to the Mallorca location of the summer show.With Winter Love Island confirmed to return to screens in January, Daily Star takes a look inside Love Island's biggest spin-off and rival shows.Love Island launched its first-ever winter season in January 2020.Once again presented by Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling, Winter Love Island was nearly identical to the main summer series with one key difference - Islanders were placed inside a South African villa instead of a Mallorca one.The series didn't get off to the easiest of starts, as the coronavirus pandemic saw it cancelled for the next two years.Earlier this month, Winter Love Island was confirmed to return to screens in January 2023.Before Winter Love Island hit screens, ITV producers launched Survival of the Fittest.Also hosted by Laura Whitmore and set in South Africa, the ill-fated series premiered in February 2018 and aired across three weeks.The show, which briefly featured eventual Love Island winner Dani Dyer, saw contestants take part in a series of physical challenges while residing in a luxury lodge and competing for a cash prize.Unlike Love Island, the show openly welcomed bisexual and queer contestants - with all participants competing in a battle of the sexes format.In September 2018, the series

Molly-Mae Hague has opened up to her fans about her "rough few weeks" which has says may have seen her gain half a stone in weight. The former Love Island star, 22, made the confession on her YouTube channel, telling her subscribers that she was feeling emotional and self-conscious about her figure. In her latest vlog, whilst showing off her luxury walk-in wardrobe, Molly told her fans that her "emotions have been everywhere".

Married At First Sight star is still waiting for medical results after having a large tumour on her ovaries removed three months ago. Alexis Economou, who featured on MAFS 2021, has also revealed that she started having endometriosis symptoms four years ago but, like former Love Island contestant Molly-Mae Hague, doctors kept sending her away.

With Love Island ’s eighth series now well underway and the bombshells whisked off to Casa Amor, many fans have turned their attention towards the latest round of singles hoping to turn islanders' heads, including some with very famous connections. So far this series, viewers have been treated to three celebrity hopefuls in search of love, including 26 year old Antigoni Buxton, the daughter of chef Tonia Buxton, Gemma Owen, 19, the international dressage rider who boasts former England player Michael Owen as her dad and even Liam Llewellyn, 22, whose dad David Llewellyn represented Wales in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

Molly-Mae Hague has admitted that she’s “not happy with her body” after she let her healthy lifestyle slide and gained half a stone.The 22-year-old influencer has opened up to her loyal legion of fans online after feeling emotional and self-conscious about her figure in recent weeks.In her latest YouTube video, the blonde bombshell sat down with her viewers as she opened up about her weight gain while sitting inside her luxury walk-in wardrobe.READ MORE:Love Island stars who ditched reality TV for other jobs - doctor, politics and BollywoodShe confessed: “To be honest with you, I've had a rough few weeks. My emotions have been everywhere.

Amanda Holden has revealed her eldest daughter, Alexa is “obsessed” Love Island as she shared her concerns that she will be the next celebrity child to sign up to the show.

Married At First Sight UK’s Alexis Economou has shared her recent health scare after doctors discovered a large tumour on her ovaries. Alexis, who shot to fame on MAFS 2021, recently underwent surgery to remove the tumour and three months on, she’s still waiting on her results. She also revealed that she began having endometriosis symptoms in 2018 but, similar to Molly-Mae Hague, the reality TV star kept being sent away.

Love Island fans all know that some moments are remembered forever - whether it's muscle memory or the thrill of social media reminding us on the regular. It's safe to say where there is the Majorca villa, drama always follows with plenty of twist and turn throughout every series.This year we've already seen plenty of drama from explosive rows to shock recoupling's - and Casa Amor has barely begun.

Made in Chelsea star was rushed to hospital earlier this week after receiving 'alarming' test results. Her fiance Ryan Libbey revealed he was devastated over the latest health battle. Louise, 32, nearly died twice as she gave birth last year and has been left suffering from PTSD.

This year's Love Island is set for another huge twist as the girls will head to Casa Amor instead of the boys. In previous seasons, the male contestants have usually been the ones to head over to the infamous second villa, but this year, that looks set to change with the female bombshells such as Gemma Owen, Indiyah Polack and Tasha Ghouri reportedly making the move instead.This year’s Casa Amor trip will be all about giving the contestants "the girls' holiday of their dreams” but will the secluded location be enough to tempt them away from the romances already blossoming in the main villa? A show insider, recently shared the news with the Mail Online, saying: "This year it's all about the girls – they have kept the boys on their toes and will continue to do so by leaving the main villa and heading to Casa Amor.” The source continued: "The new arrivals are ready to turn heads and for the first time in three years it will be the female stars of the show preparing to walk back into the villa with potentially a new man on their arm.

Chris Hughes has joined celebrity dating app Raya just one week after announcing his split from Annabel Dimmock, OK! can exclusively reveal.The 29 year old has been spotted on the exclusive dating and networking app, regularly used by celebrities due as you have to be invited to sign up. A source has shown OK! a photo that sees former Love Island star Chris on the app, using a professional shot of himself as his profile picture and saying that he works in the television industry. A-Listers such as Adele, Harry Styles, Ben Affleck and Paul Mescal have all previously been linked to the app, which reportedly has a waiting list of over 100,000 people.

Former Love Island stars Shaughna Phillips and Jack Fincham claimed producers set up conversations and she says she was encouraged to say certain things on the ITV2 show. During a video Q&A, Jack, who won series four with then girlfriend Dani Dyer, and Shaughna who appeared on series six, answered the question, did you ever have to refilm a scene? Shaughna responded saying: "So they sometimes ask you, "Why don't you go and have this conversation?" And you think, 'Alright, I'm going to go and ask it, but I'll do it on my own little spin.' "It was me and Sophie [Piper] having a chat and they wanted me to put it on her a little bit about asking Nas [Majeed] to choose her.

LOVE Island's Curtis Pritchard has revealed why he would NOT take part in the ITV2 show again. The dancer, 26, placed fourth in the fifth series of the programme alongside ex girlfriend Maura Higgins back in 2019.

LOVE Island's Amy Hart has revealed a shock health scare after doctors discovered a 'parasite' in her stomach. The 29-year-old, who shot to fame on the fifth series of the ITV2 dating show in 2019, shared the news on her Instagram story on Wednesday.

Love Island's Amy Hart has issued a health update to fans as she revealed a 'parasite' had been discovered in her stomach. The reality star, who rose to fame on the hit ITV2 dating show in 2019, visited a kinesiologist for advice after suffering symptoms including bloating, acid reflux, insomnia, chronic fatigue and others. Kinesiologists are professionals that use biofeedback to find any imbalances in the body.

Love Island has seen a collection of Islanders having celebrity links recently but some contestants have connections to the Royal Family. In the past we've seen Tommy Fury, 23, whose brother is Tyson Fury, Dani Dyer, whose dad is Danny Dyer, and more recently Gemma Owen, 19, who recently name dropped her football legend dad Michael Owen. However, as well as celebrity links, some past contestants have connections to the Royal Family from working weddings, rumoured exes and one secret prince, here OK! takes a look at the surprising links...

MOLLY-Mae Hague admits she's "not happy with her body" after putting on half a stone. The influencer, 22, admitted she's been feeling emotional in recent weeks and had let her healthy lifestyle slide.

Love Island class of 2022 are studded with various famous connections.The iconic ITV2 dating show is known for making stars, from Molly Mae Hague to Maura Higgins, who both landed various jobs after the show along with brand sponsorships. But plenty of contestants have been famous even before their villa stint, including EastEnders legend Danny Dyer’s daughter Dani.

Maura Higgins proved to be a Love Island force to be reckoned with during the 2019 series of Love Island. In spite of being a bombshell addition, entering with Elma Pazar, the Irish starlet went on to have many successes on the programme and beyond.The 31-year-old quickly became one of the most memorable contestants to have ever entered the Spanish villa and this was simply due to her quick wit, punchy one liners and no-nonsense attitude.READ MORE: Liz Hurley, 57 unleashes killer curves as she strips down to skimpy bikiniFans across the country will always associate Maura with the hilarious "fanny flutters" quip which sent viewers into meltdown at the time.But what has she been up to since her exit? Daily Star has all of the info....When it comes to matters relating to the heart, Maura has certainly been busy.

There are a number of Love Island rules that have seen the light of day this year thanks to former contestants sharing their experiences of living in the villa. Amy Hart has been particularly outspoken on TikTok about what Islanders do when they get their period and the rules for napping in the day. And previously Sharon Gaffka discussed how things work when it comes to smoking.