Over the years, we’ve seen Love Island contestants go on to have life-changing careers – from Wes Nelson becoming chart sensation to Amber Davies achieving her dreams of performing in the West End.
And despite being fresh out of the villa, 2021 contestantAaron Francis has sent fans wild as he shared a snap of himself visiting Sony Music HQ in London on Wednesday.
Hmmmmm, could this be the start of something? Or could this be a part of his former job as a luxury events host where, by his own admission, "meets a lot of famous people" 👀.
Aaron was famously dumped from the villa alongside love interest Lucinda Strafford. Fast forward 72 hours though and they were over as Lucinda admitted they were better off as friends.
"Unfortunately, both of us didn't find actual love in the villa. We're great friends, I know that I can come to him for anything. The aim of the game is to find love and I did really want to… I made amazing friends in there," she told the Daily Mail.
CHECK OUT Love Island 2021 cast's first Instagram photos
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1 of 16Chloe Burrows
Chloe may have caught all the boys' attentions as evidenced in a recent explosive episode, but you can see she's always been a stunner from this uni halls pic taken way back in 2015.
2 of 16Faye Winter
Faye has certainly nailed this classic Instapose in this snap from 2019 - the hair, tan and Adidas bodysuit are all on point and a sign of things to come.
3 of 16Brad McClellan
A quick glance over Brad's insta and it's clear he uses it primarily to document his fitness journey. This snap from 2017 is from before it all began.
4 of 16Kaz Kamwi
Kaz was already a fashion blogger before she entered the Love Island villa, and so her first photo is appropriately professional looking (boo).
5 of 16Jake Cornish
Finally, a properly old photo! You can tell that Jake was already going to the gym when this photo was taken with a mate back in 2013.
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PS. Enjoy this bonus pic of baby Jake with none other than footballer Wayne Rooney.
7 of 16Hugo Hammond
When he was a teenager, Hugo played Cricket for England's Physical Disability team.
8 of 16Hugo Hammond
PS. Baby Hugo for your viewing pleasure x
9 of 16Aaron Francis
Like Kaz, Aaron was already trying his hand as an influencer before he signed up to Love Island and so most of his photos are pretty glossy, but scroll down far enough and we found this photo of him seemingly winning an arm wrestle against Somoan Rugby Union player Many Tuilangi.
10 of 16Toby Aromolaran
Toby's not giving anything away with this sultry selfie from 2018, other than perhaps that he's heading off on his holidays, judging by his passport and boarding pass. He doesn't look that excited about it though, does he?
11 of 16Sharon Gaffka
In case you missed it, Sharon used to compete in beauty pageants and was Miss UK 2018. Here she is from the Galaxy pageant that same year.
12 of 16Liberty Poole
It looks like Liberty has always been a big fan of the finer things in life - as well as a blonde hair extension or two - judging from this snap with a pal from 2019.
13 of 16Liam Reardon
Viewers couldn't believe that Liam was only 21 when he entered the villa, but here's proof that Liam looked 30 way back in 2018 (regular teenaged boy for reference).
14 of 16Rachel Finni
This photo of Rach taken on a night out was posted in 2017 but captioned, "2 Years Ago ud83dude2b#CanILookLikeThisAgainPlease", so we can assume it's from way back in 2015.
15 of 16Millie Court
Proving she's always been a fan of posing up a storm in a bikini, we're majorly jeal of Millie's 2018 holiday to Cannes. Ahh, holidays - remember those?
16 of 16Lucinda Strafford
Right, we can't actually believe this 2018 photo of bombshell Lucinda - have Love Island checked her I.D.? Is she old enough to be on the show?
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Before the villa, Aaron was a pretty big deal on TikTok and YouTube, where he boasted a huge following, as he spoke about all things skincare and body confidence. He raved about Nip + Fab, why every man needs to have a pedicure and the best treatments for teenage acne.
However, one particular TikTok that Aaron created got us at heat all warm and fuzzy inside; a short video where he talks about embracing his stretch marks. It’s so uplifting, especially as unattainable beauty standards – for both women and men - have been rife on social media in recent years.
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In the video, a topless Aaron proudly shows off his stretch marks and explains, “We’ve all got them. I’ve got them on my elbows, my knees, I’ve got them on my back. I used to be ashamed and I used to get Bio Oil and rub it in to get rid of them.
“But here’s the thing, these scars, as well as all the other scars, they just show me the battle. These scars show me my progress, so why would I be ashamed of them? Why would I? Embrace them, own them and celebrate them.”
He’s since spilt some Love Island TEA on TikTok, including what time the Islanders go to bed, how the recouplings are "awkward" and if they had barbers come in to cut their hair.