Love Island’sLucinda Straffordcaused quite a stir during the summer when she entered the villa as a bombshell and swept Brad McClelland AND Aaron Francis off their feet.
The 21 year old found herself right in the middle of a messy love triangle, but - after getting dumped from the villa with Aaron - she quickly found herself single as she admitted that she “didn’t find love in the villa” and that she and Aaron were “just friends”.
Lucinda was later seen on a date night with Brad – who famously sacrificed his place in the villa for her – but it all fell to pieces when they were embroiled in a row on a night out.
During her time on the show, Lucinda’s life outside the villa caused some drama too, as it was reported that she secretly rekindled things with her footballer ex-boyfriend Aaron Connolly before jetting out for the show.
And despite Lucinda admitting that she had no plans to get back together with her ex, the pair were seen on a walk together earlier this month and they looked pretty cosy.
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Love Island 2021 cast predicted Instagram earnings (slider)
1 of 1414) Liam Reardon
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 290,108Average cost of Instagram post: £1,160Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £83,551
2 of 1413) Millie Court
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 350,680Average cost of Instagram post: £1,403Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £100,996
3 of 1412) Teddy Soares
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 414,440Average cost of Instagram post: £1,658Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £119,359
4 of 1411) Tyler Cruickshank
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 583,404Average cost of Instagram post: £2,334Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £168,020
5 of 1410) Jake Cornish
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 873,512Average cost of Instagram post: £3,494Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £251,571
6 of 149) Chloe Burrows
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,007,408Average cost of Instagram post: £4,030Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £290,134
7 of 148) Aaron Francis
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,023,348Average cost of Instagram post: £4,093Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £294,724
8 of 147) Abigail Rawlings
Predicated Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,169,996Average cost of Instagram post: £4,680Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £336,959
9 of 146) Toby Aromolaran
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,377,216Average cost of Instagram post: £5,509Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £396,638
10 of 145) Faye Winter
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,523,864Average cost of Instagram post: £6,095Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £438,873
11 of 144) Hugo Hammond
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,711,956Average cost of Instagram post: £6,848Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £493,043
12 of 143) Liberty Poole
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 1,935,116Average cost of Instagram post: £7,740Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £557,313
13 of 142) Kaz Kamwi
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 3,411,160Average cost of Instagram post: £13,645Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £982,414
14 of 141) Lucinda Strafford
Predicted Instagram followers by the end of the show: 3,506,800Average cost of Instagram post: £14,027Estimated annual income from Instagram posts: £1,009,958
Lucinda has now revealed that she has reunited with Aaron and they are “taking it slow” after he reached out when she left the villa.
She told OK!, "So, yeah, we are sort of talking again. We're seeing where things go, we're not back together as such but we're taking it step by step.
"We're just sort of chatting again. It's nothing too serious at all."
She added, "I think I'm sort of keeping my options open but I'm not really talking to anyone else at the moment. So, it's sort of mixed between both really. It's quite early stages again.”
Lucinda then hinted that her going on Love Island may have brought them back together again, saying, "Sometimes these things happen but maybe it made him miss me more, who knows!"
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Lucinda was left heartbroken in March this year after Aaron, who had been together for almost two years and lived together, had allegedly cheated on her with multiple women – and also breached lockdown rules in the process.
Apparently, despite breaking things off at the time, Lucinda and Aaron had started getting close again in recent weeks, and Aaron knew about her plans to enter the villa.
“They’ve seen each other, been at each other’s houses and had dinner, but over the last couple of days, she’s told a few people she’s going to be on Love Island,” a source told heat days before Lucinda made her TV debut.