We almost choked on our cornflakes earlier today while having our morning scroll on Instagram when we saw, among many many loved-up couples, Love Island’s Montana Brown celebrating the most romantic day of the year with an actual Hollywood A-lister.
Fear not, Mon is still dating hunky rugby player-turned-real estate executive Mark O’Connor, but she’s currently on her travels in LA where she attended Vas J Morgan and Mark Braun’s swanky V Day party alongside none other than iconic film star Rebel Wilson.
The 2017 Islander shared a series of snaps from the glitzy bash, including one of her posing with Rebel, on the ‘gram with the caption, “valentines day w/ some beautiful people 💗”.
Montana’s followers were clearly surprised to see her rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty, including one who wrote, “That first lady looks like Rebel Wilson??”
Another commented, “You met Chris and Rebel? No way,” while a third added, “Casually throwing a pic with @rebelwilson #winningatlife.”
It turns out Montana’s friendship with Rebel actually goes back a few years as they’re thought to have met through a mutual friend, film producer Mickey Gooch, after the reality star bagged a top agent and jetted off to LA to kickstart an acting career back in 2020.
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1 of 11Chris Hughes and Jesy Nelson
Jesy and Chris began dating in secret back in November 2018 and soon moved in with each other. They both appeared on each others' documentaries and we hoped this relationship could last forever but sadly they split in March 2020. They are apparently still 'good friends' though... We'll see how long that lasts.
2 of 11Paige Turley and Lewis Capaldi
Before Paige shot to fame on Love Island with her current boyfriend Finn Tapp, and Lewis was yet to have a number one single, the pair actually dated for a year in their late teens after meeting at college.
3 of 11Sinitta and Brad Pitt
During his years in Hollywood, Brad Pitt has dated his fair share of high profile women including Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie but what you may not know is that he actually had a two year relationship with TV personality and singer Sinitta. When they first got together, Brad was nothing more than a jobbing actor in LA whilst she toured the world performing. Eventually however, long-distance broke them up.
4 of 11Charlie King and Sam Smith
Imagine counting both Gemma Collins and Sam Smith among your exes? ICONIC. Well, that's what former TOWIE star Charlie King can say. Charlie and Sam apparently met on social media back in 2015 in enjoyed a few secret dates together before they decided to just be friends.
5 of 11Calum Best and Lindsday Lohan
Back in 2007 Lindsay and Calum had a tumultuous relationship that often hit the headlines. They apparently broke up after Lindsay caught the reality star lothario in bed with another woman.
6 of 11Kate Wright and Rio Ferdinand
She may be Mrs Ferdinand now, but back when she met her footballer husband Kate Wright was best known for getting the run around from then-boyfriend Dan Edgar on TOWIE. Kate had just split from Dan when she met Rio and the rest, they say, is history. The genetically-blessed pair married in Turkey in 2018 and welcomed baby boy Cree in December 2020.
7 of 11Samira Mighty and Chris Pine
These two met at a GQ Man of the Year afterparty in 2018 when they swapped numbers and Chris asked Samira out on a date. WHAT? Chris seemed keen to continue the relationship but Samira had to turn him down because she was appearing on Love Island. Obsessed.
8 of 11Stephanie Davies and Zayn Malik
Hollyoaks and CBB star Stephanie actually dated for five months in 2010 before Zayn moved on with fellow X-Factor star Perrie Edwards. Incidentally Perrie and Zayn's relationship was plagued by cheating rumours including with Love Island's Lauren Richardson.
9 of 11Louise Thompson and Niall Horan
Made in Chelsea's Louise Thompson experienced her fair share of heartbreak during her tumultuous relationship with SW3's resident bad boy Spencer Matthews, but she ended up doing the dirty on her next boyfriend Andy Jordan. It was later reported that Louise's other man was none other than One Direction star Niall Horan.
10 of 11Kim Kardashian and Kayne West
In fairness we would definitely call Kim Kardashian an A-Lister as well but technically she is also a reality star. Kim and Kanye met in 2003 but, after her two failed marriages, they confirmed that they were finally an item in 2012. Unfortunately, after a six year marriage and four ADORABLE kids, the two decided to call it quits January 2021.
11 of 11Chad Johnson and Sarah Harding
Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding met The Bachelorette star Chad Johnson on Celebrity Big Brother back in 2017 but after a whirlwind three months together, long-distance and Chad's cheating ways broke them up.
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At the time, Montana gave fans an insight into their unlikely friendship as they celebrated Rebel’s 40th birthday with pals including fellow Love Island star Georgia Harrison on a VIP ski break at an LA resort.
Alongside an Instagram snap of them posing in the snow, which Rebel also shared on her own account, Montana wrote, “You can’t sit with us.”
Her followers were loving their friendship, including Vicky Pattison, who wrote, “Omg stop it I LOVE HER.”
TOWIE star Georgia Kousoulou commented, “OMG jealous,” while Love Island 2019’s Lucie Donlan added, “This is sick.”
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Last year, Montana revealed a huge behind-the-scenes villa secret as she shared how Love Islanders get away with having sex without getting caught by the cameras.
She told the Mouthing Off With Olivia Caridi podcast., “People are having sex everywhere — genuinely everywhere — all the time. In the day, in the night, upstairs, downstairs. It is hilarious because you know they can’t really put it on camera.
“At the start everyone’s so aware of the fact that you are inches away from the next couple in a bed but everyone just gets so comfortable.”
Montana added, “We were waxing each other’s vaginas by the third week. I saw everyone’s bum holes, everyone’s vaginas.”