Shannon Singh’s Love Island journey didn’t quite work out the way we all expected when she was brutally given the boot in a shock dumping after just 48 hours when Chloe Burrows coupled up with her man Aaron Francis – we know, that feels like a lifetime ago now – but although she wasn’t able to find love during her whirlwind stay in the villa, things seem to be looking up for the model and influencer on the outside world.
The 23 year old has confirmed she’s rekindled her romance with ex-boyfriend Ben Sterling, an international DJ from Buckinghamshire, after they reunited at a festival.
Shannon revealed, “Ben and I bumped into each other a few weeks ago at a festival and we have decided to see where things go.”
“Nothing is official but we are really enjoying each other's company right now and not putting any pressure on things,” she told MailOnline.
Although she’s insisted it’s early days, Shannon recently shared a snap of herself cosying up to Ben with the caption, “Find your happiness folks and make sure you keep it 🖤.”
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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.
6 of 16love-island-contestants-first-instagrams
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?
Shannon and Ben first began dating last year but split in March, just a month after holidaying together in Mexico to celebrate his birthday.
Three months later, in June, it was confirmed that Shannon was going to appear on Love Island as one of the ten OG Islanders entering the villa on day one.
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Shannon’s reunion with her ex comes just days after eagle-eyed Love Island fans spotted signs of a potential romance between Hugo Hammond and 2019 Islander Francesca Allen.
After Hugo shared an Instagram snap of him at the airport arriving back in the UK, Francesca posted two clapping hands emojis in the comments section, to which the former PE teacher replied with three kisses.
Noticing the flirtatious interaction, one of his followers wrote, “Oh my god, I would never have seen this coming but Hugo and Fran are literally the perfect couple,” while another added, “Yes! I can totally see this happening. I ship Hugo and Fran.”
A third commented, “Go for it, Hugo. Francesca could be the one for you,” with one more saying, “All those weeks grafting in the villa and his dream girl was out here all along.”