Clarisse Juliette rose to fame on Love Island this summer when she entered the second villa Casa Amor as one of six bombshells and immediately turned heads, leading to the most complained about moment in the history of the ITV2 show when Faye Winter confronted Teddy Soares over his “attraction” to the newcomer.
Clarisse’s own journey in the villa was a turbulent one as after being brought back to the main villa by Tyler Cruickshank, he soon made a major U-turn and realised his heart belonged to Kaz Kamwi.
Although she left the villa single, it turns out Clarisse had A-listers sliding into her DMs even BEFORE she appeared on our screens. Chatting exclusively to heat, the reality star and influencer revealed she’d received messages from none other than Lewis Hamilton.
When asked who the most famous person in her DMs was, Clarisse admitted, “Lewis Hamilton, I think that's the most famous person.”
She added, “It was like two years before [the show]. I was verified and stuff before I went on Love Island.”
While Clarisse didn’t end up becoming romantically involved with Lewis, the pair have become pals. She told us, “We're really good friends, every time we bump into each other at an event we're like, 'oh, hi!'"
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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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The F1 star, who has previously dated Nicole Scherzinger and is rumoured to have romanced Rihanna and Rita Ora, isn’t Clarisse’s only celeb connection though as Khloe Kardashian and Michael B Jordan have liked her pictures on Instagram.
“[Khloe] just likes my pictures sometimes. I love her though, I love all the Kardashians,” Clarisse said when she joined us on heat’s Under the Duvet with VOXI back in August.
She appeared on the show with fellow Islander Aaron Francis and the pair later sparked romance rumours when they were spotted cosying up to each other at a number of events.
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Revealing what REALLY happened between them, Clarisse told us, “We went on a few dates and was just hanging out going to events and stuff but it didn’t turn into dating. I think we’re more friends. We wouldn’t be together.”
Despite not having the best experience on Love Island, the show hasn’t put Clarisse off looking for love and she admitted that she’s very much single and ready to mingle.
After things didn’t work out with Aaron, we asked Clarisse if there are any potential love interests on her radar, but she said, “No, I wish there was! I’m so lonely and single.
“It’s cold, it’s raining, I need cuddles. What is going on honestly?”