The main reason everyone goes on Love Island is, of course, to find love, but there’s no denying the fact that the show also presents lots of other opportunities too.
As well as potentially bagging themselves a boyfriend or girlfriend, Islanders often find fame, fortune and followers as a result of appearing on one of the most popular shows on the telly box.
If they play their cards right, they could end up with MILLIONS of pounds in the bank. Just ask Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Wes Nelson and Dani Dyer. Following the end of Love Island 2024, the first of this year’s contestants set to become a millionaire has been revealed – and it’s quite surprising considering they weren’t even in the final.
According to reports, bombshell Grace Jackson has a huge payday coming her way after being inundated with work offers and brand deals since leaving the villa.
It’s even claimed Grace, who left the villa in a couple with Reuben Collins, could follow in Molly-Mae Hague’s footsteps as she allegedly has a big meeting with PrettyLittleThing lined up.
“Grace has had the offers flying in since she left the villa,” a source revealed. “She’s worked with a lot of brands for years and they are keen to work with her even more now.”
They told The Sun, “She’s got a big meeting with PrettyLittleThing today but is weighing up all her options. It’s not just fashion, but there could be a huge beauty brand in the works."
With so many offers on the table, the source went on to say that Grace is “carefully” picking which brands she works with and only wants to take deals that “fit in and align” with her.
“She’s on course to be a millionaire already and a lot of brands are calling her the next Molly-Mae,” the source added.
Grace entered the Love Island villa as a bombshell earlier this summer and almost immediately rekindled her pre-show romance with former flame Joey Essex. But although they had sizzling chemistry, Joey later had his head turned by Jessy Potts.
The Mancunian model brought Casa Amor bombshell Blade Siddiqi back to the main villa, but things between them quickly fizzled out. She later recoupled with Reuben Collins and although their blossoming romance was briefly derailed when late entrant Harry Baker chose to steal Grace, they found their way back together before they were dumped during the A Couple of Sorts challenge.
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Nathan Katnoria is heat and Closer online’s senior digital writer. He became obsessed with Love Island when Malin Andersson came back to confront Terry Walsh in series two and hasn’t looked back since. When he’s not interviewing former Islanders, Nathan is scrolling through their Instagram feeds for relationship updates and piping hot tea.