Love Island’s Kem Cetinay has something SO cute to say about ex Amber Davies

She's starring in 9 to 5: The Musical

Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies

by Carl Smith |
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What with all these Love Island couples splitting up lately, we're starting to think love could well be dead and we may as well just plan our future with the cat.

But - while Adam Collard and Zara McDermott have called it quits and Megan Barton-Hanson's reportedly moved on from Wes Nelson with Dele Alli - 2017 winner Kem Cetinay's been gushing over his ex-girlfriend Amber Davies.

Amber's currently starring as Judy Bernly in West End production 9 to 5: The Musical and - after she got the seal of approval from actual Dolly Parton herself - Kem couldn't be more proud.

Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay
Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies ©Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies © Getty Images

Speaking to Daily Star Online, Kem gushed: "I'm really, really happy for her.

"She always spoke about musical theatre when we were together. She’s so talented - a great singer and a great actress.

"Amber was also worried that doing a reality show would affect her career and she’d struggle to get back into theatre. So I’m happy she did, she’s done well."

Kem also revealed the pair do still speak, though won't be rekindling their romance any time soon. "When we split up it was hard and we needed our own space," he explained.

"We’re civil now and I check up on Amber occasionally, I’m happy with how well she’s doing but I don’t want a girlfriend right now."

Speaking at the gala performance of 9 to 5: The Musical last week, Amber fangirled over country icon Dolly. Speaking to heat, she said: "Dolly Parton sharing the stage with us at the end was just a joke.

"I was like 'oh my God, is this happening?'"

BELOW: Which Love Island couples are still together (and which are NOT 💔)

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Hannah Elizabeth and Jonathan Clark (2015): SPLIT

Remember when they, like, got engaged on the show? That one didn't quite last...

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Katie Salmon and Adam Maxwell (2016): SPLIT

Adam claimed he was '100 percent single' shortly after leaving the villa and, um, that was that. #Kadam; gone but never forgotten.

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Gabby Allen and Marcel Somerville (2017): SPLIT

Gabby dumped Marcel after he was spotted cheating as they holidayed TOGETHER. Blimey.

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Scott Thomas and Kady McDermott (2016): SPLIT

Scott and Kady managed a year before splitting in 2017.

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Nathan Massey and Cara de da Hoyde (2016): STILL TOGETHER

They've got their little Love Island baby and everything.

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Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow (2017): STILL TOGETHER

An absolute success story of Love Island 2017, Jamie and Camilla and Jamie are still the CUTEST of couples.

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Sam Gowland and Georgia Harrison (2017): SPLIT

Sam seems to be doing alright for himself on Geordie Shore, so we don't think he's too gutted.

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Olivia Attwood and Chris Hughes (2017): SPLIT

The couple were plagued with cheating rumours throughout their relationship (who can forget that whole Chris Hughes and Katie Price debacle?). Since their ITVBe show Crackin' On ended, Olivia's confirmed she's back with ex-boyfriend Bradley Dack.

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Malin Andersson and Terry Walsh (2016): SPLIT

He did date fellow Love Island-er Emma-Jane Woodhams eight months in actual real life before calling it a day. AH WELL.

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Rykard Jenkins and Rachel Fenton (2016): SPLIT

At least they lasted 18 months. Not bad going...

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Jessica Hayes and Max Morley (2015): SPLIT

Still fancy Max in a huge way, not gonna lie.

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Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland (2016): MARRIED

Alex and Olivia are married and literally as strong as ever. We like to live vicariously through them, to be honest.

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Jordan Ring and Zoe Brown (2015): SPLIT

Absolutely DID NOT work IRL. Neeext.

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Luis Morrison and Cally Jane Beech (2015): SPLIT

They had the first ever Love Island baby, but things later took a sour turn, with Cally accusing Luis of 'cheating' on her whilst she was pregnant with their daughter. (Oh dear).

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Tyla Carr and Jonny Mitchell (2017): SPLIT

Oh it was never gonna last, was it?

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Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies (2017): SPLIT

The Love Island 2017 winners split in December 2017; five months after the finale.

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Montana Brown and Alex Beattie (2017): SPLIT

These two split just weeks after returning to the UK. Sad times.

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Dom Lever and Jess Shears (2017): MARRIE

Jess and Dom are so together, in fact, they got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day 2017. They then got, y'know, properly married.

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Sam Bird and Georgia Steel: SPLIT

You know how this one went. Sam accused Georgia of cheating on him with her ex, which she denied. It's safe to say they didn't split on the best of terms.

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Zara McDermott and Adam Collard: SPLIT

Zara and Adam have called it quits. WAH.

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Megan Barton-Hanson and Wes Nelson: SPLIT

Megan and Wes did move in together, but announced their split in January 2019 following rumours Wes was getting close to Dancing on Ice partner Vanessa Bauer. Uh oh.

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Josh Denzel and Kaz Crossley: SPLIT

Josh and Kaz announced their split in February 2019, with Kaz saying: "Sometimes things don't go the way you planned, but you have to be grateful for the journey. Thank you for everything especially showing me how to love myself again."

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Samira Mighty and Frankie Foster: SPLIT

Frankie reportedly cheated on Samira and that was that. Done. Over. thank u, next.

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Laura Anderson and Paul Knops: SPLIT

There's no bad blood between Laura and Paul, but they split months after making it to the final of the show.

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Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer: SPLIT

Although they briefly split in 2018, in April 2019, Jack Fincham announced he was no longer in a relationship with Dani, just hours before her book launch. (OUCH).

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