Back when the Love Island 2022 cast was announced last year, it came to light that a certain Mr Luca Bish had a few famous exes.
Not only had he been in a four-year relationship with influencer and tattoo artist Sophie Lloyd, but Luca also dated YouTuber turned Strictly star Saffron Barker following his split from Sophie.
Although Luca has previously opened up about his short-lived romance with Saffron, the influencer and reality star has remain tight-lipped about their relationship… until now. Saffron is a special guest on the upcoming episode of Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks’ podcast Staying Relevant – which is out on Monday, although we’ve already had an exclusive preview - where the lads get her to open up about Luca.
The trio were discussing Saffron’s love life when Pete told her, “One of your exes was on Staying Relevant recently. Wasn’t one of your exes the fish man?” Y’know, because Luca used to sell fish.
She replied, “To be fair, he wasn’t fully my ex. I was kind of just seeing him for a long time.”
“Having fun. Friends with benefits,” Sam chimed in.
Saffron hit back, “No, we weren’t friends with benefits, but we didn’t quite get in a relationship.”
Speaking about dating Saffron before he entered the villa, Luca told Metro, “We used to go to the same school in Brighton.
“I think she had just come out of a relationship and then yeah, that was it. We just kind of hit the ground running a bit. We still remain really good mates.”
Luca split from Saffron due to her “very busy lifestyle” but admitted that their relationship gave him a taste of what fame was like.
He said, “We were in Pizza Express, me and Saffron, and we had kids running up to the window taking pictures of me stuffing my face with doughballs.”
Since splitting from Luca, Saffron was linked to Gogglebox’s Tom Malone Jnr – although the pair have always insisted they’re just friends.
Staying Relevant with Sam, Pete and Saffron is released on Monday 10 April.