Love Island star Ella Thomas has been announced as the latest PrettyLittleThing ambassador following her stint on the reality show.
16.08.2023 - 07:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Love Island's Sharon Gaffka has revealed she is still grieving after having a miscarriage last year. Gaffka, who appeared on the seventh series of Love Island, said the foetus would have been "celebrating their first birthday this week".
In an Instagram post, she opened up about the feelings she has been experiencing over the last year. She said that as she initially wasn't intending on becoming a parent, the grief following the miscarriage was "confusing".
She said: "The foetus I miscarried would’ve been celebrating their first birthday this week. Which hit me like a train and I have surprisingly found it incredibly tough to function as I normally would.
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"Miscarriage affects one in four women in the UK. While I know I’m not the only one to have experienced such loss, I’ve struggled with finding a space where the unique emotional journey that those who don't envision motherhood in their future go through when facing such a loss, being talked about openly. For individuals who never intended to become parents, the grief following a miscarriage is confusing. The traditional narrative surrounding motherhood doesn't apply, making it challenging to find spaces that resonate with their feelings."
She added: "My healing process has had to come in stages, weirdly one of the things I was the most scared about was people finding out and having strangers comment on it. But once those feelings passed, I’ve had to contend with feelings of failure. How as such an ‘accomplished’ woman - can I be a failure? I can only put it down to societal norms that as a woman, this is what my body “is supposed to do”, which has only amplified the
Love Island star Ella Thomas has been announced as the latest PrettyLittleThing ambassador following her stint on the reality show.
The Royal Family are "fully aware" there's "no appetite" to see Prince Andrew return to public duties, despite joining them at Balmoral. Members of the Royal Family have headed to the Scottish retreat on what marks the first summer holiday at Balmoral since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Former Love Island stars Tanya Manhenga and Shaq Muhammad have moved in together, just six months after leaving the villa.The pair, who met on this year's Winter Love Island in South Africa, have shown that things are going well in their relationship with their new move.Taking to social media to share the news with their fans, Tanya wrote: "WE HAVE A NEW HOME. "Guess there’s no escaping now.
Former Love Island star Katie Salmon shared an emotional video as she announces she’s having a career change for her baby daughter.The 27 year old found fame as a contestant on Love Island in 2016 and has since gone on to have a career as a glamour model and OnlyFans creator. However, that seems set to change as Katie shared a video with fans where she can be seen packing away her lingerie and high heels as she explains why she’s giving up her X-rated career. Katie can be seen wiping away tears and putting her racy items into a rubbish bag as the video caption reads: “I was one of OnlyFans top creators for years.
Married At First Sight star Amy Christophers has revealed the reason she turned down the opportunity to appear on Love Island. Amy, 36, a glamour model-turned-sports presenter appeared on Married at First Sight UK in 2021 and was matched with Joshua Christie by the dating experts. Despite a few hurdles along the way, the pair made it to the end of the experiment but announced they had split at the reunion show a few months later.
Former Love Island star Davide Sanclimenti has all but confirmed that he's back together with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, as he posted a video of them together on the beach in Turkey.The pair, who met on and won Love Island in summer 2022, split in June, but it appears they have patched things up. Eagle-eyed fans noticed they've both been holidaying in Turkey, and Davide confirmed they were together with a video posted to his Instagram stories.The 28 year old could be seen sauntering along a beach wearing a blue shirt, left unbuttoned, as words on the post read: "I've found someone I think I know..." He almost teased his fans, as an unknown person's arm came into the shot, before it went on rewind to show just Davide.
Love Island USA host Sarah Hyland was caught in an awkward moment when an Islander labelled her "disrespectful." The incident occurred when Keenan Anunay was dumped from the villa, and his partner Kay Kay Gray made the surprising decision to also leave the show and join him in returning to the outside world. Kay Kay announced: “I would like to voluntarily also leave.
Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti appear to be "back together" as they holiday in Turkey together.The couple split in June, but just months later, they are enjoying a lavish getaway together to celebrate Ekin's birthday, with Davide, 28, sharing an insight into their break on Instagram.To celebrate Ekin-Su turning 29, Davide appeared to confirm they are back together, sharing a snap of her with a chocolate cake and a glass of champagne.Taking to his Instagram story to share the picture, Davide wrote alongside it: "Despite all the storms, I wanted to make this day special for you... Enjoy the moment, make a wish and blow hard.
Ex-Love Islander and scientist Yewande Biala, 28, is about to release her very own one-off documentary ‘Secrets of the Female Orgasm’. During the programme on Channel 4, Yewande opens up about her own experiences, including her Catholic upbringing, and looks to professionals in a bid to have her first orgasm. Of course Yewande is best known for being on Love Island in 2019 where she coupled up with Michael Griffiths and Danny Willams, but was dumped on day 22.
Winter Love Island 2023 contestant Will Young unfollowing some of his close friends from the villa has sparked speculation about a potential feud. In an interview with Heatworld, Will has shed light on the circumstances that led to his decision to unfollow his villa besties and his focus on what truly matters to him. The drama began when fans noticed that Will had unfollowed fellow contestants Tom Clare, Casey O’Gorman, Ron Hall, and Kai Fagan on social media.
Love Island's Malin Andersson has been rushed to hospital and said she is "fed up" from being in "so much" pain. Malin, 30, revealed her trip to accident and emergency to her followers on Instagram as she shared a picture and wrote: "Back at the hospital. "Bad stomach pain again, getting fed up it hurt so much and making me feel depressed." Her trip to the hospital comes just weeks after she was hit with a stomach bug while on holiday.
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Love Island star Kady McDermott has deleted a cryptic tweet about one of her fellow 2023 islanders after it was revealed Scott van der Sluis would be featuring as an islander again, but this time on the US version of the dating show. Less than a month after being dumped from the Love Island villa, Welsh hunk Scott Van Der Sluis is continuing his search for romance on the US version of the show.
Love Island star Sharon Gaffka has revealed that she is healing from a miscarriage and said the foetus “would’ve been celebrating their first birthday this week”. Sharon, who found fame on the seventh series of the ITV2 dating show in 2021 alongside the likes of Liam Reardon, Millie Court and Chloe Burrows, said the anniversary had hit her “like a train” and mentioned she had “found it incredibly tough to function” as normal.
Love Island host Maya Jama is celebrating turning 29 by renting her very own villa on the Spanish party island of Ibiza.The star took to her Instagram account to joke that she was a “big girl” who “rents her own villa for her bday.” Maya, who recently had to awkwardly swerve a kiss from an ex Love Islander, posted the caption on a gorgeous picture of herself relaxing on the steps of a massive pool. Adding to her story, the presenter also posted a close up selfie of her squinting into the camera, explaining that she “takes naps after every meal”.
Love Island star Maura Higgins has revealed she may be the reason bosses decided to ban fake tan in the villa.The model and TV star, 32, who appeared on the ITV2 competition's 2019 series alongside Molly-Mae Hague and winner Amber Gill, has been sharing her secrets from behind the scenes. And her latest comes as a sheepish response to fellow islander Chloe Burrows, who lamented that producers had chosen to stop all islanders from bringing in fake tan and eyelash extensions into the villa. Chloe, who was coupled up with Toby Aromolaran during the 2021 summer series and went on to be runner-up in the final, said she was disappointed and surprised as she reflected on the rules last year.
Love Island's Kady McDermott has been one busy woman since leaving the villa (for the second time!). She's appeared on the ITV reunion episode as well as on plenty of different podcasts, so we've been seeing a lot of her.
Kady McDermott has broken her silence as she and Scottish contestant Ouzy See unfollowed each other on social media amid split rumours as it was reported she had a 'secret boyfriend' on the outside whilst appearing on Love Island.
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Helen Skelton is under fire from BBC bosses for breaking the rules in her Morning Live contract after posting an Instagram post with brand names, it has been reported.The Countryfile presenter, 40 took to Instagram this week to share details of her Morning Live outfits and tagged a number of brands behind the creations. This included a striped shirt and trousers from the UK-based retailer Boden, along with a blue jumpsuit. Fans went wild for the stunning outfits worn by last year's Strictly Come Dancing star, but all the brand tags have since been removed as it was seen as breaking the BBC rules on promotions.