For 20-somethings a chance to appear on Love Island likely feels like the opportunity of a lifetime to kickstart your social media influencing career, launch a fashion line or attend the glitziest of events.
Mostly those who are dumped midway through are remembered and go on to have relative success. Some, however make the final and still disappear from the spotlight - we're looking at you first series islander Lauren Richardson. She attended the live final watch party, did a few leaving interviews and since then she has been silent heading off instead to travel, showcasing her Thailand fun on social media in September last year, and New York more recently. Calling herself a 'kale enthusiast' and into 'health, travel, and being vegan' the star does boast nearly 50k followers.
Paige Thorne Runner-up from 2022, Welsh-born Paige had a well-documented love triangle with Jacques O'Neill and serial lothario Adam Collard, but she's back to what she loves best - being a paramedic.