Love Island winner Amber Gill has revealed she was asked to go on the show last year but rejected the opportunity because she had a boyfriend.
Ambert won the most recent series with Greg O’Shea, and has now told of how bosses slid into her DMs in 2018 in the hope of getting her in the villa, not realising she was in a relationship.
Speaking on an Instagram Q&A, Amber told fans: “I didn’t actually apply to go in the villa, I got asked via Instagram.
“I did get asked the year before but I had a boyfriend – but let’s not talk about him.
She added: “When I got asked [this year] I thought, ‘Why the hell not, let’s try it.’”
The 22-year-old star also admitted she is unlikely to return to her career as a beauty therapist, but still wants to speak about that industry because that is “what [she] knows”.
Amber said: “I don’t necessarily think I’ll be a beauty therapist anymore, performing treatments, but I’m definitely keeping my skincare, haircare, anything like that.
“Beauty is what I know and that’s what I know I can talk about.”
After some time apart from Greg, Amber is flying out to Ireland this weekend to meet his family, and insisted he is even more “lush” outside of the villa.
She said: “I’m going to see Greg this weekend. I’m going to fly over to Ireland and spend the weekend with him. He’s lusher in real life, he’s so fit.”
Amber admitted her life has been “absolutely crazy” since she departed the show, but isn’t missing life on the Island as much as you might think.
“I half miss the villa and half don’t,” she said. “Because everything that’s happening now is amazing and I absolutely love it and I love being out and being able to speak to my family. But the villa was so cute and enclosed.
“I didn’t expect to be in the villa that long. I know I can be quite harsh and people take us the wrong way, so I was worried people wouldn’t get my personality.
“But I think the Islanders understood I was joking the majority of the time.”
Amber has a busy few months ahead of her, as last week it was announced she will be a guest panellist on Loose Women this Wednesday, while it has also been reported she has been signed up for the new series of Dancing On Ice.
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Yewande Biala
Age: 23
From: Dublin, Ireland
Occupation: Scientist
She says: “I think people may be surprised. Every time I say that I’m a scientist, people are shocked. I think there are loads of intelligent people on reality television.”
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![Age: 21 From: NewquayOccupation: SurferShe says: "I stand out and I’m different to the usual girls that might go on the show. I’m more into sports as well as being glam. I can do both, which makes me stand out compared to other girls. I’m more of a guy’s girl than a girl’s girl."Claim to fame: "The last guy I was with was Charlie [Frederick] from last year’s Love Island. We got together a few weeks after he came out of the villa."](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5cebbfe22500005500dbc138.jpeg?ops=scalefit_950_800_noupscale)
Lucie Donlan
Age: 21
From: Newquay
Occupation: Surfer
She says: ”I stand out and I’m different to the usual girls that might go on the show. I’m more into sports as well as being glam. I can do both, which makes me stand out compared to other girls. I’m more of a guy’s girl than a girl’s girl.”
Claim to fame: “The last guy I was with was Charlie [Frederick] from last year’s Love Island. We got together a few weeks after he came out of the villa.”
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Amber Gill
Age: 21
From: Newcastle
Occupation: Beauty therapist
She says: “I like tall guys who are muscly and athletic, I like people that go to the gym because that’s what I like. I want someone who is funny and that I can have fun with and doesn’t take themselves too seriously because I am daft.”
Claim to fame: ”I know a few of the former Islanders from Newcastle, like Adam Collard and Ellie Brown. Everyone knows everyone in Newcastle!”
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Amy Hart
Age: 26
From: Worthing, Sussex
Occupation: Cabin crew
She says: “I I have weird celebrity crushes like David Walliams and Simon
Cowell. You’d never go there obviously but there is something about them.”
Claim to fame: “I went on a night out once and Liam from One Direction was there. We were in the VIP bit and so was he and he walked past me and I smiled and he said ‘Hey, you alright? What’s your name?’ He told us to come and sit in his booth and we had a picture together.”
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Anna Vakili
Age: 28
From: London
Occupation: Pharmacist
She says: “I’m difficult to handle, I’m a drama queen and I overreact. I’m clumsy and I’m a messy eater. I spill my drinks all the time. I’m stubborn as well, if I’m in a mood then it’s really hard to get me out of the mood.”
Claim to fame: “I ended up on the Iranian News earlier this year when my sister and I were away in Qatar with two Iranian footballers who have a huge following. Suddenly my followers went up by 20,000 and I started being tagged in fan pages!”
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Anton Danyluk
Age: 24
From: Airdrie, Scotland
Occupation: Gym owner
He says: “That’s a medical condition that I have… a wandering eye! I’ve never really been loyal in any of my relationships. My last relationship, I actually got caught cheating for the first time in my life and it changed everything for me. I saw how much it hurt her and what it did to her. So, for me going to into Love Island, it’s going to be the biggest test of my life.”
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Tommy Fury
Age: 20
From: Manchester
Occupation: Boxer
He says: “I won’t be afraid to go and have a splash about in the pool, I’ll mingle with people and find out about everyone because at the end of the day I’ll be living with these people for a long time so it’ll be nice to see if I have a bromance in there, along with a relationship. It’s nice to be a bit standoutish.”
Claim to fame: ”It’s probably my brother, Tyson, but I’m my own man and I’ve said it throughout my whole boxing career. I don’t want to be labelled as his little brother, I’m my own man and I’m doing the best that I can do in life and that’s all I’m setting out to achieve.”
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Joe Garratt
Age: 22
From: South east London
Occupation: Catering company owner
He says: “I’ve only had one girlfriend. I knew her locally but I think we started chatting through social media. I meet people in bars, that’s my go-to.”
Claim to fame: “I used to play semi-professional rugby.”
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Michael Griffiths
Age: 27
From: Liverpool
Occupation: Firefighter
He says: ”I get complimented on my smile a lot. People seem to be obsessed with my lips. I’d rate myself ten out of ten, I would have said nine but I’m a hero so it bumps it up.”
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Sherif Lanre
Age: 20
From: London
Occupation: Chef and semi-pro rugby player
He says: ”I’m upbeat and cheeky and outrageous with my own friends so hopefully that continues in the villa. I’m always on a mission to make people
laugh.That’ll be of value in there.”
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Callum MacLeod
Age: 28
From: South Wales
Occupation: Aircraft engineer
He says: ”I would say my best feature is my tan – give me an hour and I am golden.”
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Curtis Pritchard
Age: 23
From: Shropshire
Occupation: Ballroom and Latin dancer
He says: “I have lived a very sheltered life because of my dancing, I’ve not done a lot of going out partying, going on dates because I haven’t had time to. Being truthful I’ve probably been on less than ten dates, maybe five dates. I have never met anyone online, I’ve never used a dating app.”
Claim to fame: ”I would say my claim to fame is that I’m on Dancing with the Stars Ireland and AJ Pritchard from Strictly Come Dancing is my brother.”
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