The Love Island 2024 cast’s salaries before the show have been exposed – and let’s just say one star is already quids in.
A brand new batch of sexy singletons will be strutting their stuff in the villa on Monday night (June 3) hoping to clock eyes and fall in love. Telly beauty Maya Jama is back at the reins of the new series of the hit ITV2 dating show.
And for this year’s series, bosses have recruited regular folk from all walks of life. Fans can expect an accounts manager, a mental health nurse, a makeup artist and even a footballer.
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When the show is over though, it’s likely that some of these stars will be offered huge career opportunities. Molly-Mae Hague now has an estimated net worth of £6million thanks to her stint on the show in 2019.
However, that’s not always the way as other stars from previous series have returned to their day jobs. So, with the new show kicking off, Daily Star has taken a sneak peek at what some of the contestants were earning before flying to Spain to find love.
Sam Taylor
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Before appearing on Love Island, Sam worked as a hair stylist. The role is believed to pay an average of £25k a year. What’s more, he’s even hoping to use his impressive hairdressing skills to impress the ladies.
Talking to the Mirror and other publications, Sam said: “It definitely has to come out, the hairdressing skills. I’m definitely going to use it to my advantage!”
Harriett Blackmore
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Personal shopper to the stars Harriett has worked with some famous faces – and is best pals with Strictly Come Dancing Saffron Barker.
A personal shopper can earn £31,000. On top of this, the Brighton beauty is also a dancer. Combine the reported salary of a dancer (around £22,000) with her personal shopper salary, and Harriet could be raking it in.
Ronnie Vint
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South East London hunk Ronnie is good friends with previous show legend and Loose Woman Olivia Attwood and her husband Bradley Dack.
Footy star Ronnie plays for Lewes FC and it’s been reported that as a footballer, Ronnie could be earning between £1,000 and £1,500 a week. So, the 27-year-old could be looking at a yearly pay packet of around £52k.
Samantha Kenny
Makeup artist Samantha Kenny from Liverpool will no doubt pull off some jaw-dropping and show-stopping looks in the villa. And it turns out she could be earning some big bucks outside of the show.
A makeup artist can earn £20-an-hour or an average salary of £39,000. Some former contestants have gone on to work with some huge brands after leaving the villa.
Ayo Odukoya
Ayo will no doubt turn heads on Love Island 2024. As a model working in London, Ayo could be earning £40,000 a year.
The hunk also plays football for Isthmian League North side Redbridge FC – and recently helped his team lift the Essex Senior Cup. Being a footballer has no doubt held top up his bank account over the years – with reports being a salary of around £52k a year.
Nicole Samuel
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Nicole Samuel from Aberdare works as an accounts manager – but the rather serious 9 to 5 job doesn’t stop Nicole from “living her best life.”
What’s more, the average annual salary for the role is around £26k a year. But the 24-year-old could rake in a huge £45k-a-year if she worked up the ladder to land a more senior role.
Mimii Ngulube
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Mimii Ngulube is a mental health nurse from Portsmouth. Working in this profession could see Mimii earn a rather hefty salary between £35,000 and £59,000 depending on experience.
As well as that, the 24-year-old stunner is also an actor who has performed in theatre shows. She showed off her acting chops when she played the Marty during a production of Grease in Portsmouth.
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