Tiffany Leighton has a connection to a former Love Island hunk.
The 25-year-old HR coordinator from Hertfordshire, who describes herself as “ditzy, bubbly and funny” was one of the three new bombshells to enter the villa.
The newbie claims her single status is due to being “very picky” – but it has been revealed she had a boyfriend until recently who is a former Love Island contestant.
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Reports suggest the pair were “on and off for three years” and Tiffany “loved the lifestyle that came with Love Island”. However, they are believed to have split recently when he ended things following an argument and subsequently blocked her, reports the Mirror.
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The ex-boyfriend is rumoured to be former Love Island star Alexi Eraclides, a hunk who appeared in the first winter Love Island back in 2020. Despite having eyes for girls Demi Jones, Jess Gale and Shaughna Phillips, he left the show single. However, a year later he is said to have started dating Tiff.
An insider spilled the beans to The Sun, saying: “Alexi and Tiff met back in 2021 at an awards show shortly after he came off Love Island. They were introduced through a friend, who had told him Tiff had a huge crush on him.
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“She was a big fan of the show and him. They were seeing each other on and off over the past three years and he took her to numerous celeb parties. She loved the lifestyle that came with Love Island.”
But it seems Tiffany was way more into it than Alexi, as the source dished out that it was always “super casual” for him. They added: “Unfortunately, Alexi didn’t really feel the same and it was quite difficult for Tiff to deal with. She got quite upset about the whole thing.”
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“Alexi was always super honest with her, but it was still hard because it went on for so long. Things came to a head in April this year when they had a huge argument and he ended up blocking her. She’s a great girl and from his side there are no bad feelings now hopefully she’ll find her dream man.”
Tiffany is set to make waves as she enters the villa in Friday night’s episode. Joining her will be fresh faces Grace Jackson, 25, a social media marketing agency co-owner from Manchester with links to TOWIE legend Joey Essex, and hunky quantity surveyor Wil Anderson, 23, from Whitley Bay.
Love Island continues nightly at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX
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