‘In our own little world…’: Love Island star hard-launches new romance with co-star just weeks after winning show with another Islander — fans stunned as she moves on from $250K partner to new hunk in whirlwind villa love twist… - suong
LOVE Island star Lucinda Strafford has found romance with ANOTHER Islander, just weeks after dating another one.
The Brighton bombshell, 25, was recently on Love Island Games, marking her THIRD villa stint, and now she is
The Love Island Games, which only came to an end last month, sees fan-favourite Islanders from around the world compete in a variety of team and couple
Lucinda went onto to win the show with Isaiah Campbell, with the pair scooping the $250K prize pot.
After their big win, the pair revealed they planned to continue to date following their time on the show.
However, in a huge u-turn, and just weeks after leaving the Love island Games with Isaiah, Lucinda has revealed she is now dating fellow contestant Mert Okatan from the Netherlands.
The new couple hard launched their budding romance with loved-up pics from a date in London.
Sharing the sweet snaps, Lucinda wrote: “In our own little world.
The new couple had been getting to know each other on the Love Island Games, before Mert was dumped after a viewer vote.
During his exit interview, her confessed he would “wait for Lucinda” – and it looks like his patience has paid off.
Lucinda first found fame in Love Island’s 2021 season.
The blonde bombshell had hearts racing when she arrived with Millie Court and it wasn’t long before she was coupled up with Brad McClelland.
Yet there was cruel twist in their blossoming romance as the labourer opted to leave the villa.
Lucinda then headed Down Under, and appeared on Love Island Australia in 2023.
On there she coupled up with New Zealand lad Zac Nunns but they went their separate ways in February 2024.
There was also previously talk of her going on Love Island All Stars, but that looks unlikely now she has hard launched her new romance.
Gia Giudice Breaks Silence on Rumors of Secret Marriage to Boyfriend Christian Carmichael trucc
The 'Next Gen NYC' star, 24, has been dating Carmichael since 2020
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Gia Giudice is setting the record straight.
In the Nov. 3 episode of her podcast, Casual Chaos, the 24-year-old daughter of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice addressed the "crazy rumors" circulating online that she got married.
She began by sharing that there is a "crazy AI account on Facebook" that has been "making the most fake news" about her life. One of those "news" headlines was that she has tied the knot with boyfriend Christian Carmichael — and it seems some people have taken it as truth.
"I was in the nail salon the other day, and this lady was like, 'Oh, my God, your wedding dress was gorgeous.' And I was like, 'What is she talking about?' " Gia recalled. "Like, I did not get married, nor am I engaged, nor did I have a secret wedding with only my immediate family. Like, none of this happened."
"Like, we're not getting married," the Next Gen NYC star continued, referring to Carmichael.
Gia said there are also rumors that she's "been pregnant before," to which she responded: "Not pregnant. Maybe I just looked chunky that day."
As for all the fake news, she told her viewers, "Just ignore it all."
"Like, no one's pregnant. No one's married. No one's engaged," she said.
Gia went on to speak about her relationship with Carmichael, whom she began dating in 2020 after the pair met during a beach weekend in New Jersey ahead of her freshman year of college at Rutgers University.
"We've been together since we were 19," she said, before sharing what keeps their connection solid. "I think the foundation of our relationship is honestly trust. We've been through a lot. We've been through a lot of ups and downs. So I think the biggest thing is trust. And we're still going strong."
Gia previously noted on her podcast that her family fully supports her relationship with Carmichael.
"My mom loves Christian," she said. "But, you know, Christian honestly has an amazing relationship with everyone in my family."
She shared that Carmichael has also visited her father, Joe Giudice, in the Bahamas, where he lives. "You guys have a great relationship," Gia told her boyfriend, who had joined her on the podcast episode at the time. "You guys always joke around with each other."
While she's not engaged or married, Gia did recently make a major life change, finally deciding to move out of her mom's home and into an apartment. She revealed during her Nov. 3 podcast episode that she is set to move to Jersey City, N.J., "in one week."
Addressing whether she sees herself ever leaving her home state of New Jersey, she said, "I'm open to exploring other towns in my 20s, whether it's Brooklyn or I do move to [New York City]. But Jersey City was a good step for me because my heart will always be in Jersey."
"My family's here. My boyfriend's here. And it's just the perfect happy medium to make my commute easier to the city, but then also make it easy for me to just get on the highway and come see my family or boyfriend," she continued. "So I don't know. I'm open to exploring in my 20s, but long term, yes. I think I will always be in Jersey."
