Love Island star Leanne Amaning has admitted she 'ruined her happiness' by appearing on the ITV2 dating show. Leanne, who rose to fame on the first ever winter edition of Love Island last year, opened up about her experience on the show as well as post-villa life as she answered questions from fans on Instagram.
When one of her followers asked, 'Do you miss your old life?', the influencer revealed that she was at her 'happiest' before starring on reality TV. She said, 'I really don’t think it’s that drastically different, especially because of corona and stuff. It doesn’t feel that different. But one thing I will say is that the two or three months before I went into the villa, I was the happiest I’ve ever been in my life and I’ve been sad. I was finally happy, so I’m kind of annoyed I ruined that.'
Leanne also told fans that appearing on Love Island has taken a toll on her mental health, adding, 'More than I thought, more than I could imagine.'
Although she now works as an influencer after finding fame, Leanne admitted that she doesn’t want to work in that career forever and is hoping to put her degree in occupational psychology to good use. She explained, 'It’s just not for me. It’s not something I see myself doing forever. Where I’ve done a Masters, I really want to start getting into my field soon. If not this year, maybe next.'
Leanne isn’t the only Islander to speak about life after the show this week, as Siânnise Fudge revealed she’s 'mentally not as happy' since becoming a reality star.
Siânnise, 26, opened up on Instagram while responding to fans’ assumptions about her when one wrote, 'You miss your old life before all the fame from Love Island.' She replied, 'True. I was very content and happy in my life before Love Island and I feel like mentally I’m not as happy. If I could turn back the clock I think I would have made a different decision – and I don’t mean to sound ungrateful! Mental health and happiness comes first for me always.'
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Which Love Island 2020 couples are still together?
1 of 8Paige Turley and Finley Tapp - TOGETHER
The winners of winter Love Island, Paige and Finn! We are very happy to report that the couple continued to make their relationship work on the outside world - and they're still very much together, after Finn went to stay at Paige's family home during lockdown before they moved into their Manchester love nest. Obviously their relationship has a winning formula.
2 of 8Luke Trotman and Siânnise Fudge - SPLIT
Luke and Siânnise, who only missed out on winning the title by 1% of the vote, continued to date over a year after they left the villa. In fact, the pair even moved in together and adopted a puppy, but they sadly split in late 2021 and Siânnise confirmed she was single in March 2022.
3 of 8Luke Mabbott and Demi Jones - SPLIT
Unfortunately, these two were not to last - they never even made it official. Lockdown got in the way of their relationship, and Demi claimed that Luke was making 'no effort' with her. However, Luke is now ENGAGED to another Islander - 2019's Lucie Donlan (remember, bev?) and Demi is loved-up with her boyfriend Miami.
4 of 8Mike Boateng and Priscilla Anyabu - SPLIT
After a rollercoaster ride in the villa, Mike found his partner when Priscilla joined the show in Casa Amor. Their romance continued going strong on the outside world until they sparked split rumours last year when they unfollowed each other on social media. The pair have since confirmed they're no longer an item.
5 of 8Molly Smith and Callum Jones - TOGETHER
Shaughna Phillips said she should have never trusted a scaffolder when Callum dumped her for Molly after Casa Amor. But Molly clearly trusts Callum - as they're still together now, having moved into their own home together and welcomed a pet pooch into their family.
6 of 8Nas Majeed and Eva Zapico - TOGETHER
These two - who met in Casa Amor - are also the real deal. They officially became a couple in July last year, and they still post loads of adorable selfies together.
7 of 8Ched Uzor and Jess Gale - SPLIT
Uh oh, this couple weren't destined to be together. The pair isolated separately when the pandemic hit, which obviously put a strain on their relationship. They called it quits in December 2020.
8 of 8Sophie Piper and Connor Durman - SPLIT
Sophie and Callum posted this pic together on Valentine's Day 2020 shortly after leaving the villa, but turns out they didn't stay each other's Valentines. The pair never made it official, and their relationship didn't survive lockdown. Both Sophie and Connor now have new partners.
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