How stars like Molly-Mae & Olivia Attwood regret Love Island makeovers ditching filler & fake boobs for natural look
WHEN the Love Island girls enter the villa, they're always preened to perfection - with envy-inducing tans, luscious long locks and a wardrobe full of chic swimwear.
But in recent years, the reality stars have largely turned to cosmetic enhancements ahead of their small screen debut - with lip fillers, fake boobs and veneers all being the norm in the villa.
However, Molly-Mae Hague - who appeared in the 2019 series - revealed yesterday that she'd had her lip fillers dissolved in favour of a more natural look.
Here Fabulous Digital takes a look back at the reality stars who lived to regret their Love Island makeovers.
Molly-Mae Hague
Before entering the villa (where she instantly caught Tommy Fury's eye), Molly-Mae Hague admitted to having filler in both her lips and along her jawline.
When asked about her fillers, Molly-Mae said: "I'm just not feeling it anymore.
"I've had all my other filler dissolved, so I'm thinking I might just go ahead and get my lips dissolved, but I have literally got no lips."
What's more, the social media influencer said she got filler in her jaw to "sharpen" it - but it instead made it look bigger.
She continued: "It looked like I had jowls. A block head - [that] was me."
Although she's had the filler mostly dissolved, Molly-Mae added: "I think there's still a tiny, tiny bit left in there.
"But, my advice to anyone thinking of getting it, is: don't. You don't need to. But everyone needs to make their own decisions, I just wish I'd never got into that whole stupid filler craze."
Olivia Attwood
Olivia Attwood is another Love Island star who has rethought her filler use since leaving the show.
Last year, the 29-year-old had the filler in her top lip dissolved after realising she'd "gone too far".
Posting on her Instagram stories, Olivia said: "So this is my top lip with no filler at all and it feels really weird, not going to lie."
Chatting to her 1.8m followers, Olivia admitted that she'd been having fillers since she was 20 and that her top lip had started to look "really puffy".
That said, Olivia has fiercely defended any woman's right to have fillers if they choose.
In March 2020, the star joked that she should be allowed to have a mouth like a "swollen b***hole" if she wanted as she hit back at a troll on Instagram.
Laura Anderson
Laura Anderson might have exuded confidence when she appeared on the show in 2018 - but on the inside, she was struggling with her body confidence.
When she was 18 years old, Laura got a loan behind her parent's back and booked in for a boob job which took her from a 32B to a 32DD.
In May 2019, Laura decided to have a breast reduction after realising her implants were too big for her frame and had stretched her skin.
The 31-year-old spoke to Fabulous Digital for our Going Bust series earlier this year - and admitted she'd "do anything to have my pre-surgery boobs back".
She said: "I was desperate to be a glamour model like Lucy Pinder as that was the thing back then. I wanted to be sexy and models were sexy."
After having her breast implants, Laura said: “The modelling took off too and I did it for three years posing for the lads mags like FHM and Zoo and I was also in Playboy once."
Opening up about the moment she decided to a breast reduction, Laura said: "They just looked too big, it was distasteful but, would I have got onto Love Island without having such big boobs? I’m not so sure."
Even though Laura would like to be a 32B again, her implants have stretched the skin so much that she'd need to have a boob lift too.
Now Laura wants to use her experience to educate other women about the complications of plastic surgery.
She said: "All I want is 18-year-old Laura’s boobs back before surgery, but I know that is impossible.
"I want to spread the message out to other women - girls like the 18-year-old me - and say surgery is not the answer and I want women to know it won’t just doesn’t solve all your problems."
Megan Barton Hanson
It's no exaggeration that Megan Barton Hanson sent shockwaves through the villa in 2018 - and viewers were similarly stunned to learn she'd had her first cosmetic procedure at just 17 years old.
During her appearance on the Victoria Derbyshire show in April 2019, Megan said: "I had procedures done solely for me and my first was at 17, I had my ears pinned back.
"Then at 19 I had a boob job and rhinoplasty."
The following month, the star shared a video of herself getting filler injected into her jaw.
However, Megan admitted last summer that she regretted some of her cosmetic work and that they didn't instantly make her happy.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain, the star said: "I thought at 19 getting bigger boobs and a smaller nose that I would be a new woman and be super confident but really that is just the tip of the iceberg.
"You can decorate the outside shell, but really to feel good on the inside you need to work on it. For me, it was therapy and with age that you become more confident in how you look."
Fabulous Had Our Fill Campaign:
Britain's Botox and filler addiction is fuelling a £2.75billion industry.
The wrinkle-busting and skin plumping treatments account for 9 out of 10 cosmetic procedures.
50% of women and 40% of men aged 18 to 34 want to plump up their pouts and tweak their faces.
Fillers are totally unregulated and incredibly you don’t need to have ANY qualifications to buy and inject them.
83% of fillers are performed by people with no medical training, often in unsanitary environments - with devastating results.
Women have been left with rotting tissue, needing lip amputations, lumps and even blinded by botched jobs.
Despite the dangers, there is no legal age limit for dermal filler, which is why Fabulous has launched Had Our Fill, a campaign calling for:
- fillers to be made illegal for under 18s
- a crackdown on social media sites plugging fillers
- a Government-backed central register for practitioners with accredited qualifications
We're working in conjunction with Save Face and are backed by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS).
We want anyone considering a non-surgical cosmetic treatment to be well-informed to make a safe decision.
We’ve Had Our Fill of rogue traders and sham clinics - have you?
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