Love Island stars who went back to ‘normal’ jobs – from working the Lidl checkout to being NHS heroes & gym instructors
WE all know that going on Love Island catapults many of the stars into a level of fame they couldn’t have imagined.
Many of the big names come out the villa with millions of followers and a whole new career - but some have later gone back to “normal” jobs after not too long.
Jake Cornish, 24, who was on track to win the series last year but split from Liberty Poole, is now doing high-energy dance classes.
The former water engineer, who unlike most of the cast has largely shunned the celebrity circuit and prefers to stay in the South West, has unveiled a business called .
Mixing dance music with aerobics and "body combat", he appealed for followers to sign up and join him.
And he’s not the only one to head back into the workplace…
Georgia Townsend at Lidl
Last year, Georgia Townend revealed she works at discount supermarket chain Lidl as she returned to her day job.
The marketing executive, 28, updated fans on her first day back to work after her brief time in the famous villa.
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Looking smart in a neon pink sleeveless suit, Georgia posed next to an arty Lidl poster inside the office.
She went on to make a hilarious joke about her "quick checkout" of the villa last year.
Rachel Fenton as a nurse
Bombshell Rachel Fenton returned to working as an orthopaedic clinical nurse specialist after the villa.
Last year, the 29-year-old shared a photo as she received her Covid vaccine, after battling coronavirus twice.
Rachel found fame on Love Island series two. She dated co-star Rykard Jenkins for 18 months before their split in 2017.
Malin Andersson as a carer
Malin Andersson, 29, previously spoke to The Sun Online about her decision to return to care work in Buckinghamshire, explaining that she felt that it was important to do her bit as she "has the training so can offer a hand".
Malin - who shot to fame on Love Island in 2016 - explained that she was working three or four days a week, visiting up to six elderly people a day.
She offers conversation and company as well as tending to their needs, sharing: "Once I’ve got them up, washed and dressed them, administered their medication and fed them, I mainly sit talking to them."
Last month, Malin showed off her HUGE baby bump as she prepares to give birth to her second child.
Anna Vakili as a pharmacist
During the pandemic, Anna Vakili returned to work as a pharmacist to help in the fight against coronavirus.
The 31-year-old previously quit her job to appear on the ITV2 dating show in 2019 and hadn’t returned – until April 2020.
Explaining her decision, she told fans: “First day back working as a Pharmacist since leaving Love Island.
“It’s been almost a whole year! Wow can’t believe how fast it’s gone.
“Wasn’t really planning on registering yet but with everything that’s going on it felt wrong not to.
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“We can all fight this together. Stay safe. Stay home. Save lives.”
Anna spent five years training to become a pharmacist, but previously said she had no plans to go back to it following Love Island.
Dr Alex George in the NHS
Anna isn’t the only Love Island star to be helping out on the frontline – Dr Alex George is of course hard at work and keeping fans up to date with the situation.
The medic, 30, hoped to set hearts racing when he entered the Love Island villa in 2018 - but he failed to find love.
He is now busy as an A&E doctor, currently working at the University Hospital Lewisham in South East London, and has brought out a book called Live Well Every Day.
He has also continued to promote awareness of mental health after his younger brother Llyr took his own life at the age of 19.
Greg O'Shea went back to rugby
The handsome Irishman, 26, famously won the fifth series back in 2019, alongside Amber Gill.
However, rather than follow fame through reality TV - O'Shea continued with a career in sport.
His determination was rewarded by appearing for Ireland at Tokyo 2020 in the rugby sevens.
And despite Ireland missing out on a quarter-final place, O'Shea appeared to have enjoyed his time in the Olympic Village - sharing his adventures to all his Instagram followers online.
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