Forgotten original Love Island star’s surprising new career ten years after ditching fame
ORIGINAL Love Island star Lauren Richardson has taken up a surprising new career - ten years after ditching fame.
Lauren, 36, placed third alongside Joshua Ritchie, 30, in a friendship couple on the the ITV2 dating show's revived series in 2015.
Lauren looks totally different to her time on the show.
Exactly a decade from her time in the Majorcan villa, Lauren has shunned fame and works as a PE teacher and nutritionist.
The fitness enthusiast kept a low profile for years, but still uses Instagram to push her health and wellness tips.
Lauren is in fantastic shape, regularly posing in sportswear to show off her progress in the gym.
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She's a big fan of body art too, with a large day of the dead inspired design on her side and a full sleeve.
The gym bunny appears to be fully focused on herself right now, with no love interest appearing on her grid.
Lauren's workouts and inspiring videos have helped countless people with their own body transformations, and impressive testimonials dotted around her page prove it.
Other stars in Lauren's series of Love Island include Jess Hayes, Max Morley and Jon Clark.
Lauren was 26 at the time and her romances in the villa included Chris Williamson and Luis Morrison.
Famously, she was pictured with Zayn Malik before signing up for the show, leading to speculation they had a fling.
But she said of the snap: “It just got blown out of proportion. The picture was just a picture.
“They were in the VIP Section and I managed to get in there… I went over to ask for a picture. There was no problem and I took the picture.
“I then posted the picture and it just went absolutely mental.
"So there’s no juicy story behind it which I think everyone was dying to hear. It’s just a picture.”
Lauren tuned in for last year's All Stars too - loving the fact that she saw two of her former co-stars on-screen.
Sharing a picture of Hannah and Josh together, Lauren said: "Love this OGs @hannahelizinsta @joshuaritchie1 @loveisland."