Celebrity Love Island cast now and then – Kate Lawler, Bianca Gascoigne and Paul Danan transformations since the show

LOVE Island fans may have forgotten that well over a decade ago a host of celebrities were looking for romance on the hit show.

For two glorious years in 2005 and 2006, stars were flown out to Fiji for a few weeks to see if they could find love.

Some famous faces included Big Brother star Kate Lawler, model Bianca Gascoigne and former Hollyoaks star Paul Danan.

There was plenty of tears, tantrums and snogging, as the couples made the most of their time in the Love Shack.

Unsurprisingly, the series' resulted in no lasting relationships - but it did set the ball rolling for future series'.

KATE LAWLER

Big Brother star Kate Lawler appeared on series 2 of the dating show in 2006 - she came third top female in the final.

Kate, 41, was the first female winner of Big Brother in 2002 and has since gone onto present various radio shows including Capital FM and Virgin Radio.

The reality star appeared on ITV's  show Celebrity Wrestling, competing under the name The Brawler. She helped her team, the Warriors, win the team championship, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.

Best known for being a DJ, Kate has a huge social media following, regularly sharing hilarious and honest posts about motherhood after welcoming her first daughter Noa in February.

BIANCA GASCOIGNE

Bianca and Calum Best first met and fell for each other during their time on Celebrity Love Island in 2006.

They were crowned joint winners of the ITV2 show, after the stepdaughter of footballer Paul Gascoigne - then 20 - described him as her "dream man".

In one clip from the show, Bianca was seen arriving at the Love Shack to spend time with Calum,  shared their own Lady and the Tramp moment with spaghetti before sharing a steamy smooch.

However, their romance wasn't to last and they split up shortly afterwards

The model went onto appear on the TV show Gladiators in 2008 and Celebrity Big Brother in 2017.

In 2010, she took part in Celebrity Coach Trip and in 2012 appeared on The X Factor but failed to make it to bootcamp.

Bianca split from Katie Price's ex Kris Boyson in February and has joined the next series of Celebrity Ex On The Beach.

PAUL DANAN

Paul 'Dangerous' Danan was known for his rather erratic behaviour on the show.

The former Hollyoaks star, who played Sol Patrick on the Channel 4 show, previously spoke about his steamy dating history.

Paul dumped Kelly Brook after her grandad interrupted a steamy romp, meanwhile Katie Price turned up to a date with another man.

Paul, who is still close to Katie, says: “I get to this date and she turns up with another guy. I’m thinking, ‘Why has she turned up to meet me with a bloke?’.

“All these years later she says she was probably a bit shy so she wanted someone with her. I took it to heart, as I thought she wasn’t interested.

“After about an hour, I said, ‘See you later’. I was really gutted.”

He competed in Celebrity Big Brother 20 and was 5th evictee. He now runs the Paul Danan Drama Club in London.

CALUM BEST

Calum's barely been off our screens since Celebrity Love Island - he won the second series with Bianca Gascoigne.

Most recently, he took part in E4's Celebs Go Dating but sadly didn't find love.

Calum has signed up to his 45th reality show appearance since first shooting to fame in 2005.

Despite already appearing in MTV's Ex On The Beach earlier this year, the TV personality, 39, is looking for love again on the show's spin off Ex In The City.