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Love Island in talks to sign beautician Sophie Draper for new 2022 series – and she has a famous footballer ex
LOVE Island bosses are lining up a stunning beautician for the 2022 series - and she has a famous footballer ex.
Sophie Draper, 22, dated Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash for four years prior to their sudden split last year and has met with ITV chiefs who think she is the “perfect fit” for the dating show.
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A TV source said: “Sophie is a gorgeous girl who is really driven and determined to succeed.
“She has her own beauty salon and already leads a jet set lifestyle, which she likes showing off on Instagram, so she wouldn’t be fazed by being on TV.
“Love Island bosses think she could be a good fit for the show, it's early days still but she definitely has potential.
“Matty will be pretty shocked to see her looking for love on TV, but he publicly moved on pretty quickly.”
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Sophie and Matty were sharing a home and a dog before their on-off relationship ended.
Shortly afterwards he was spotted wooing former Love Island star Kady McDermott, but their romance was short-lived.
Sophie, who owns Sophie Laura Beauty in Nottingham, already has 19.3k Instagram followers, and is friends with Towie stars Chris Clark and Roman Hackett, as well as former Islander Lucinda Stafford.
She regularly shares glam pictures on social media from her various holidays, most recently to Dubai.
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Matty, 24, has just signed a contract extension with Villa after a stand-out season.
The defender has scored three goals and provided four assists in 30 appearances across all competitions for Steven Gerrard's side.
He was in talks for a £40million transfer to Atletico Madrid but has chosen to remain in the UK.
England-born Matty, who switched his international allegiance to Poland last year, recently helped his country qualify for the World Cup.
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Love Island opened applications at the start of the year and The Sun revealed that Laura Whitmore had signed a £50k deal to host the upcoming series, which is yet to get a release date.
The last series of the show was won by Millie Court and Liam Reardon, who are still together.
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