Love Island’s Laura Crane hits back at fans who branded her ‘scruffy’ and ‘manly’ for refusing to wear make-up in the villa
LOVE Island star Laura Crane has hit back at fans who branded her "scruffy" for not wearing make-up on the show.
The surfer, 23, has slammed online bullies who claimed she "looked like a man" when she went bare-faced in the villa last month.
Speaking to the , the contestant - who is dating Jack Fowler - said: "I was trolled by nasty girls who told me I looked like a man, but honestly, it’s cool.
"If I didn’t have these strong arms and legs I wouldn’t be able to stand up on a surfboard and travel the world doing what I love.
“I went on Love Island to inspire young girls to be sporty and show you don’t have to have a full face of make-up and perfect hair to feel good about yourself.
"Being physically fit and healthy can do that, too.
The reality star revealed that she has learned to love her body: "I love that my body gives me the power to exercise and be healthy.
"I was always insecure about my shoulders, but have grown to love them. For all the girls with the big shoulders – they are your superpower."
Of her decision to not wear much make-up during her time on the show - unlike the other female Islanders - she told the paper: "They walk out of the dressing room in the morning with faces of make-up and perfect hair like they’ve just walked off a catwalk.
“Then there’s me washing my face with water and scraping my hair back because I don’t see the point in putting make-up on if I’m going in the pool in five minutes.
“I saw comments saying I looked scruffy, but I was showing another side and that girls can be who they want. I went in there and left the show with the hottest guy.
“Jack was always very complimentary, but he liked my attitude as well as how I looked."
It comes after she was forced to deny she’d split from Jack Fowler after he attended Simon Webbe’s wedding without her this weekend.
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The couple – who met during their time in Love Island – spent the weekend apart, leading fans to speculate their holiday romance could be over.
Surfer Laura headed back to Devon for a couple of days while Jack stayed in London and attended the Blue singer’s wedding to Ayshen Kemal.
The footballer was joined at the bash by a friend, leading fans to question where Laura was, with one asking “Are you and Laura still together or not?”
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