Liberty Poole shot to fame last summer when she starred on Love Island with the likes of Jake Cornish, Chloe Burrows, Toby Aromolaran and winners Millie Court and Liam Reardon.
But as soon as the series ended, Liberty appeared to cut all ties with the cast - and it might have been a smart decision.
On Sunday, Liberty will take to the rink for the first time on Dancing On Ice, where she is paired with newcomer Joe Johnson.
But the public hasn't seen much of her since she and Jake departed Love Island of their own volition because they'd split up.
So much so, rumours were even sparked that Liberty had fallen out with her other cast members.
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At the ITV Palooza last November, Liberty posted videos that proved she was not standing with Chloe, Millie or Liam while they partied.
Some of Liberty’s fans suggested it was her extravagant gown that prevented her from getting in on the action with her friends, as she struggled with manoeuvring herself in the dress on the red carpet.
But others were convinced they had fallen out since leaving the villa.
Jake, who skipped the reunion show, revealed he was no longer on speaking terms with some of the girls, while Faye Winters hinted at "broken friendships" on an Instagram Q&A.
Chloe dismissed the rumours and said that they all have a big WhatsApp group - though no one used it.
"I just feel like there were closer friendships in the villa and stuff which have stayed on the outside, but as far as I know, there’s no bad blood between anyone," she told Metro.
Then in September, she signed her first post-villa deal, thought to be worth £1million, with fashion brand InTheStyle.
She also landed a six-figure sum in a deal with Skinny Tan, and has her own collection with underwear and lingerie brand Boux Avenue.
But if Liberty is trying to distance herself from Love Island, it could give her career a boost.
Millionaire Molly-Mae Hague, who starred on Love Island in 2019, said doing so was the best thing she ever did.
The star has revealed she "never wanted to be known as a Love Islander" and has enjoyed more opportunities in her career because she didn't discuss her time on the show.
The 22-year-old influencer appeared on the fifth series of the ITV2 dating series and finished as runner up alongside boyfriend Tommy Fury.
Despite missing out on the £50,000 cash prize, with Amber Rose Gill and Greg O'Shea pipping her and boxer Tommy to first place, the social media star has become one of the most successful Love Island contestants of all time.
Speaking to The Sun, the star explained that she distanced herself from the hit show from "the very start" and says the move helped her land her new job as creative director role at PrettyLittleThing.
She said: "When I came out of Love Island, I never wanted to be known as a Love Islander because I felt it closed me off to a lot of other opportunities that I have now explored in the way I distanced myself.
"I don’t believe, if I had stuck with ‘I'm just a Love Islander, I’m just a Love Islander’, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here now as the creative director of PLT."
* Dancing On Ice airs Sunday on ITV at 6:30pm
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