Love Island will be back on our screens before we know it, and speculation has already begun surrounding just who will make up this year's batch of love-seeking singletons.
It has been reported that one of the potential new villa residents is a stunning beautician with a very famous footballer ex-boyfriend.
ITV2 bosses are said to be keen to sign Sophie Draper, 22, up for the latest series of the award-winning reality TV show, and have allegedly already met up with the brunette beauty ahead of deciding on this summer's contestants.
Sophie - who currently has just under 20,000 followers on Instagram - was in a relationship with Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash, 24, for four years before their shock split last year.
Love Island bosses are apparently eager to take advantage of her new single status - claiming she is the "perfect fit" for the annual dating series.
A TV insider has claimed Sophie is a beautiful girl who is "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," the source has told The Sun.
"Love Island bosses think she could be a good fit for the show, it's early days still but she definitely has potential."
They added how Sophie's famous ex Matty will be "pretty shocked" to see her seeking romance on TV, but point out the Premiership footballer moved on after their break-up fairly quickly.
Shortly after splitting from Sophie last year, the Aston Villa player enjoyed a brief fling with Love Island alumna Kady McDermott - going public with their relationship at at Wimbledon in July 2021.
Their romance was short-lived and it was all over by November the same year.
If Sophie does enjoy a stint in the Love Island villa, she is seemingly prepared to live the life of an influencer should she find fame thanks to the show.
The salon owner from Nottingham already boasts 19,300 followers on Instagram, where she often shares snippets of her luxurious-looking lifestyle.
Over recent months, Sophie's posts have included pictures from her holidays to countries like Dubai - a hotspot for reality TV stars - and posed shot in aesthetically pleasing venues like Dash Restaurant & Bar in Liverpool.
"happiest on holiday," the beautician captioned a recent sun-soaked snap from a beach in the United Arab Emirates.
The potential Islander appears to work just as hard as she plays, thanks to owning "NOTTINGHAMS BAD AND BOUJEE SALON", Sophie Laura Beauty.
The Nottingham-based business describes itself as "Your one stop salon baby doll" and offers services such as brow lamination, micro-needling, derma-planning, lash lifts and more.
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