Paige Thorne
(Picture: Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImage)Love Island star Paige Thorne has revealed she’s quit alcohol after “really struggling” with finding fame on the ITV2 dating show earlier this year.
The 25-year-old said she’s changed her drinking habits after feeling like she was “not in a safe place”.
She told The Sun: “I’ve been struggling lately, really struggling with who I am and have not been in a good place.
“I’ve given up alcohol, it’s been three weeks now, because I’ve realised that I don’t like the person I become when I drink.
“So, until I’m in a safe and happy place I want to stop drinking.”
The reality star had a rocky time in the villa having first paired up with rugby player Jacques O’Neil, who eventually quit the show for his mental health, before moving on with Adam Collard.
In October, Thorne claimed the online fitness owner had ghosted her following the cheating allegations, which caused their romance to end – a claim he has denied.
Reflecting on her current situation, the ITV star added: “You’ve got to love yourself, otherwise nobody else will. I’m happy being single and I’d love to go on a girls’ holiday next year.”
Thorne addressed her romance with Collard coming to an end just two months after they left the ITV2 villa together, amid cheating allegations.
Photos emerged of the fitness trainer with his arm around another woman inside a McDonald’s after a night out.
Collard was then pictured partying in Ibiza, positioned close to another girl at a pool party.
In the wake of the photos, Thorne removed all traces of the Geordie from her social media and told the Saving Grace podcast in October: “I’m single – living my best life. No I’m kidding, it’s been a really s**t time.”
