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Victoria Johns

Love Island star Ollie Williams engaged to girlfriend he quit show for three years ago

Love Island star Ollie Williams is engaged to the girlfriend he quit the show for in 2020.

The Cornish aristocrat, 26, left the villa in South Africa after just three days, citing his love for Laura Nofer as the reason why.

He's now popped the question to his long-term partner and looked delighted in a photo of the pair taken in Brown Willy, Cornwall.

Captioning the snap in which Laura's stunning sparkler can be seen, Ollie wrote: “Strange things happen up on the moor”.

Fans of the professional hunter were quick to congratulate the couple, however one wondered if Ollie had proposed in the traditional way.

“Congratulations to you both...those knees look suspiciously clean though Ollie. Don't tell me you didn't get down on at least one of them," they quipped.

The aristocrat stunned fans in 2020 when he quit Love Island in record time.

Love Island's Ollie Williams has popped the question to long-term girlfriend Laura Nofer (olliesjwilliams/Instagram)
Her sparkler is stunning! (olliesjwilliams/Instagram)

After being initially coupled up with Paige Turley, who went on to win with Finnley Tapp, Ollie walked out of the villa before even getting a suntan.

At the time he said his 'heart had been elsewhere' and he quickly reunited with ex Laura when he returned home

But he also left the show amid mounting pressure on ITV bosses to remove him from the programme after pictures of him posing with dead animals came to light.

The snaps infuriated fans of the show, who launched a petition on Change.org demanding ITV remove Ollie.

He was on Love Island in 2020 (ITV/REX)

Ollie was forced to deny claims he was a trophy hunting enthusiast, insisting he was actually passionate about nature.

However, he is now posting trophy photos proudly - upsetting many of his followers.

The Love Island star was blasted recently for posting a trophy hunt shot in which he poses with dead deer and a gun.

He's made no bones about his love of the 'sport', describing himself as a "professional hunter".

But fans were appalled when he shared a photo of himself with a huge rifle, sporting hunting gear crouched next to three dead Chinese Water Deer - the blood still on their fur.

Ollie quit the show after three days (ITV)
The aristocrat describes himself as a 'professional hunter' (Instagram)

Captioning the photo, he wrote: "A fantastic morning with @paulchilderley on the Chinese Water Deer.

"They are prolific breeders with a hell of an appetite for seedling crops!

"5/6 for the Grand Slam, Sika to go!"

Replying to the post, one follower simply said: "Disgusting" while another shared a crying emoji.

A third quipped: "Bet you're well proud".

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