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Abbie Meehan

The evolution of Paige Turley - Love Island, Britain's Got Talent and Capaldi love

West Lothian's very own Paige Turley leapfrogged to the big stage of fame when she was crowned winner of Love Island Winter Edition alongside her boyfriend, Finley Tapp.

However, the local beauty has been on screen long before her stint on the ITV2 dating show, after she wowed judges on Britain's Got Talent.

So, as Love Island begins once again on ITV2, let's take a trip down memory lane with Scotland's first ever winner of the show.

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Wowing audiences on Britain's Got Talent

Back in 2012, Paige covered Bon Iver song Skinny Love on Britain's Got Talent, blowing judges away with her talent and soaring to the semi-finals of the show.

Paige mistakenly said on the ITV show that Skinny Love was a song by Birdy, but it was originally released in 2007 by indie icon Bon Iver - and Birdy covered it later on in 2011.

Judge Alesha Dixon had praised the "adorable" Paige, saying her song choice was "so different and refreshing" - but she failed to impress in the next round.

Paige on BGT in 2012. (PA)

She performed It Will Rain by Bruno Mars in the semi-final, but both Alesha and fellow judge Amanda Holden said her talented performance left a lot to be desired.

Other judges Simon Cowell and David Walliams were more in touch with her talent, as David said she had such a "big voice, coming from such a little girl".

She was then eliminated - but this was not the last we will see of little Paige on TV!

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Dating one of West Lothian's biggest superstars

Paige ended up in a relationship with a certain Lewis Capaldi - name ring a bell?

The pair studied together at North Lanarkshire College, and were together for a few short months, before calling it quits.

Capaldi discussed their relationship in detail in an interview with a New Zealand radio station, saying: "I’ve known her for years, we were 18 when we first met, 19 when we first started going out and 20 when we finished going out.

“It was fairly amicable, the split. She never told me she was going on the show.

“That would have been a nice heads up! But I mean fair play, good luck to her.”

Scots singer Lewis Capaldi as a student with his then girlfriend Paige Turley. (Unknown)

When Lewis was asked whether he'd watch his ex on the show, he said: "Aye, I’ll be watching it and going, ‘Go on Paige! Come on, come on!’

“And when she’s on a date with a boy I’ll go ‘Come on! Kiss him!’ I hope she wins.”

It was also rumoured that hit song Someone You Loved by Lewis was about Paige, but he put these rumours to bed quickly in a The Independent interview.

Lewis said: "Everyone thinks ‘Someone You Loved’ is about Paige, it’s actually ‘Bruises’, and a bunch of other songs on the album that are about [Paige], but ‘Someone You Loved’ is about my grandma.

He continued: “This sounds very crass, but when you go out with a singer they can write songs about you and make money from that. So she’s got every right to talk about it, too.”

Winning the big cash on a dating show and showing off her talents

Winning Love Island 2020 would have been a big moment for Paige, becoming the first Scot to ever do so - but she also shined in other moments throughout the show.

When she first entered the villa, Paige coupled up with singleton Ollie - who left the show of his own accord a few days, leaving her lonely.

But on day five, a Mr Tapp entered the show, and Paige was picked for a date by the new boy - and they have been together since.

When Scotland FINALLY won Love Island! (ITV)

Paige and Finn recoupled at every opportunity while in the villa, and even became boyfriend and girlfriend during their time on the show.

Paige also showed off her singing skills as the show had a talent show portion during the filming, as she sang 90s house classic Show Me Love by Robin S.

Paige and Finley eventually won the £50,000 grand prize, and live together in Manchester.

Love Island returns on Monday, June 6 at 9pm on ITV2 - get buzzing!

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