Love Island 'in talks to sign beautician with famous footballer ex for new series'

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Love Island bosses have reportedly signed beautician Sophie Draper up to appear in the upcoming series of the dating show. Sophie, 22, dated footballer Matty Cash, who plays for Aston Villa, for four years before splitting last year.

The pair had been living together with their dog before they parted ways. Sophie is understood to still be single after her split from Matty and it’s rumoured that ITV2 bosses think she’s a great fit for ITV2 dating show.

A TV source told The Sun, “Sophie is a gorgeous girl who is really driven and determined to succeed. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

You can sign up at the top of the page. “She has her own beauty salon and already lead a jet set lifestyle, which she likes showing off on Instagram, so she wouldn’t be fazed by being on the TV.” They continued: “Love Island bosses think she could be a good fit for the show, it’s early days still but she definitely has potential.”  Matty, 24, was reported to have had a short lived relationship with Love Island star Kady McDermott last year as the pair attended Wimbledon together in the summer, but they are understood to have split in November.The source added of Matty's reaction: “Matty would be pretty shocked to see her looking for love on TV, but he publicly moved on pretty quickly.“ Matty recently signed an extension contract with Aston Villa, and has been in talks for a £40 million transfer to Atletico Madrid, though he has chosen to stay in the UK.