Love Island UK star Jasmine Muller's ex is very famous footballer - as she makes rare comment on show
Jasmine Muller has joined the growing list of Love Island contestants with very famous exes.
Only a handful of ITV2 alums had been marginally recognisable prior to making their villa debut, purely because of who their former flames were.
Among them is 2020 star Paige Turley, whose most famous ex was the hit singer Lewis Capaldi, while 2017 beauty Camilla Thurlow was rumoured to have dated Prince Harry.
Camilla also appeared on the season alongside Olivia Attwood, who was herself linked to footballer Bradley Dack before joining the show, and whom she later married and split from after its conclusion.
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As it turns out, Jasmine, 27, romantic history seems to somewhat echo Attwood's, being that she also dated a pretty huge-name sportsman.
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A few years before she landed in Mallorca, the social media influencer had split from Spanish La Liga footballer Hector Bellerin.
During a recent episode of the hit dating show, Jasmine - who seems to have struck up a romance with co-star Kavan Murphy - revealed she'd previously dated a Premier League player, but wanted to remain 'very private about' that relationship, which she added ended five years ago.
Prior to entering the villa, she told ITV producers she was once romantically connected to Real Betis star Hector, claiming they'd dated during the early stages of his career, while he played in the UK for Arsenal.
"I have a lot of time for him," Jasmine said in her VT introduction. "There's not really any drama or anything interesting to say about it because we both just have a lot of love for each other.
"It was a healthy and lovely relationship, and I suppose it did prepare me a little for high profile things."
She hasn't yet spilled the reason for the split with her fellow islanders, but Jasmine did tell OK!: "It [was] so long ago now that I don't think about it on a day-to-day basis, but I'm sure that having lived that at such a young age has obviously prepared me.
"As have other things, I've been in the public eye with an online job since I was like 19."
She added: "So it's been a while of doing a public facing job, I guess. I don't know if that's the right way to put it, but I think I feel prepared and I feel like I know that people like to talk and it doesn't really bother me too much."
Love Island ‘nepo babies’
Famous exes aren't the only occurrence on Love Island, as several contestants also have some very well-known families. Here are some of the biggest...
Dani Dyer - season four (2018)
Perhaps the most obvious of them all is Dani Dyer, whose dad is - you’ve guessed it - Danny Dyer.
The actor initially said he ‘didn’t want’ his daughter to go on the dating show. Speaking on an evening version of Good Morning Britain in 2018, he explained: “I did struggle at first, it was difficult.
“But as it's gone on, I think what she's done is she's proved with this reality TV thing that actually you can be a decent girl, with self-respect, dignity, not be rolling under the bedsheets, still have respect off the man and be loved and adored by young people.”
While Dani ended up winning series four of Love Island with Jack Fincham, the pair ultimately went their separate ways. She’s now married to West Ham footballer Jarrod Bowen - who Danny is a huge fan of since he supports the team.
Tommy Fury - season five (2019)
Not long after rocking up to the villa in 2019, Tommy revealed he was a professional boxer, which led to some Islanders putting two and two together and working out his famous background.
Tommy is the younger half-brother of heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury.
At first, Tyson was sceptical about Tommy’s decision to enter the world of reality TV, as he told Metro in 2023: “At the time he was just turned professional and I thought he’s gonna take 18 months to a year – like he did – away from his boxing career. And I wanted him to be a professional boxer, which he was.”
However, as fans will know, Tommy and Molly-Mae Hague went on to become one of the most successful couples in Love Island history, getting engaged and welcoming two children together while succeeding in their respective careers.
Tyson added: “Well, it turned out to be, it was the best thing that could have happened to him because now he’s a professional boxer, but he’s also doing the influencing in boxing and all that.”
Belle Hassan - season five (2019)
Belle is the daughter of actor Tamer Hassan, who is best known for starring in the likes of Snatch, The Football Factory, and even Game of Thrones.
Speaking to The Sun in 2019, Tammer revealed he told Belle before she entered the villa: “Listen, be yourself but I am watching every move, remember who your dad is and do the right stuff.”
She ended up being dumped alongside her partner, Anton Danyluk, a day before the 2019 final. Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be as the two split just weeks after the show finished.
Jack Keating - season eight (2022)
Jack entered Casa Amor as a bombshell in the 2022 series and was quick to bond with fellow Islander Gemma Owen over their famous fathers.
Jack is the son of Boyzone singer Ronan Keating - who confessed he was ‘nervous as hell’ over his son appearing on the show.
In an interview with the Daily Mail in 2022, the star added: “When I saw him walk into the villa my heart was beating out of my chest.
“I'm excited for him though, this is something he wanted to do, and I'll always support him and all my kids in their endeavours.”
Unfortunately, Jack was dumped just days later after failing to make a connection. He returned for a second stint for the 2026 All Stars series and, despite striking up a romance with Sher Suarez, they split after leaving the show.
Gemma Owen - season eight (2022)
Gemma is the daughter of ex-footballer Michael Owen, who played for the likes of Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United, as well as the England national team. However, during her time in the Love Island villa in 2022, Gemma kept her dad’s identity relatively quiet.
Opening up about his daughter’s decision to go on the show, Michael told OK! In 2023: “I wasn’t that keen.
“But I knew as soon as she said, ‘You know what, I’m probably favouring doing it,’ that she wouldn’t bring shame to me or the family, or anything like that, as she’s bombproof.”
She finished Love Island as a runner-up alongside Luca Bish, though they split just months after.
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