New! Magazine – 19 August 2019

‘I’m falling for Belle

• but I’m not ready to

make it official!’

EXCLUSIVE

C

heeky Anton Danyluk

won us over during his

time in the Love Island

villa with his witty banter,

good looks and, er... unique

manscaping habits. The gym

owner, who notoriously revealed

that his long-suffering mum

Sherie Ann has the unenviable

task of regularly shaving his bum,

left the ITV2 reality show with

Essex girl Belle Hassan on his arm.

So when we were invited to

meet the affable Scotsman, 24,

at a central London hotel, we

couldn’t wait to grill him about

how things are going with Belle,

21, who happens to be the

daughter of actor Tamer Hassan.

Anton politely greets us with

a kiss on each cheek as we

settle down with a coffee to put

his new relationship under the

microscope. He appeared to find

the woman of his dreams in Belle

when the make-up artist arrived

midway through the show, with

the pair managing to bag a

respectable fifth place. Life after

the villa already sounds chaotic

for the popular Islander.

“I drove to the shops to buy

something for the reunion and

got out of the car and there was

about 300 people there,” he

tells us in between sips of his

cappuccino. “I was there for

45 minutes taking as many

photos as I could!”

And when we mention show

host Caroline Flack’s comments

about him being “better looking

in the flesh,” during spin-off

show Aftersun, Anton asks,

“Did she really say that? She’s

really flirty, you know!”

Here, Anton tells us why he’s

so attracted to Belle, whether

they’ve “done bits” yet and if

he’s frightened of her hardman

dad Tamer...

Hi Anton! First things first, have

you and Belle talked about

making your relationship official?

We haven’t. Everyone’s saying

this “making it official” as if

we’ve been in a relationship for

so long. I’m very much a realist.

It’s only been a week or so since

the show ended. We’ve still got

a bit of dating to do on the outside

before we know if it’s going to

work. But we’re both on the same

page, which is important.

How long does it normally take

you to make things official with

a potential girlfriend?

With my last girlfriend it was

about two months, but we

didn’t have the hurdles that

me and Belle have got with

our work commitments and

the distance. We’re just

making sure we can make

all that work. If we can, then

we’re more than happy to

make it official! At the end

of the day, there isn’t much

difference between seeing

someone and being in

a relationship with them.

How do you feel about all the

female attention you’re receiving?

I didn’t go on Love Island to get

female attention. I know it’s on

a different level now, but I’m 25

next birthday, I’m not the same

guy I was at 21. If anything,

I would rather have a girlfriend.

So we’ll see.

Would you move to England to

be with Belle?

No, I won’t be moving away from

Scotland, but with all the things

that are going on I’m going to be

up and down the country anyway.

If I’m down this way I’ll make

sure I see her and she can come

up to Scotland. I think everyone’s

making a big deal about the

distance between me and Belle,

but what everyone’s forgetting is

that everyone in the final, minus

Tommy and Molly, live in different

countries from each other.

Is it nice to come out and have

time alone together?

Yeah, it’s different going from

spending 24 hours a day with

each other to now seeing each

other just once or twice a week.

It’s nice to FaceTime, text and

miss each other. We’re getting

to know each other on that level.

Could you see yourself falling in

love with her?

One hundred per cent. I’m

definitely starting to get feelings

for her. I can feel myself starting

to feel things that I’ve not felt in

a long time, but at the same time

it’s still very early days.

What do you like most

about Belle?

She’s definitely my type on paper

• blonde hair and blue eyes.
  I was waiting for weeks for
  someone like that to come into
  the villa. Then her personality
  attracted me even more so. Me
  and her are basically the same
  person – it’s actually quite scary.
  We banter off each other.
  It’s early days with you and
  Belle, but is marriage and kids
  something you dream of?
  Yes – in the next five years
  that will be in my mindset.
  Do you want lots of kids?
  I’m an only child, so only
  two kids. Two boys, I think.
  But based on the baby
  challenge, I don’t know
  whether that would be
  a good idea or not!
  Did you and Belle “do bits”
  in the villa?
  No, you’d have to be mad
  to, with her dad! It’s not the
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He doesn’t want

to talk about

Molly-Mae

Our Gemma with

gorgeous Anton

Love Island hunk Anton Danyluk spills on

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