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illions of people watched her
emotional exit from the villa
and she even had celebrities
in tears. But Love Island’s Amy
Hart says the experience has left her
feeling ‘stronger’.
‘Despite my horrible heartbreak, the
show has left me feeling more confident
about who I am because I’ve been
accepted,’ she tells OK! as she tears up
and is handed a tissue by her agent.
Celebrities including Peter Andre
and Laura Whitmore applauded
Amy’s decision to leave the villa for
the sake of her mental health when
she was dumped by fellow Islander
Curtis Pritchard.
Curtis’s head was turned by Jourdan
Riane while Amy was in neighbouring
villa Casa Amor and he confessed he
couldn’t promise to be faithful to Amy.
He went on to kiss Maura Higgins
and, at the time of going to press, was
coupled up with Francesca Allen.
With public support proving so
overwhelming for Amy, she arrives at
OK!’s shoot with security in tow! ‘I can’t
get the train at the moment because
it’s too crazy. But I get really bad car
sickness so we had to pull over on the
way here so I could be sick! I’m going
to have to invest in some car sickness
tablets,’ Amy laughs as we sit down for a
chat at our secret location in London.
‘I’ve read OK! since I was 12,’ she
continues: ‘I can’t believe I’m now going
to be in it!’ Honest and articulate, Amy- who hadn’t had a boyfriend before
entering the villa – is soon showing her
former ‘half boyfriend’ Curtis exactly
what he’s missing with her new look.
‘I fell in love and broke up with
someone for the first time with millions
of people watching. I don’t know how
long it will take me to get over Curtis
because this is all new to me, but I’ve
made peace with the situation now. And
now millions of people know who I am
I’ve got more options!’ she laughs.
Here, self-confessed Love Island
super-fan Amy tells OK! about her
‘insane’ new life in the spotlight,
ignoring cruel trolls and why she’ll be
continuing to have therapy...How has life been since leaving the
villa, Amy?
I can’t get the train at the moment
because it’s too crazy. Everyone wants
a picture with me and I can’t say no. I
can’t leave the house without security!
My parents have found it surreal and I’ve
had thousands of messages. I had 3,700
Instagram followers before and now I
have nearly 900,000! When I landed
back at the airport after leaving the villa,
a boy shouted at me: ‘Amy! I came here
to tell you I love you!’Did you feel prepared to leave?
I can’t fault Love Island, they’ve been
amazing. All my anxieties went away
as soon as I left. I went into hiding for two
days and they prepared me for things
like trolling. I watched a video featuring
former Islanders Samira Mighty, Dr Alex
and Jamie Jewitt explaining what life
will be like. My first night at home in
Worthing, I couldn’t sleep so I typed my
name into Twitter and the first thing that
came up was ‘ugly’. It would have been
so easy for me to click on, but I’ve learnt
that self-sabotage isn’t healthy. I don’t
want any more plastic surgery so, sadly
for the trolls, I won’t be changing the way
I look. I might get my veneers redone
because they’re ten years old, but not
because of what people have said.Have you watched the show back?
I watched my exit but my mum was like:
‘Right turn it off now, you don’t want to
see the rest!’ She made me fast forward
the bits with Maura and Curtis. I wanted
to see the part when I came back from
Casa Amor and I’m really crying and
my mum said no. My family and friends
have been very protective.‘IDESERVEAMAN
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