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Kelly Williams & Jessica Walford

A young woman got 100,000 followers by finding out where to buy Love Island outfits

It's the hit TV show that's became the talk of the nation.

But now one 21-year-old from Rhyl is using Love Island to make a name for herself by tracking down outfits worn by the stars of the show.

Laura, known as @theoutfitfinder on Instagram, searches the internet for clothes and posts them to her account.

Now the media, culture and communications student has 93,500 followers and is affiliated with big name brands including Pretty Little Thing, Missguided, Boohoo, Topshop and Asos.

"It all started when I was watching Love Island in 2017 and I really liked some of the girl's outfits so started searching the internet trying to find them and when I did, I posted about it on Instagram," Laura told North Wales Live .

I've spent a lot of time shopping online myself and I realised as soon as I'd seen an outfit I liked, I was quick at finding out where it was from.

"I started helping my friends find the clothes that they liked from the show and that's how it all took off because there was nothing like this out there at the time.

"ITV even got in contact because they loved the idea."

Now her account has become so popular she has expanded her expertise to any celebrity outfit.

Fans send her a direct message telling her what they are looking for and Laura, who doesn't charge for her services, will search online for the exact match, or something similar.

Laura, who plans to do something that mixes media with the fashion industry when she graduates, added: "When a popular show comes on such as Love Island or I'm a Celebrity, I get lots of people contacting me asking me to track down outfits.

"I must get at least 100 messages a day.

I've searched for all sorts of clothing, accessories and jewellery.

"It's great being able to help people and I get some lovely messages from girls thanking me, which makes it all worthwhile."

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