Mary Bedford may have formed some strong bonds with the other girls in the Love Island girls, but she's got a famous friend outside the show.
She is friends with former Coronation Street actress Arianna Atjar, who played model Olivia Radfield in the ITV soap.
The Islander, 22, has described Arianna the as "yin" to her "yang", and she's given her BFF the responsibility of running her Instagram account while she's in the villa.
The duo have appeared in a string of photos together posted to their respective Instagram accounts, including of them taking plush holidays together.
One snap saw them posing in skimpy outfits as they sunbathed on the top deck of a posh yacht with the Dubai skyline behind them.
Before going into the villa, Mary posted a photo of them sporting matching ponytails.
"Bestie hair goals," she captioned the glamorous snap.
Arianna gushed over her pal in the comments, writing: "Love you my best friend in the whole wide world.
Last week Ariana shared another stunning snap of the two of them which appeared to have been taken when they were out to dinner.
"I’m so proud of you bestie," she captioned while Mary is away from her in the villa.
Arianna starred in Corrie in May and June 2018, and made another appearance in the show in January 2019.
The character came to Weatherfield to do a shoot for modelling shoot for Underworld but it transpired that her agent Antoine Reese was using models as drug mules.
With the help of Rosie Webster, played by Helen Flanagan, Olivia came up with a plan to plant Antoine's drugs back on him.
Since leaving Corrie, Arianna has been focusing on running her own online fashion boutique, Mars The Label, which specialises in swimwear and bodysuits.
Mary has even posed for the brand modelling its products.
Arianna has been defensive of her bestie on Instagram since she entered the villa.
hit out at Love Island producers' treatment of Mary during the steamy heart rate challenge.
The businesswoman said Mary had been put in a "budget" mermaid costume in the challenge.
In Monday night's episode, one Love Island couple will be dumped from the villa after the public voted for their least favourite pair following the Islanders voting amongst themselves to decide the least compatible couples.
Mary and Aaron are at risk, alongside Faye and Teddy, Priya and Brett, and Liberty and Jake.
*Love Island airs weekdays and Sundays at 9pm on ITV2
