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Daniel Bird

Love Island's Brad McClelland tipped to become show's top earner despite early exit

Love Island's Brad McClelland may have recently left the idyllic Majorca villa but his brief appearance on the hit ITV2 programme is set to see his finances rocket.

Brad has seen an Instagram follower increase of over 1555% since first appearing on screens across the nation last month.

The 26-year-old now boasts around 424,00 followers on the photo-sharing site which could make hefty profits should he choose to use his platform for branded content deals.

In the past, Islanders have seen their bank balances spiral following lucrative deals with brands such as I Saw It First and Pretty Little Thing.

Brad is set to become the highest earner from the season seven alumni, bagging an estimated £10,000 per Instagram post (ITV)

Now, data collected by 10Yetis suggests that Brad could charge in excess of £10,000 for a sponsored post on his Instagram page.

While the programme may be in its third week of production, the popularity of each romantic hopeful appears to be increasing, with Islander Liberty Poole proving to be the highest earner who is still in the villa.

Data suggests that Liberty could charge brands around £8,000 for a post on her page in view of her 356,000 followers on the platform.

However, Faye Winter has seen the most growth across social media, with her followers rocketing up by an eye-watering 1870.2% since first entering the villa, with reports suggesting she could rake in, in excess of over £5,000 per social media post.

While Brad appears to be set to profit financially from his appearance, he has also profited personally - admitting that he has finally met his long-lost sister.

The 26-year-old recently addressed meeting his sister for the first time (brad_mcclell/Instagram)

During an appearance on ITV's Lorraine, speaking to stand-in host Ranvir Singh, he revealed that getting in contact with his younger sister is the best outcome of his appearance on the show.

Ranvir noted: "Something else incredible has happened in your family, for you in particular. Tell us what's happened since you came out.

"4 million people are watching, everybody now knows what you look like - and then what?"

Brad revealed: "So basically, I grew up just with my nana, my dad wasn't on the scene, but I always knew that I had a younger sister.

"I tried to get in contact with her for years, searching social media and trying to find out who she was - I just had her name.

"Basically, she reached out to us, and I FaceTimed her for the first time - the first time I'd ever seen her face and heard her voice was literally just a couple of days ago."

Brad went on to add: "My plan is now to obviously have a relationship with her and go from there.

"So if anything's come out of my Love Island experience it's honestly finding..."

Brad revealed that his sister is 15 and this was the first time he had ever seen her.

"It means the world to us. I'm one of six from my mum's side anyway, my brothers and sisters are massive to me - I try to spend as much time with them as I can.

"One of the first things I did when I got out of the villa was see my brother. So, another sibling is a massive thing," he added.

Love Island airs daily at 9pm on ITV2 and on the ITVHub.

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