Love Island star Sophie Gradon took her own life after drinking alcohol and taking cocaine, an inquest has ruled.
Sophie, 32, was found dead at her parents' home in Ponteland near Newcastle on June 20 last year.
Sophie was found by her devastated boyfriend and his brother Ryan, who had driven to her house after growing concerned at Sophie's lack of social media activity.
Heartbroken Aaron was found dead just 20 days after his girlfriend's death - after he also took his own life - reports Mirror Online
His mum, Donna Armstrong, said that while his and Sophie's relationship was still in its early days, it was "very intense and emotional".
In a statement she said: "Initially he was a bit coy, but it became clear that the relationship meant an awful lot to him."
At the time, Northumberland Police confirmed there was no suspicious activity surrounding her death and Aaron's inquest returned a narrative verdict, saying that he had had absolutely no involvement in Sophie's passing.
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Senior Coroner for Northumberland South, Eric Armstrong, ruled that Sophie had taken alcohol and cocaine before her death.
He issued a warning to others, saying that the combination of the drink and drugs made people more likely to harm themselves.
News of Sophie's death caused shockwaves in her hometown of Newcastle, where she was a popular personality thanks to her beauty pageant past and reality show fame.
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Sophie had made history on Love Island 2017 as one half of the show's first same-sex couple when she coupled up with Katie Salmon from Wirral.
Before that, she'd been coupled up with barman Tom Powell, but their relationship was fraught with rows and they split up soon after leaving the villa.
Sophie's death was met with heartache and shock by her fellow Love Islanders, i ncluding her former co-star and love interest Katie.
