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Victoria Johns

Love Island stars' salaries before they entered the villa revealed - from Olivia to Will

With their faces on TV every night, the stars of Love Island cash in when they leave the villa.

Brands including Pretty Little Thing all make a beeline for the most popular contestants and many of the Islanders go onto make some serious money.

Molly-Mae Hague, 23 has an estimated net worth of £6m after PLT made her creative director.

While Gemma Owen reportedly bagged a £100,000 deal with the brand.

However, many of this year's contestants were quids in before strutting their stuff in South Africa.

Here's the lowdown on their salaries.

Zara Deniz Lackenby- Brown - £72,000

Model, actress and property developer, Zara was a busy bee before she went on Love Island.

The average salary for a model is £40,000 and as a property developer the Londoner could be earning up to £32,000 depending on her level.

Zara also has 22,600 followers on Instagram,which could earn her between £100 and £180 per post.

Her total income could be around £72,000, according to price comparison site Idealo.co.uk.

Olivia Hawkins - £67,000

Ring girl Olivia was doing very nicely for herself before Love Island, according to reports.

Olivia was a ring girl before making her debut on the show (ITV)

The 27-year-old actress was also a body double for celebrities including Michelle Keegan and Emma Watson.

The estimated salary of a ring girl is around £40,000, however with her roles in James Bond and music videos for Craig David and Tom Zanetti, Olivia could have brought home a cool £67,000 per year.

Ron Hall - £40,000

We've already seen Ron's stunning family home in Essex on Aftersun, leaving viewers stunned by its size and glamorous decor.

Ron is a financial advisor (Instagram)

The financial advisor could be on a salary of £40,000, however if he were to move up the ranks, the 25-year-old could command £60,000 for a senior role.

Lana Jenkins - £39,000

Lana from Luton is a celebrity make-up artist, who was recently pictured with Michelle Keegan on the set of Brassic.

A make-up artist can earn an average salary of around £39,000 or roughly £20 an hour depending on the size of the job.

Lana worked as a make-up artist before her Love Island debut (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

When she leaves the villa, false eyelash brand Eyelure could come knocking after the company worked with Millie Court, who won Love Island in 2021.

Shaq Muhammad - £29,000

Shaq works in airport security in a role which pays around £29,000 a year.

The Londoner has been on quite a journey on the show having been dumped then showered with affection by Tanya. Many are now predicting the 24-year-old could clean up if he wins the show with a string of lucrative endorsement deals.

Shaq was thought to be on roughly £29,000 a year before the show (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Will Young - £28,000

Farmer Will has a million followers on TikTok and is thought to be making around £28,000 a year from his family's farm.

Will has a million followers on TikTok (farmer_will_/Instagram)

His popular presence on social media, including £260k followers on Instagram, means he could also be bagging anywhere up to £10,000 per post, depending on their engagement.

•Love Island is on Tuesday on ITV2 at 9pm

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