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Love Island’s Paige Thorne lands six-figure fashion deal after quitting paramedic job: ‘This is a real pinch me moment’-Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
‘I can’t believe I have my very own collection.’
Paige has hailed her latest venture as a ‘pinch me moment’ (Picture: ITV/ForeverUnique)
Love Island’s Paige Thorne is the latest star to sign a whopping six-figure fashion deal.
The reality star, 24 narrowly missed out on a place in the final with current boyfriend Adam Collard, and has now secured her first collaboration since leaving the villa.
Paige has signed a deal with online retailer Forever Unique.
Speaking about her exciting collab, Paige said: ‘I wanted my collection to be a considered purchase, using high quality materials and taking me out of my comfort zone.
‘This is a real pinch me moment, I can’t believe I have my very own collection with a brand I’ve loved for years!’
Brand owner Seema Malhotra added: ‘We were drawn to Paige immediately in the villa and love what she stands for as a strong, independent and driven female.
Paige’s collection launches in October (Picture: ForeverUnique)
Paige and Adam left the villa in fifth place (Picture: REX / ITV)
‘She knows what she wants and that is at the core of our ethos as a
brand.’
The announcement comes after Paige was forced to quit her job as a paramedic after coming off the show over fears of ‘backlash’ towards the NHS.
‘When I did tell work I needed the time off to go in [to the villa], my manager was so supportive and she 100% backed me every step of the way,’ she said.
‘I said to my manager “It’s a massive opportunity, is there any way I can do it?” I tried taking annual leave, unpaid leave, a career break, I tried every single avenue possible to keep my job as well as do Love Island, but, unfortunately, because paramedics and the ambulance service and the NHS in general get such bad backlash about waiting times and being understaffed and all of this, I think, from a management perspective, they were like, “Yes, we want to fully support you.”
‘I think they couldn’t risk me going in not knowing me as a person, obviously higher up they don’t know me as an individual employee.
‘I think they were worried that I went in and then it’s like, “Oh, the NHS is struggling this much and paramedics are struggling this much and you’ve let one have time off to go into Love Island,” it might’ve created more bad press and bad backlash that they just didn’t need.
‘Which I totally understand. So the only option I had was to resign, which I was devastated about.’
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Paige isn’t the only islander that has shared big news lately, as Gemma Owen has also landed a deal with Pretty Little Thing, and Tasha has signed a brand deal with eBay UK.
While Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is rumoured to be working with Oh Polly, and finalist Indiyah Polack has been linked to online retailer Boohoo.
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