Belle had no interest in Love Island
Love Island's Belle has revealed she had no interest in appearing on the show until her dad approached her with an offer.
She tells Closer Magazine, 'I had a conversation with my dad and he asked me if I wanted to do the show.'
It seems in order to appear on Love Island you either have to be extremely lucky, have a deadly agent or a famous father.
Belle has revealed it was the latter that secured her a place on the show.
Her father Tamer Hassan has starred in features like The Football Factory and Game of Thrones.
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She continues, 'I didn't really think much of it and before I knew it one of his friends [got me in contact] with someone at ITV...'
'Then I did the audition and started the application process.'
Love Island application process
It was revealed just last week that only six of the 36 contestants who appeared on this year's series were chosen through the application process.
The remaining 30 contestants were either found by the casting team or put forward by professional agents.
According to The Mirror, 85,000 people applied to appear on the show this year.
Little did they know they only had a 0.007% chance of getting through.
Belle's Love Island journey
Despite her initial lack of interest, she went on to find love in Scotland's Anton Danyluk.
The pair seemed to hit it off the moment she entered as a Casa Amor bombshell.
Like every couple, they had their ups and downs but they got through it together.
Unfortunately, they were dumped from the island following a public vote near the end of the series.
The pair however, have not allowed their elimination stand in the way of their relationship.
They've continued dating on the outside and seem closer than ever.
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First date outside the villa at @thegallerybarandgrill thanks for looking after us ❤️👌🏻 @bellehassan
Anton and Belle recently opened up about villa secrets and Maura's "demanding" behaviour behind scenes.
Read all about that here.
