Love Island star Sophie Mills hard launches new relationship - but there is one thing fans can't stop staying about her handsome beau
The reality TV star, 22, shot to fame on the matchmaking series last year when she found herself in a love triangle between co-stars Zane Prophet and Dylan Towolawi—but it all ended in heartbreak.
Now, the blonde beauty appears to have well and truly moved on as she debuted her new man on TikTok on Wednesday, but fans couldn't help but point out her boyfriend's uncanny resemblance to US actor Drew Starkey.
Sophie uploaded a very sweet montage video of herself and her new lover with the caption: 'How it feels to finally find the person who treats you how you've always dreamed of being treated.'
The clip saw several short scenes of Sophie looking loved up with her new man as they cuddled, kissed, and enjoyed fun adventures together.
Followers flocked to the comments to point out the mystery hunk looks just like 31-year-old Outer Banks star Drew.
'You ate with the Drew Starkey dupe Sophie,' someone wrote.
'I thought it was Drew Starkey,' another said.
A third commented, 'He lowkey looks like Drew Starkey I LOVE this for you,' while someone else added: 'Girl yes he looks like Drew Starkey.'
Drew, real name Joseph Andrew Starkey, is an American actor who got his start with supporting roles in Love, Simon and The Hate U Give.
But his biggest role to date was as troubled teenager Rafe Cameron in the Netflix series Outer Banks.
Last year, he starred in Luca Guadagnino's romantic drama film Queer.
Meanwhile, Sophie shot to fame on Love Island Australia last year, though she landed herself quite the following on TikTok before she was cast for the Nine series.
Calling herself an enrolled nurse at the time she was cast for Love Island, Sophie was described as a 'bubbly' person who had just missed the cut to star on the series in 2023.
Followers flocked to the comments to point out the mystery hunk looks just like 31-year-old Outer Banks star Drew
She said the type of men she usually went for were athletes, namely NRL players.
Unfortunately, Sophie's time on Love Island ended in heartbreak when she left the Villa with Dylan, only for the pair to split soon after, with Dylan quickly moving on with his ex, and Sophie's best friend, Mimi Paranihi.
'Since we left the Villa we'd all hang out. With lots of the cast in Sydney I'd make regular trips there and I just caught a little vibe of something going on between them [Dylan and Mimi],' Sophie told Nine.com.au in December.
'It doesn't seem like they're officially dating but they're open to the possibility of that. If something does blossom between Mimi and Dylan I can't hold it against anyone.
'I'd never ask somebody to choose between friendship and love. Maybe if they were sneaky or disrespectful or went about it in the wrong way, but that hasn't happened.'
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