Towie star in talks with Love Island to sign up for this summer's series after bitter split with ex
LOVE Island bosses are lining up a Towie star for the new series, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
Execs are in talks with the reality favourite to appear in the Love Island villa this summer following her bitter split with her boyfriend.
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Love Island bosses are in talks with a Towie star to appear in the new series
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Ella Rae Wise could enter the villa this summer
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The Towie star is single after splitting with Dan Edgar last month
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Insiders have told us that
Ella split with her Towie star boyfriend
A source close to Ella tells The Sun: 'Ella's team are in talks with Love Island bosses about her going into the villa this summer.
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"Ella is up for it because she believes a nice amount of time will have passed between her split with Dan Edgar, and she'll be ready to start dating again by then.
"It would have been far too soon for her to do something like Celebs Go Dating, but she'll be up for a single girl summer in the sunshine.
"Bosses are really keen to make it happen."
The source continued: "Joey Essex brought lots of buzz back to the series last year when he made a shock entrance, so producers are keen to bring in another celebrity to shake the villa up once more.
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"They think Ella will be perfect - she's stunning, very feisty and knows how to make good telly, so she ticks every box.'
Towie's Dan Edgar makes shock confession over Ella Rae Wise romance after she breaks down in tears in CBB over split
The Sun has contacted both ITV and a rep for Ella for comment.
Ella first hooked up with Dan in early 2024 during the cast trip to Bali.
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Ella and Dan's relationship played out over the course of the year but it was blighted by break-ups and make-ups due to blazing rows.
Ella confirmed they were back on in February as
But last month, as she prepared to head into the Celebrity Big Brother house, Ella told The Sun that
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Ella Rae Wise's relationship history
We take a look at Ella Rae Wise's past relationships
In 2022, Ella appeared on Celebrity Ex On The Beach
alongside
James Lock
and
She reunited with her ex Kris Boyson on the MTV show and they left as a couple.
Ella and Kris split very soon after.
Ella was later romantically linked to her Towie co-star Pete Wicks.
However, the couple were branded a "showmance" by fans and Ella went on to describe Pete as her "forever friend".
In September 2022, Ella briefly enjoyed a romance with
Ibiza Weekender
star
Ella began dating Dan Edgar in early 2024 following his break-up with Amber Turner.
Dan had been with Amber for six years but he was quick to move on with Ella in Bali.
Ella and Dan's relationship continued throughout 2024 and into this year, but it was plagued with rows and break-ups.
In March this year, Ella confirmed she and Dan had "split for good".
Ella said: "We are not together. And it's really, really sad that we're not together. We split up a week ago.
'It has nothing to do with Big Brother. It was a decision that I had to make because I didn't feel that we were getting things that we wanted out of each other.
'We can be best friends, but if something's missing, what are we wasting our time for?"
Fans had predicted
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Ella and Dan first got together during the Towie cast trip to Bali last year
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Their romance was blighted by rows and break ups
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The couple reunited after Christmas but it wasn't to last
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Ella and Dan split before her Celebrity Big Brother appearance last month
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Fans had wrongly predicted she would get together with Chris Hughes in the house
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