Love Island star reveals new boyfriend after bitter split from co-star she coupled up with OUTSIDE the villa
Lydia and Ron broke up shortly before
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Love Island star Lydia Karakyriakou revealed she is dating someone new
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The former Islander gave a sneak peek of her new mystery man
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The sexy reality star shot to fame on Love Island two years ago
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Lydia previously dated Love Island star Ron Hall
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Since then she has been keeping fans up-to-date with her life away from the villa.
In her recent Instagram post, she shared a slew of stunning photos from Italy.
She wrote
next
to them: "Turning 25 in Lake Como."
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In the post there was a very short clip where Lydia had her back to the camera, and a mystery man could be seen stroking her back and shoulders - hinting at her new romance.
Meanwhile, Lydia's last known
The pair never coupled up on the show, but instead got together a year after.
They thrilled fans when they finally announced last November that they were an item following months of going on secret dates.
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They were congratulated by a flood of
Following
news
of their split that photo has since been deleted, and Lydia was seen posting about being single on TikTok.
In January, as Ron was seen making his big entrance on Love Island All Stars, Lydia couldn't
It came when she shared a picture of herself dancing at a club and looking sexy.
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She then poked fun at Ron for splitting up with her because they lived too far apart - as she hails from Scotland while he is an Essex native.
Writing across the
snap
, Lydia quipped: "When he said the distance was gonna be too long, but she didn't realise he meant
South Africa
[followed by laughing emojis]."
Their split came shortly before the new series of Love Island All Stars kicked off.
Ron returned to the villa for another chance at love, after originally falling for
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Lydia poked fun at her ex Ron with this picture in January
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