Love Island: Tina Stinnes’ major glow-up REVEALED seven years after Kady McDermott row

She was Kady McDermott's nemesis in 2016

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by Ben Pulsford |
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Love Island's Kady McDermott doing an Adam Collard and returning to the villa for round two has got us seriously reminiscing over her original season, Love Island 2016, AKA one of the greatest series of Love Island, no, TELEVISION of all time.

'Iconic' isn't even a strong enough word, and while Kady's behaviour is somewhat vanilla in the Love Island 2023, the OG 2016 Kady was every flavour in the ice cream parlour – mainly thanks to her rivalry with fellow Love Island 2016 star Tina Stinnes.

Just take a minute to let all those iconic and delicious Love Island memories seep back in.

Tina Stinnes in 2016 (ITV)

These girls redefined 'love rivals' seven years ago – in fact, they're making Scott van-der-Sluis and Mitchel Taylor look downright mature and civilised right now – with the queens majorly falling out over Scott Thomas. No doubt Kady calling screeching "You're a c**t and your dress is SHIT!" at Tina as her and Scott went off for a spa date didn't help, either. Oh, and calling her a "Made in Chelsea reject" (ironically before she started appearing on MIC). Ouch.

It was a different time to say the least – which would explain why Tina looks COMPLETELY different all these years later. Yep, we have another Love Island glow-up on our hands...

Back on Love Island, Tina had a girl next door meets Goldilocks thing going on, but seven years on she's basically transformed into a Rita Ora doppelgänger that we barely recognise.

Tina recently shared a snap of herself on holiday in Ibiza and, tbh, we hardly recognised this ultra glamorous human in our feed. Her hair is slightly darker, her style game has been upped, and, well, to quote Whitney Adebayo, she's giving baddie.

The fire snap was commented on by an array of Love Island and Made in Chelsea stars including Gabby Allen, Olivia Bentley and Verity Bowditch. How's that for A-list validation?

Who is Tina Stinnes?

Tina was a contestant on the Love Island series 2. She entered the villa on day 20 and was dumped on day 40 after Adam Maxted chose to couple up with Katie Salmon.

How old is Tina Stinnes?

Tina was born on 25 February 1995, which makes her 28 years old.

When was Tina Stinnes on Love Island?

Tina took part in the second series of Love Island in 2016.

Who did Tina Stinnes couple up with on Love Island 2016?

She coupled up with Adam Maxted and Troy Fith while in the villa. She famously set her sights on Scott Thomas, too.

Did Tina Stinnes enjoy being on Love Island 2016?

Despite getting nearly three weeks in an all expenses paid luxury villa with some of the hottest men in the country, Tina said her time on Love Island was “horrible”.

Speaking to The Sun in 2017, she said, “I can see how people feel, especially when there is no one in there for them.

“It can be really a sh-t, horrible feeling and you can feel really lonely.”

Was Tina Stinnes on Made in Chelsea?

Yes. Remember when Kady called Tina a “Made in Chelsea reject” in the villa? Well, call it a prophecy but just a year after first appearing on our screens, Tina was in SW3 flirting up a storm with longest-reigning MiC cast member Jamie Laing.

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tina and georgia toffolo together in 2014 ©Getty Images

Tina’s main storyline revolved around her flirtations with Jamie and incurring the wrath of his then-girlfriend Frankie Gaff, whom she called “the most irritating person on social media” in a magazine interview.

Tina actually made her debut in 2014 – two years before her Love Island debut – when she briefly (and we do mean briefly) dated Spencer Matthews. Does this mean that technically Kady was right all along?

What happened to Tina Stinnes from Love Island season 2?

Like many Islanders, Kady has gone on to become an influencer and business owner. She is the founder of sustainable swimwear brand, Litora.

Is Tina Stinnes on Instagram?

She's an Islander, isn't she? You can follow her at @tinastinnes.

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