Love Island’s Paige Turley: her age, Instagram and relationship with Finley Tapp

She's taking part in Celebrity Ex on the Beach

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by William Marriott |
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She won the first ever winter Love Island back in 2020 and now Paige Turley has traded the South African villa for the Celebrity Ex on the Beach apartment where she will come came face to face with former bae, Finley Tapp.

Cue hot as hell slow-mo walks out of the ocean.

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Who is Paige Turley?

Paige is a singer, reality TV star and influencer who took part in Love Island 2020, she won the show alongside now ex-boyfriend Finn.

How old is Paige Turley?

Paige is 26 years old, her birthday is 14 August 1997, making her star sign a Leo, which explains why she has such great hair...

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Where is Paige Turley from?

Paige is from West Lothian in Scotland.

When was Paige Turley on Love Island?

She was an OG Islander on the first ever winter season of show back in 2020, you know the series that make an icon out of Shaughna 'Congrats, hun' Phillips?

Paige and Finn won the show with 44.52 per cent of the public vote, beating Siannise Fudge and Luke Trotman by 1 per cent (they had 43.61 per cent). Is that right? We're not maths queens.

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Who is Paige Turley dating?

It looks as though Paige is back on the market after splitting from her long-term Love Island boyfriend, Finn.

Although there is a possibility that the two rekindled their love during Ex on the Beach, but we shall have to watch it and see to find out for sure.

What happened between Paige Turley and Finley Tapp?

We are pretty sure everybody thought the couple were in end game but after nearly four together they called it a day on their romance last year.

Paige and Finn then proceeded to do a Callum Jones and Molly Smith and took part in a dating show at the same time, despite having only recently broken up. Honestly, we can't think of anything worse.

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What happened between Paige Turley and Lewis Capaldi?

Before she took part in the romance reality TV show, Paige dated British musician Lewis Capaldi, in fact, the award winning singer even wrote the song 'Hold Me While You Wait,' about her. Not remotely jealous.

When was Paige Turley on Britain's Got Talent?

She took part in the competition show back on 2012 where she made it all the way to the semi-finals. Just like her ex Lewis, Paige is a singer and wowed the judges with her vocal talent all the way back when; nowadays she is a full-fledged vocalist and has released her own single and everything.

Paige Turley on therapy

Paige previously opened up about how she had tragically lost her childhood friend, Jamie Aitchison – who she poignantly described as “the light in a dark room” – to suicide at just 20 years old. Channelling her grief into raising money and awareness in memory of her late pal, Paige spoke to Closer about the trauma.

“When Jamie died, it really struck us all because it was so unexpected. He was so young and had his whole life ahead of him. For the first few weeks I was in shock, and I was quiet over the festive period. New Year was really tough, but Finn was so supportive. He didn’t know Jamie personally, but he was there for me as much as possible.”

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“It’s made me more determined to use my platform to speak about mental health," she continued, "particularly among men. Guys are not as good as girls at saying, ‘Let’s grab a coffee’, but trying to get time together where there’s no alcohol involved is so important.”

The star set herself the challenge of running the London Landmarks Marathon to raise money for Mental Health UK and to shine a light on male suicide.

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She explains, “I want to keep Jamie’s memory alive, there was much I’m sure he still wanted to do. I struggled to run just 3k before this, but it’s had such a positive impact on my own headspace.”

Paige has been open about her own struggles with mental health since leaving Love Island, recently admitting she had suffered with “low moods and anxiety” and even considered walking away from the spotlight after being catapulted to fame.

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She explains, “For months I didn’t realise I was struggling with anxiety. It wasn’t until someone else pointed out to me that some of my actions weren’t normal behaviour that I realised something wasn’t right. When I felt anxious, I would have really shuddery breathing, I’d start to shake and my hands would tremble. I’d suffer with paranoia, and avoid any kind of social situation, that’s when people around me started to pick up on how I was behaving and made me aware. It was all quite surreal. The pandemic made it worse, all that time behind closed doors and not having to face the world, and then going back out to it all was daunting and I really struggled.”

But thanks to regular talking therapy, Paige admits she’s in a much better place now. “I’ve been in therapy for a while, and I’d recommend it to everyone,” she says. “It’s been great for me and has taught me coping mechanisms. My anxiety definitely heightened after Love Island because everything was so magnified, but my therapy made me realise that I’d had it before then. My therapist took me right back to my childhood, which gave me an understanding about why I do certain things.”

She adds, “For a while, I just thought I’d lost the plot, but therapy has made me realise that I have a right to be heard and get better. It’s broken things down, and taught me that the world isn’t that bad or scary.”

What is Paige Turley's Instagram?

You can follow her at @paige_turley.

WATCH: ‘I was the queen of getting told off’: Paige and Finn expose their Love Island Secrets

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