Sherif Lanre, who rose to fame on Love Island in 2019, has found love after his controversial departure from the villa. The 25-year-old was famously told to leave the show after making an offensive remark toward Molly-Mae Hague. He has since turned his back on fame and is focusing on his blossoming sportsman career and cheffing. Now, he has put that behind him and is concentrating on his new girlfriend, whose name he has kept private. Sherif has shared a cheeky glimpse of her on Instagram while they enjoyed a holiday in Greece. In the photo, the mysterious girl can be seen in a bubble bath. He captioned the picture with a blue heart emoji.
After being kicked off Love Island, Sherif apologized for his behavior. He insisted that he did not mean it maliciously, admitting: “I’ve been stupid and let myself down.”
Since leaving the ITV2 show in 2019 after just nine days, Sherif has turned his back on fame and is focusing on his blossoming sportsman career. He has been selected for the Nigerian rugby team and has been training with them for the African Nations Championship and the Olympic trials. Prior to going into the villa, Sherif was already a semi-pro rugby player for South East London’s Old Alleynian Rugby Club.
When not tackling foes on the pitch, Sherif is cooking up a storm, having also returned to cheffing. He says that people still recognize him from Love Island and that some have been shocked to see him back in the kitchen. He tries to see the funny side of it and not make a big deal about it. He currently works at a company catering company doing fine dining for private events, which he is enjoying.
Sherif was scouted for Love Island while on his lunch break from his old job as a chef. He was one of the youngest islanders in his series, at just 20, and coupled up with Anna Vakili twice – admitting that he followed her on social media before heading into the villa.
Despite his controversial exit, Sherif secured multiple modeling contracts, including one for Boohoo Man with former islanders Rykard Jenkins, Dom Lever, and Adam Collard. He says that he “doesn’t regret” going on the show “despite everything” – but has since removed all references to Love Island on his social media bios. He wishes that he had done more research into it to know what he’d be going into, but he took a leap of faith. He acknowledges that the show seems more superficial now than it did before.
