Love Island’s Amanda reveals how a break-up sparked her 12kg weight loss and new career

What readers are saying

Sandraroo
Love that she's worked on herself first before jumping into the villa - that's smart! If you're thinking of trying something new like modelling or dating, getting your head right beforehand makes a real difference 💪
Verno
It seems a bit of a stretch to link a modelling break directly to an Instagram scout finding her profile... sometimes those approaches happen long before a physical transformation takes place.
RetiredEmma
If producers approached her via Instagram after seeing those photos, it pays to remember how curated those feeds are compared to reality.
shelly86
Mentioning that the show airs at 10am on 9Now alongside the evening broadcast on the Nine Network really highlights how much viewing habits have shifted away from traditional schedules.
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