'I was on Love Island but now I've transformed my life and found God'

Many Love Island stars go on to take other paths after being on the show. A lot of them become influencers, while some go back to their day jobs or start their own company. However, one Love Island star has revealed how's now found God after being on the show.

Katie Salmon, 29, was on season two of the ITV2 dating show back in 2016, coming fourth place on the programme alongside Adam Maxted. She also made Love Island history on the show to form the first all-girl couple with the late Sophie Gradon. After leaving the programme, Katie decided to become an adult star and moved to Thailand. However after falling pregnant with her daughter, Thaiga, she decided to move back to the UK before giving birth in March 2022.

Becoming a mother made Katie to take a fresh look at her life, and she decided to make a major change. She continued being an adult star on OnlyFans for a while after having her daughter but realised it "wasn't sitting right" with her.

She said she didn't want her daughter doing the same work she was, sit it made her 'really look at herself'. After then going through a tough break up with her daughter's father, Katie said she began reading the bible and was baptised.

Katie has recently been taking to TikTok on her @itskatiesalmon account to talk about her new life after finding God. One recent video saw her dancing as she wrote: "When people say you're lying about following God but you left a 6-figure business to follow him and free yourself and now you have more peace than ever."

Captioning the post, she added: "Excuse me sir. But I think you’ll find the proof is in the pudding. Two years and thriving."

The video struck a chord with her fans, racking up hundreds of likes. One told her: "I watched you in Love Island and I’ve just watched your videos on here and you have a special glow about you now. Some things can’t be bought and you’re happiness is shining through."

Katie replied: "Glory to God, he hears us when we call."

Another person added: "That's the best part of a relationship with God, it's just between you and him. No one else has to see your sacrifice because only his view counts ever," to which Katie replied: "Amen."

Talking about finding religion to OK! magazine back in December 2023, Katie said: “I was obviously doing OnlyFans after I had my baby, but it wasn't really sitting right with me. It helped me step away from the platform and really take a bigger look. And I found that every time I'd go on social media, all my pages were covered in the same thing that I was doing, and it made me realise that I didn't want my daughter to be doing what I was doing, and I’d do everything in my power to make sure she doesn't.

“That made me really look at myself and think that it was time for changes. I couldn't just step away from the money, but unfortunately I had to in the end and it turned out to be the best thing for me.”

She added: "When I found a relationship with God, I really found a lot of truths in my opinion on what the Bible says about how we should cherish our temple and not abuse it.”

“I was seeking to be heard and to be found by someone for the help. In that moment, I found God and I felt like I was being guided to attend the church and to open the Bible and I found comfort in that.

“When I actually did attend church and open the Bible, I found a lot of comfort and a lot of healing with that which led me to getting baptised and my life has transformed since I've been baptised.”

Katie's new-found religion has also no doubt helped her through a tragedy she went through last year when the father of her daughter died.

Katie posted a photo of ex-fiancé Harry and their daughter Thiaga at the time to announce his death alongside an emotional message in which she said she was trying to 'navigate this pain'. The cause of death is unknown.

She wrote at the time: 'Trying to navigate this pain. The highest highs and the lowest lows with you. It's so sad to know you'll never see what a beautiful little girl she is or who she will become.

'I hope your soul finds peace Harry [heartbreak emoji].'

Katie is now in a relationship with businessman Joe Rossi, with him regularly featuring in her online posts.