Lucie Donlan asked out Luke Mabbott as soon as he was single – insisting ‘you’ve got to go for what you want’ when it comes to finding The One.

The Love Island star, 22, admitted she messaged Luke, 25, directly after his split from Demi Jones, 22, having watched him on his series of the ITV2 show.

In an exclusive interview, Lucie told MailOnline she ‘fancied’ Luke the moment she saw him walk into the villa – but she’s relieved they met away from the cameras and on ‘their own terms.’

The pair split in May – and Lucie was reportedly dating Luke the following month, with them going official on social media in July.

Lucie said: ‘The best thing to come out of 2020 was meeting Luke and I have Love Island to thank for that.

‘Even though we didn’t meet on the show, we have met from the show – we would have never met each other.

‘I am glad we weren’t on the same series, it has been so natural with Luke, we have been through the same experience but it’s much better we met outside the villa on our own terms. It’s been a really nice and peaceful way of doing things.’