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Photographed exclusively for Fabulous by Euan Danks COVER STAR ‘EVERYONE THINKS WE’RE IN IT FOR THE MONEY BUT I LOVE DOM’ She’s on her way to becoming a millionaire, but Love Island’s Jessica Shears says you can’t put a price on love

were to be “no meet and greets” at a Manchester club night they attended. “I didn’t expect the hate to be this bad,” she says, shaking her head BY KELLY in disbelief. “Some of the things are awful. I’m lucky I have thick skin now, because in the past I’ve struggled with myself. You’re given this platform from the show and you would be silly not to make the most of it. ALLEN “If I can make money so we can have a nice life and I can see Dom every day then why wouldn’t I? People tweet me: ‘You’re plugging lashing her whiter-than-white smile, Jessica everything!’ But if you were in my position you would do it, too.” Shears arrives at our shoot apologising for And she insists they only endorse stuff they believe in. looking “rough” despite being anything but. “I genuinely have used everything I promoted. If I didn’t believe in it I Her hair is blow-dried and bouncy, she’s wouldn’t do it. I rate everything I post. People slag me off, but I try everything, sporting a sun-kissed glow and is tottering and if something is s**t I would just say no – and I have.” on eye-wateringly high Louboutins while During the shoot, Jess gets Dom to take a quick snap of her pretending Fhand-in-hand with adoring boyfriend Dom Lever. to work on a laptop and making a fake phonecall to promote a watch. The Devon glamour model Jess definitely has plenty picture pops up on Instagram a few hours later. She also does a Boomerang to be happy about. A key player in the TV phenomenon video with some hair products – although she gives them to her manager of the summer, ITV2’s Love Island, the 24 year old didn’t moments later saying she “doesn’t want them”. just leave the villa with a decent tan and a man on her arm, but also the opportunity to seriously increase eanwhile Dom, 26, is about to set off on a money-spinning, her bank balance. Despite not making it to last month’s month-long tour of personal appearances, but Jess barely bats final, which was watched by nearly 3 million people, her fake lashes at the idea of women in clubs throwing themselves she’s been branded the show’s most bankable star Mat him. Even though he’s admitted to cheating in the past, she and is predicted to make £2million in the next year trusts him implicitly. – more even than the winning couple Kem Cetinay “I have no doubt women will try it on and . with him,” she says. “He’s gorgeous, but he “It’s mind-blowing,” she says. “I hope it’s true! No stuck by me when I wasn’t in the villa. I’ve one is going to say: ‘I don’t want to earn £2million,’ but got so much trust for the boy. Even if they I don’t need that much money. I’m happy if I have a try it on then good luck to them ,because nice house and am with Dom. That’s all I want in life.” I know he will be coming home to me. I Nevertheless, it hasn’t all been hearts and flowers. don’t worry about the fact he cheated The pair have come under attack from trolls andbeen before. We’ve all made mistakes and it Photographed blasted for shamelessly cashing in on their fame by wasn’t me, it wasn’t our relationship.” plugging huge numbers of products on their social media Indeed, they’ve already sealed their exclusively accounts – sometimes posting up to 10 ads a day to their two-month-old courtship with matching Dom and Jess for Fabulous by combined 2 million followers. Jess was also branded love-heart/palm-tree tattoos. got together “desperate” after she rather loftily tweeted that there “I’ve never got a tattoo with any → on Love Island Euan Danks

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other guy and I don’t take it lightly,” says Jess. “Even if Jess is also keen to reverse the 32GG boob job she it does end, which I don’t think it will, he’s been such a had when she was 20. Before signing up to Love Island, massive part of my life so I wouldn’t regret it anyway.” ‘i will never be the she was a glamour model and influencer who already The pair are currently inseparable, with Dom even had tens of thousands of Instagram followers. forsaking a lie-in to keep her company all day on our “My boob job isn’t great. It was a bad decision made shoot. He makes the most of his time while Jess is in skinniest girl – i’ve at a young age when my body confidence wasn’t what hair and make-up, getting their manager to snap him in it is now. I’m going to have it fixed ,and I can’t wait to various outfits for scheduled paid-for Instagram posts. have normal-sized boobs. I’m going to go half the size.” After his initial interest in the photo shoot wanes, he accepted it and i’m And her enhanced lips? goes to a sofa in the corner and promptly falls asleep. “I’m open about having fillers,” she says. “It’s worse But the course of true love doesn’t always run to deny it and give the impression I look like this smooth, and Jess and Dom’s romance certainly got happy with it’ naturally. I do think it’s sad that young girls want to off to a rocky start. When she entered the villa, she was change themselves, but fillers aren’t permanent. It’s offered the chance to “steal a man” from one of the yet to be honest – we’re always really tired. It sounds just like getting hair extensions.” girls. Dom was coupled up with Montana Brown ,but ridiculous because we are in these lovely hotel despite him begging Jess not to pick him, she did it rooms, but we go to sleep. We’re a bit boring, like ellow Islander Camilla Thurlow became a viewers’ anyway. Sure enough, after their first date he was a married couple. favourite after her argument with Jonny Mitchell smitten (isn’t love fickle?), and although Jess vowed “We don’t really spend any time apart, and when about who should pay for dinner prompted a she wouldn’t have sex on screen, they became the we do we just text non-stop saying we miss each other. Fmuch wider debate both inside and outside the first couple to go all the way. We do bicker. He does annoy me and I’m sure I annoy villa on feminism – something Jess is keen to learn “I was adamant I wasn’t having sex, but I definitely him. Sometimes I’m like: ‘Go away!’ and we’ll have more about. made him wait,” she says of the six days she made Dom a spat, but it’s nothing big. I’m not sick of him and I “I would hope that I am a feminist,” she says, a little hold out. “I don’t regret it at all. It wasn’t a one-night hope he’s not sick of me. Being apart for two weeks cautiously. “I do use my sexuality to get places and earn thing. But in the future I won’t let my kids watch that made us appreciate each other. Absence makes me money, but that’s my choice. I don’t know enough show. I even worry my little sister saw it.” the heart grow fonder.” about the issues. In fact, the pair have already passed the ultimate “I want to be as switched-on as Camilla is and I’ve owever, after just two weeks they were torn apart intimacy test – breaking wind in front of each other. asked her to have coffee with me because I’ve got when Jess was dumped off the show along with “We are so comfortable with each other, it’s kinda so much to learn. I don’t think enough people realise “Muggy” . After the pair looked worrying because this stuff usually takes months. [equality] is still an issue for women, so I’m glad that it H cosy leaving together, stories emerged they’d had I farted in front of him last night. We had coffee this started a conversation. Shows like Love Island can get a sex back at the hotel – something they both deny. morning and we were saying we needed a poo. It’s so bad rap – that 20-somethings just want to get drunk or “I’ve always got on with Mike regardless of the gross and you shouldn’t be discussing it, but we do.” have sex – so I’m glad it’s brought up a deeper subject.” rumours. I gave him a hug at the wrap party. I’m friendly It’s gone a bit TMI, but it’s true that they seem like Ask Jess what she hopes for in the future and the with him but there is nothing between us. I don’t have they’ve been together years. Dom fusses about getting answer is quite surprising.“Everyone thinks I’m really one-night stands. My friends all said it was ridiculous Jess drinks while she plates him up lunch from the fame hungry and I’m in it all for the money, but I’m because they knew it wouldn’t have happened. Dom buffet, and he expertly does up her bra in-between not. The money is a bonus. I’d like to be a stay-at-home knows the truth and that’s all that matters.” outfit changes. When Jess worries that the clothes mum and take dogs for a walk and do yoga – that Jeremy Kyle offered Mike a huge fee to do a lie are too loose and don’t suit her, Dom endlessly would be the goal. Dom is what I want. We want to get detector test, and Jess is so convinced of her innocence compliments her, rushing to hug her when she a house, but we’ve talked marriage and kids because that she would happily do one, too. shows any sign of insecurity. I wouldn’t mind spending forever with him.” F “No one has asked me, though. Do you know what? “When I am having a bad day and look gross, Dom I don’t feel like I need to. I could do one. I’ve been telling always tells me I’m amazing. When I’ve put on weight the truth the whole time and so has he. It’ll blow over he says: ‘I love you just the way you are.’ He’s done at some point… hopefully.” wonders for the way I feel about myself.” But while Dom never doubted her, Jess admitted Jess was one of the curviest contestants on the it did affect her first meeting with his parents, who show this year, with even show host worried she had cheated on their son. claiming that the super-slim girls portrayed an “Dom’s really close to his family. I wouldn’t say they unrealistic body image. gave me a hard time, but due to all the stories they “I was 100% one of the curviest in there,” says Jess. were dubious about me. But then they saw us together, “I’m not ashamed about it, but I do think that’s bad. The and I think I’ve got the seal of the approval now.” girls in Love Island were very slim. I think they should From top left: When they were reunited after the show they have girls who are bigger than me represented in the Jess coupled up couldn’t keep their hands off each other, and Jess claims villa because we’re all beautiful. The only thing I felt with Dom in week today that he’s the best lover she’s had – although with self-conscious about was everyone borrowing clothes one; she appeared Dom sitting next to her, she’s hardly likely to say otherwise. because I knew I wouldn’t fit into theirs. on This Morning “The first night outside the villa we were a bit tipsy. “I will never be the skinniest girl – I’ve accepted it with “Muggy” I’m not sure Dom remembers much. It was very much and I’m happy with it. For years, all I wanted was to be Mike; on Love grabbing each other. Dom is the best sex I’ve ever had. a skinny girl, then I was one of them ,but I made myself Island with I may not have been his first, but I’d better be his last. ill. It doesn’t suit me. I’m at a healthy size now because Camilla, Chloe

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