'I Want Mark Wright To Be My Mentor!'
NOW|August 28, 2017

Love Island’s Kem on false stories, fashion and famous friends…

Chloe Andrews
'I Want Mark Wright To Be My Mentor!'

Love Island was arguably the breakout show of the summer and for winner Kem Cetinay life couldn’t be more different. He and girlfriend Amber Davies got to split the £50,000 prize money and they’re now enjoying the lucrative wave of nightclub appearances, paid social media posts and fashion endorsements. Kem, 21, was recently named boohoo MAN’s first UK ambassador and the Essex boy can’t believe what’s happening to him.

‘It’s been quite surreal,’ Kem tells Now. ‘You just have to take everything in your stride.’ But just weeks after leaving the villa, he experienced the downside of fame when a former friend sold a story claiming it was only a matter of time before he broke Amber’s heart. In our exclusive chat, Kem discusses dealing with the inevitable negativity and his budding friendship with Mark Wright…

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