Love Island's Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen are richest EVER stars

Love Island runner-ups Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen are the show’s richest EVER contestants… after amassing a combined £4.3m fortune since hitting screens in 2016

  • The couple, formerly a sales executive and scaffolder, soared to fame in 2016 when they appeared on the ITV2 reality show 
  • Loved-up couple Olivia and Alex, aged 25 and 28 respectively, tied the knot in an Essex ceremony two years after meeting on Love Island during series two 
  • As well as magazine deals, the couple have also scooped a host of lucrative projects – including make-up and clothing collaborations and TV shows
  • In estimates from heat magazine’s Rich List 2019, it is claimed the married couple have made the most money from the show

Love Island 2016 runners-up Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen have been named the richest stars from the show after amassing a huge £4.2million fortune collectively. 

In estimates from heat magazine’s Rich List 2019, it is claimed the married couple, aged 25 and 28 respectively, have made the most money from the show due to a host of collaborations with clothing brands, TV deals and work with beauty lines. 

The magazine has now published a rich list for nine years and with the help of company accounts, endorsement deals and TV contracts, the wealth of under-30 entertainers who are residents in the UK are estimated. 

Lucky them! Love Island 2016 runners-up Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen have been named the richest stars from the show after amassing a huge £4.2million fortune collectively

Olivia and Alex, formerly a sales executive and scaffolder, soared to fame in 2016 when they appeared on the ITV2 reality show, where she was an original star and he a late and extremely popular entrant.

While their romance was initially thrown into despair when he enjoyed a night of passion with Zara Holland, things soon flourished for the duo.

After leaving the villa their romance soon when from strength to strength and Alex popped the question in New York in 2016. 

In the run up to their big day they starred on Say Yes to the Dress and then gave fans a glimpse into the big day on their own wedding show Olivia and Alex Said Yes.

Oh! In estimates from heat magazine’s Rich List 2019, it is claimed the married couple, aged 25 and 28 respectively, have made the most money from the show (Olivia pictured plugging fake tan)

Happy days: The couple have had a series of shows on TLC 

Drying out: Olivia has also collaborated with Batiste dry shampoo 

Loved-up couple Olivia and Alex tied the knot in a luxurious Essex ceremony two years after meeting on Love Island during series two.

Their star-studded day secured them a a lucrative £25,000 magazine deal and saw stars such as Gabby Allen, Pete Wicks, Tina Stinnes and Kady McDermott attend.

Aside from magazine deals, the couple have also scooped a host of lucrative deals which have landed them prize places on the list. 

They scooped another reality show with TLC’s Olivia & Alex: Happily Ever After? which is currently serialising. 

Matching up: Aside from magazine deals, the couple have also scooped a host of lucrative deals which have landed them prize places on the list

Check me out: The couple launched their own swimwear line, Exempt Society, which Olivia largely models herself

How Olivia and Alex made their millions

2017 – Misspap collaboration: Olivia’s first clothing collection, of which she said: ‘I’m a perfectionist and would never put my name to something I wasn’t totally happy with’

2017 – boohooMAN: Alex was next to scoop a clothing collaboration as he signed up with the online retail giant  

2018 – Quiz clothing line: The couple launched a ‘Honeymoon Edit’ 

2016 – Gym King: Fitness fanatic Alex became a face of the brand 

2018 – TLC’s Olivia and Alex Said Yes: A show documenting the lead-up to their wedding and the big day

2018 – Batiste dry shampoo: Olivia became an ambassador for the hair product  

2018 – Skin Republic X Olivia Buckland Prep + Glow Sheet Mask: Olivia launched her own line of face masks 

2018 – W7 Cosmetics: Olivia signed up to become the face of the make-up line

2019 – Cocoa Brown tan: The stunner became the face and body of the affordable tanning range 

2019 – Exempt Society: The couple launched their own swimwear line 

2019 – TLC’s Olivia & Alex: Happily Ever After?: A follow-up show in which the couple depict their foray into married life 

Fans of the couple were delighted to be given further insight into their life, having also had an ‘Anniversary Special’ on the channel. 

Notable mentions in the reality world come from TOWIE star and shoe designer Tommy Mallet, who boasts a £5.2m fortune while Billie Faiers has £3.8m.

Ed Sheeran kicked Adele off the top spot to become Britain’s young British star under 30. The Shape Of You hitmaker, 28, has had a hugely successful year, almost doubling his wealth within the past year from £94m in 2017 to a whopping £170m.

And thanks to his mega earnings, and the fact that Adele has now turned 31, Ed topped Heat magazine’s 2019 Rich List.

Ed’s pockets were well and truly lined thanks in part to his two-year world-breaking highest-grossing ÷ Divide Tour.

Meanwhile, thanks to his impressive song-writing skills, the star has sold a staggering 150 million records worldwide.

While he’s also penned huge hits for artists including the likes of Justin Bieber, Rita Ora and Anne-Marie, earning him plenty of royalties.

And while Ed is sitting high at the top, Adele has slipped off out of the list altogether as since turning 31, she no longer qualifies.

The 30 Richest Celebrities 30 and Under appears in this week’s heat magazine, on sale now (Tuesday 29 October).

Way back when: Olivia and Alex, formerly a sales executive and scaffolder, soared to fame in 2016 when they appeared on the ITV2 reality show, where she was an original star and he a late and extremely popular entrant

Winning: Ed Sheeran has kicked fellow singer Adele off the top spot to become Britain’s young British star under 30, almost doubling his wealth within the past year to a whopping £170m

Top spot: And thanks to his mega earnings, and the fact that Adele has now turned 31, Ed topped Heat magazine’s 2019 Rich List

 

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