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Joel Leaver

How old is Love Island's Faye Winter ahead of being youngest on new Celebrity MasterChef

Faye Winter rose to fame on Love Island last summer and now more than a year later she's taking on another popular TV show by being a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef.

She's amongst the star-studded line-up of the new series – which will launch tonight on BBC One – alongside the likes of Ryan Thomas, 38, Katya Jones, 33, and Chris Eubank, 56.

The former Islander, 27, is the youngest of the contestants on the latest instalment of the BBC culinary contestant and she will be competing in the first heat of the new series.

It marks her first major TV project since appearing on Love Island last year – where she was a finalist alongside her now-boyfriend Teddy Soares, 27, whom she now lives with.

Faye Winter is the youngest contestant on the latest series of Celebrity MasterChef (BBC)

Love Island fans had been surprised to discover her age, as she was 26 when she stepped into the villa on the ITV2 reality show, which saw her display a fiery side as well as find love.

During her time on the programme, Faye racked up the show's highest ever Ofocm complaints following a fiery row with Teddy and she admitted recently that she found the backlash it "hard to deal with" when she returned from the villa.

The former Islander said she expects to still be in therapy for a while and explained that she felt as though she "lost" herself when she came out of Love Island last summer.

She told The Sun: "I'm still in therapy and I think I'll be doing it for a long time. I've always been very outspoken, I am myself, and if I need a bit of help along the way, then that's OK."

Faye is best known for having appeared on Love Island, where she met boyfriend Teddy Soares (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

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Since leaving the villa, the former lettings agent has won over a legion of fans by sharing a glimpse into her life in the UK. Faye has also worked with brands such as Ann Summers, McDonald's and Crocs as well as having supported a faux fur campaign by PETA.

Her first project after the show saw her work with Guide Dogs UK – having been a volunteer prior to Love Island – while she also runs a home renovation account on Instagram.

She'll get to show off her culinary skills on Celebrity MasterChef (BBC/Shine TV)

Discussing her future, Faye recently teased that she would love to front a property show for young people, saying that if she could make that happen she would be "really proud".

In the meantime though, fans will be able to see her culinary skills on the new series of Celebrity MasterChef – with them having to tune in to see whether she makes it past her heat.

The new series of Celebrity MasterChef starts tonight on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 8pm. Episodes of the show are due to be available through the latter after broadcast.

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