Love Island’s Lana opens up on ‘heartbreak’ from ex Owen Warner and why she couldn’t watch him on I’m A Celeb
I’M A Celebrity hunk Owen Warner’s ex is hoping to heal her heart in the Love Island villa.
Gorgeous Lana Jenkins, 25, split from the Hollyoaks star two years ago but said the heartbreak was still too raw for her to watch his jungle stint last year.
Speaking days before she enters the new ITV2 villa in Cape Town, South Africa, Lana said: “I have had one heartbreak which was my last relationship, but I think coming out of that made me a better, stronger person.
“I’m all about forgiveness. I think, if I forgive, then it makes me feel better.
“So I don’t necessarily think a bad break-up is a bad thing in the long run.
“We’ve both moved on with our lives. He probably won’t watch, because I wouldn’t watch it if he was on there.”
She said she skipped seeing Owen in I’m A Celebrity because: “It’s a bit weird to watch your ex for an hour on telly every evening.”
Owen won hearts with his ditzy comments and came runner-up to Lioness Jill Scott.
He dated Lana, from Luton, Beds, after meeting through mutual friends in 2020.
Love Island starts on Monday.
Lana said: “I think my head just goes for looks first, before anything else and then I’m like, oh shouldn’t have done that, I should have waited till I knew them.
“I’m quite good at spotting red flags. Straight away if there’s any red flags, I’m like ‘noted’ and they’ll be on the watch list.
“For me, big no-nos are rudeness and being impolite to people. Other than that, I don’t like people that are too possessive or too controlling. I think I’m quite picky.”
Lana once worked as an extra on ITV comedy Benidorm and through her work as a make-up artist now counts actress Michelle Keegan among her friends.
The Our Girl star even posted a message of support for Lana.
Lana said: “Michelle is like a real life Disney princess.
“I think everyone on the outside will be absolutely buzzing for me.
“My closest people, my family and my best friend, they were all absolutely ecstatic and they’ll be having parties when it starts and stuff like that.
“I had an amazing life before Love Island and I’m sure I’ll have an amazing life after and I don’t think I have too many expectations.”