What was Mike Thalassitis’ cause of death, how old was he when he died and what have his Love Island co-stars said?
MIKE Thalassitis – who many knew as his nickname ‘Muggy Mike’ – has tragically passed away at the age of 26-years-old.
Just minutes after news broke of the Love Islander’s death, fans and celebs began paying their respects online. Here’s what we know about the much loved reality TV favourite.
What was Mike Thalassitis’ cause of death?
It has not yet been confirmed how the Love Island icon died.
However, it has been revealed that he was found in a woodland near his home in Essex.
What have Mike Thalassitis’ Love Island co-stars said?
Mike’s Love Island co-stars started paying their respects on Twitter almost immidiately.
Chris Hughes was one of the first to comment, writing: “His name was Mike Thalassitis, and every inch of my heart goes out to his family & friends. A good guy, taken far, far to soon.”
Zara Holland then wrote: “This is so so sad, thoughts are with Mikes friends and family.”
Love Island 2018 winner Jack Fincham wrote: “My thoughts are with Mike’s family a lovely bloke gone far too soon rest in peace mate.”
Sam Bird added: “Rest in peace Mike, you’re an absolute legend. Heart goes out to all friends and family.”
Who was Mike Thalassitis and where was he from?
Mike Thalassitis, 25, was a reality TV star and semi-pro footballer.
Born in Edmonton, the Cypriot played for a range of teams including St Albans and Chelmsford and is currently signed to Welling United.
Describing himself as “tall, dark and handsome”, Mike vowed not to be a “villain” on the ITV2 show Love Island when he entered in week two.
He signed up to appear in the fourth series of Celebs Go Dating alongside Gemma Collins, London Hughes and Sam Thompson.
But, despite being signed up to the E4 show, The Sun Online revealed that Mike was secretly dating Ex On The Beach star Megan McKenna.
Megan and Mike’s relationship was still going strong and in early July 2018, they were snapped walking hand-in-hand in Essex on their way to dinner at Megan’s restaurant the McK Grill.
However, on July 31, 2018, The Sun Online exclusively revealed the two had split up for good after Mike stormed out of Megan’s home with his belongings.
What happened to Mike Thalassitis on Love Island 2017?
Mike was thrown into the villa and he stunned both the boys and the girls with his incredible good looks.
Tyne-Lexy got to enjoy the first date with him, but he wasn’t committing to anything before he’d checked out the other girls.
He got to choose three of the ladies for a date and went through the motions with Montana and Jess before settling on Olivia who’d really caught his eye.
She felt the same and went cool on Chris, who she’d dumped Sam for just a couple of days earlier.
Needless to say, Mike chose Olivia in the second recoupling.
Unfortunately for the star footballer, he was chosen by the girls to leave along with Jessica Shears because they felt they had closer ties to the other lads who had been in the house for longer.
He went back on the show, recoupling with Tyla, but the duo were booted off after receiving the fewest public votes.
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Why did Mike Thalassitis and Megan McKenna split?
Megan and Mike started dating shortly before they enjoyed a romantic Valentine’s Day in Amsterdam last year.
The couple then split, but in May 2018 got back together after a blazing row in the street.
In July 2018, The Sun Online exclusively revealed the two had split up for good after Mike stormed out of Megan’s home with his belongings.