LOVE Island’s Finn Tapp said he’s thrilled for pals Luke Mabbott and Lucie Donlan after they got engaged this month – and revealed that he and girlfriend Paige Turley will be next.
The 22-year-old star, who appeared on the ITV2 dating show in 2020, said he couldn’t be happier for the newly engaged couple, who are clearly a match made in heaven.
The TV hunk admitted that he and Paige, 24, are on the hunt to buy their dream Manchester home and has got big plans to pop the question after.
Finn also revealed that the couple are set to make a permanent move to Paige’s hometown in Scotland.
Speaking exclusively to The Celeb Report, Finn said: “I’m proper happy for Luke and Lucie.
“Luke is such a nice guy and it was always going to happen. He’s just very genuine and wears his heart on his sleeve, so it’s brilliant to see that he’s happy with Lucie.
“I didn’t know it was coming, I’ve always thought that they suit really well but I never thought it was coming.”
The Love Island winners, who had their house hunting put on hold due to Covid, are excited to buy their firs property together next year and put their own stamp it.
“We’re currently looking for places to buy at the minute, so we’re hopefully going to try and move out and buy our own place in the next six to 12 months. It will be in and around Manchester,” Finn told us.
Viewers fell in love with the power couple and the pair have been busy landing various work opportunities since leaving the villa, meaning they’ve settled in Manchester.
However, Finn has revealed that they plan to relocate to Scotland when the time is right.
“I think five years time we would love to be in a position where we could eventually get up to Scotland,” Finn said.
“We’re always down to London so much for work, it would be a little bit difficult being up in Scotland, with Manchester it’s so easy, it’s two hours on the train.
“It might just be a little bit too difficult to do at the minute, but who knows – in a few years time when perhaps the demand down in London is a bit less we might be able to get up there.”
Once the couple have settled into their own swanky pad, Finn has revealed that he has a proposal up his sleeve.
“Paige is deffo the one, I’m deffo going to be the one to pop the question,” Finn said.
“I’ve got a plan, I’m not putting a timescale on it, it’s when the time is right.
“But within the next two years or so.
“Paige and I have always spoken about an abroad wedding, we might do two weddings, a close intermediate wedding with family and then a big party here with everyone.”
BABY STEPS
Looking forward to the future, Finn teased that he’d love to start a family by the age of 25 but is also in no rush.
“I’m 22 now, I would say around 25 I want kids. But if it doesn’t feel right, I’m not going to be counting down the days.
“I’m from 4 children, I’d like two or three children. Maybe a son where I can train him.
“I might just call my son Finley or Finley junior.”
The telly favourite has also teased fans with baby names as they couple have
But right now the couple are making up for lost time after lockdown put their relationship on pause.
Finn continued: “We almost did get put on pause because of the lockdown, we weren’t able to get out and make memories and enjoy time together in the normal world.”
The happy couple will be making their big return to our screens very soon on the seventh series of Celebrity Coach Trip.
The reality favourites filmed the Channel 4 show with Brendan Cole and a bunch of famous faces for the programme.
Finn added: “Brendan was brilliant, we were really looking forward to meeting him, it was just a brilliant experience to do.
“We’ve done a lot of things that wouldn’t necessarily have done if it wasn’t for the show, it was a proper laugh.
“We got on with everyone, everyone was lovely on there, it was a really good experience.”
