Love Island's Arabella Chi: Age, boyfriend, pregnancy & what season she's from
3 December 2024, 16:33
Here is everything you need to know about Love Island's Arabella Chi from her footballer ex Ruben Dias to her announcing her pregnancy.
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The first-ever series of Love Island All Stars got hotter as soon as model Arabella Chi entered the villa to shake things up.
She left the show with Adam Maxted but sadly things didn't work out between them. But fast forward a few months and Arabella has announced she's expecting her first baby with boyfriend Billy Henty!
The 33-year-old model first spent time on the show in 2019 for the 5th season, and tried again in the All Stars villa alongside the likes of Georgia Harrison, Hannah Elizabeth and Luis Morrison in 2024.
Now she's a mum-to-be, let's take a look at everything there is to know about Arabella - including her new boyfriend and her famous link to the actor Jason Mamoa...
Who is Arabella Chi?
Born on 19th March 1991, Arabella is a 33-year-old model who first appeared on Love Island season 5 in 2019 and her second time on the show was for Love Island All Stars in 2024.
As well as modelling, Arabella has been in Hollywood movies. She played as an Amazonian in Justice League and Wonder Woman which star Jason Mamoa.
Speaking about her experience she said: “I did a film with him. Justice League and Wonder Woman. We had to train with him. I was an Amazonian. I remember this guy bear crawling towards me and I was like, ‘oh my god, he is so hot’.”
Where is Arabella Chi from?
She is from London but has spent time living in both Dubai and Ibiza.
While residing in Ibiza Arabella was often spotted out on movie star Leonardio DiCapio's yacht with his close friend Richie Akiva.
Arabella has revealed she loves the Spanish island so much because her father grew up there. "My dad’s side of the family moved there in 1968 so it has been a massive family pull - we always had a place there so I was an Ibiza hippy child.
"My dad moved to England and met my mum but my parents still own a place in Marina Botafoch, so I split my time between here and there," she told the press.
How tall is Arabella Chi?
The runway model is 1.79 m which is about 5 foot 8 inches.
What season of Love Island was Arabella Chi first on?
She was first on Love Island season 5 back in 2019 alongside islanders like Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury. That year Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea won.
Arabella appeared on the reality show as a bombshell, but only lasted a week in the villa before being dumped from the island. She has now entered Love Island All Stars as a bombshell.
Who is Arabella Chi's boyfriend?
Love Island’s Arabella Chi reveals she’s expecting her first child
Arabella and her boyfriend Billy Henty announced they were expecting their first child on December 3rd 2024. Billy and Arabella's relationship went public in September of the same year, just two months before the news of their pregnancy was announced.
After Arabella shared holiday snaps with Billy an insider told the tabloids: "Arabella has made no secret of wanting to find the one and it looks like Billy could be that man.
"He's clever, handsome and has a jet setting lifestyle, which she loves. It was a big step putting him on her socials – she didn’t tag him but she’s happy for people to see her happy and in love."
Billy is co-founder of a company specialising in biohacking and regenerative medicine, with clinics in London, Canada and Greece. Basically he knows how to make your face look snatched.
Who are Arabella Chi's ex boyfriends?
Most recently Arabella was romantically linked to Portuguese footballer Rúben Dias but they reportedly broke up shortly after a New Year's getaway, leaving the model free to find romance on Love Island.
Prior to Rúben Arabella dated Leonardio DiCapio's 'close pal' Richie Akiva who is a New York businessman. She was spotted hanging out on none other than Leo's yacht with Richie in Ibiza last year but the pair split after a brief romance.
The model was also linked to French rugby player Yoann Huget in June 2023. They put on a cosy display at French Opens confirming their relationship, however it seems to have been a short-lived fling.
She was rumoured to have dated DJ Tom Zanetti in 2021 but she shut down these claims at the time, saying: "We did a shoot together, but we're just good friends! People have assumed more than it is."
After her season of Love Island in 2019 Arabella began dating season 4 islander Wes Nelson and they even moved in together. However, after nine months of dating in 2020 and Wes moved out of their shared apartment. Their six year age gao was cited as one of the reasons they started to grow apart.
Before heading into Love Island the first time round it was revealed that she dated another 2018 contestant, Charlie Frederick. Lucie who was in the villa already had also dated Charlie but there didn't seem to be any tension between the girls that year.
Now, on Love Island All Stars, Arabella has revealed that she explored a past connection with fellow islander Toby Aromolaran and has had sexual relationships with him. They don't seem to have ever made it official but they might reignite their spark while on the show together.
What did Arabella say before going into Love Island All Stars?
Speaking to the tabloids, Arabella said: “I might have recently come out of a relationship but I’m ready to meet the man of my dreams."
Referencing her split from Manchester City footballer Rúben, who she says she was "blindsided" by, she went on: “What I’ve learnt from dating last year is that you think you know someone but you don’t really know them at all."
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