A CASA Amor girl has revealed that she quit her job for just five days after returning to the UK.
Lydia Karakyriakou worked as a customer assistant in retail van Glasgowbut the 22-year-old traded her permanent job for the Love Island villa.
But things didn’t quite go to plan for the Scottish Casa Amor girl, as she was dumped by Tom despite their connection.
Instead, he chose to stay with Samie and sent Lydia packing.
She has since posted a highlight video to her social media of her time at the villa, with the caption, “If you quit your job to travel to South Africa for a dating show.”
Lydia quit her job to only go on the show for a very short time, as she came in on Monday, February 13 as a Casa bombshell and returned briefly on February 17 to chat with the girls.
She added: “It may have been short-lived, but it’s an experience I’ll never forget.”
Before going to the villa, Lydia said: “I am looking for someone who can support me and take care of me.
“Humor is also important, so I’m looking for someone who isn’t too serious and can laugh.”
She initially had her eye on Casey before meeting the boys, but once in the villa it was Tom who caught her eye.
It comes after Lydia appeared alongside her Casa Amor co-star Layla Al-Momani in a new video.
Layla competed in the ITV2 show home love and kissed Will Young, but he refused to mate with her.
layla28, talked about the mental health consequences of visiting Love Island and dealing with trolls on the outside.
She said Entertainment on request“I’ve had a hard time.
“I feel like I’m a pretty strong person overall, but I’ve had a hard time. Yesterday we were filming Aftersun and before that I was crying. My eyes were red.
“There was so much you didn’t see, I mean Shaq, he’s really flirty. I really liked Shaq.”