A LOVE Island star has gone Instagram official with his stunning girlfriend, eight years after being axed from the villa.

, 31, who shot to fame on series four of the hit ITV2 reality show, as revealed he has found love.

NINTCHDBPICT001055181740Love Island Charlie Brake has gone Instagram official with his new girlfriendCredit: Instagram NINTCHDBPICT001055181739The jetsetter shared a slew of loved-up snaps on social mediaCredit: Instagram ©ITV PlcCharlie shot to fame on Love Island 2018Credit: ITV a man and a woman are sitting on a couch with their hands in the airCharlie previously dated Ellie Brown after meeting on Love Island – but they had a bitter break-upCredit: Rex Features

During his time on in 2018 he was coupled up with after meeting her in .

The pair got dumped by the villa in a shock vote, after Steele and refused to recouple with anybody else.

However, not long after the villa doors closed.

Since then Charlie has kept his love life out of the spotlight – until now.

In his latest Instagram post, the former Islander, who is heir to the Brake Brothers empire, shared a slew of snaps from his jet set lifestyle, and there are a few pictures that catch the eye.

In the carousel of images, Charlie could be seen with a beautiful woman, who was sat on his lap.

Another pic saw the Love Island star and his new girlfriend enjoying a romantic boat ride on holiday.

Charlie is yet to reveal who his mysterious new love is, but this introduction on Instagram could be seen as him “soft launching” the romance.

The former Islander shot to fame on the fourth series of Love Island, which saw and win the show.

He met Ellie during Casa Amor and the couple left the show as a couple.

However, the pair split just months after, .

Charlie denied cheating and broke the news of their split on — with Ellie claiming she was in the dark.

The 2018 Islander previously spilled the tea and said: “He’d done it on his Instagram story and I know he said we spoke on the phone, but the phone call was me like, ‘I know what you’ve done’.”

Posting on her Instagram story, Ellie wrote after their split: “Firstly, I just want to say a massive thank you to everybody who has sent me lots of love since Tuesday but I beg you to please stop coming to me with articles that claim I brought this on myself.

“I am trying to deal with this as best and as quietly as a possible but it is hard and if you really believe that you are just as cowardly as the person who said it.

“By no means am I saying I was the perfect girlfriend but I adored Charlie from the bottom of my heart and he knows that.”

Charlie’s statement read: “Just to inform you all, Ellie and I have decided to part ways. I wish her all the best.”

The minted star, whose family sold their company for £434million in 2002, also had a brief stint .

He is the grandson of the founder of food catering company, Brakes.

NINTCHDBPICT001055181738Charlie hasn’t revealed who is mysterious girlfriend is thoughCredit: Instagram

The entrepreneur has previously been linked to fellow Love Island star in 2019 and TV presenter in 2020.

However, Charlie previously told The Sun how .

“I haven’t tuned in since the year after I was in it, so 2019,” he told us.

“I was an avid watcher the year before I went on it, then you kind of know [what’s the deal].

“I think it’s all a bit staged, not to the point where people tell you what to do, but runners and executives will come in and they’ll put you in a position and go and grab Adam for a chat about the argument he’s had with x, y and z.

“So they’ll put you in a position, but they don’t tell you what to say.

“I know the deal, so once I see a conversation or whatever, I know exactly how it’s been choreographed.”

a man and a woman wearing hearts on their eyesCharlie and Ellie on Love IslandCredit: Rex Features