WES Nelson shot to stardom when he took part in Love Island and caused quite a stir with his antics.
Since then he has enjoyed an impressive career in the spotlight, which now sees him team up with Craig David.
Who is Wes Nelson?
Wes Nelson is a reality TV star, who is best known for appearing on Love Island.
Born on March 18, 1998, he started his career in a completely different field.
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I’ve caught the performance bug now. When you finish a routine, you get that overwhelming feeling.
Wes Nelson (after appearing on X Factor)
Before going into the villa, Wes was working as an engineer.
However, he is now enjoying a lucrative career as a TV star, influencer and singer.
What is Wes Nelson's net worth?
Since his rise to fame, savvy Wes has managed to earn A LOT of money.
Thanks to his TV stints on high profile shows he's amassed a fortune in a short space of time.
The Sun previously reported that Wes had become a millionaire at the age of 21 after investing in property.
As of 2024, Wes has a reported net worth of £2M.
What does Wes Nelson do now?
Wes has continued to work in TV and was a contestant on the 11th series of Dancing On Ice.
Together with his dancing partner Vanessa Bauer, he came second in the intense competition.
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Wes also showed off his singing and rapping skills on Celebrity X Factor that same year.
Speaking after performing on the show, he told ITV: “I’ve caught the performance bug now. When you finish a routine, you get that overwhelming feeling.
“Performing is so enjoyable and I see why everyone love it now. I sang on Love Island but producers never showed it because of copyright reasons. We were singing all the time.
Other shows he's made appearances on include 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Crystal Maze, and Celebrity SAS.
Wes also took part in ITV's The Games and went onto win the show.
In 2024, the talented star returned to the All Stars Love Island villa to perform alongside Craig David.
Speaking about the collaboration, Wes told his followers: "Craig has been a big inspiration to me since I was a kid, so when the opportunity arose to jump into the studio together it was a no brainer!
“In the past, there have been some comparisons between the two of us as singers, we’re on a similar sort of wave and clearly it’s a collaboration that people wanted.
"We made the whole song start to finish in the studio – it felt really natural and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”
When was Wes Nelson on Love Island?
Wes was involved in a lot of the island drama during his stint on Love Island season 4, in 2018.
He was originally coupled up with Laura Anderson then ditched her for Megan Barton Hanson.
But he was then left on his own when she ditched him for Alex Miller.
However, after Alex was evicted from the villa, Wes got his girl back and they finished in fourth place.
Did Wes Nelson date Arabella Chi?
Wes started dating fellow Love Island star Arabella Chi in 2019.
They didn't appear on the same series of the show - he was in season 4 and she was in season 5.
Nevertheless, they got together.
However, after nine months of dating, Wes and Arabella split in April 2020.
A source close to the couple told The Sun at the time: "It's all over. They started to grow apart and the age gap became really noticeable between them.
"They want to remain civil with each other and hope to remain friends."
Our insider went on to add: "There’s been no funny business, no cheating or anything like that, it’s just fizzled out between them."
Who else has Wes Nelson dated?
Whilst on Love Island, he went on to form a relationship with Megan Barton Hanson, but their romance was cut short when the two decided to call it quits in January 2019.
He made the revelation via an Instagram post, which read: "It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate.
"We have been working hard for well under a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate."
