BOMBSHELL Ellie Spence left her reality TV star pal gobsmacked when she strode into the South African villa last night.
Ryan Cleary - who took part in ITV's Survival Of The Fittest - revealed they are good pals as he cheered her on from home.
Survival Of The Fittest was dubbed 'the first Winter Love Island' when it was filmed in South Africa and aired in January 2018.
And Ryan was shocked to see his friend on the real Love Island spin-off last night - five years later.
He could be heard screaming in a video on Instagram: "Oh my god Ellie! You have got to be f*****g kidding me. Wooo! There she is, little stunner.
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"Oh my god she is going to kill it. Beautiful. Look at her, beautiful! Savage."
He also spotted Love Island's Ron Hall looking at Ellie in another clip and said: "He wants Ellie, s**t!"
Ryan wrote over his clips: "Go get em @elliespennnie"
Survival Of The Fittest centred on two teams of bikini-clad beauties and hunks in trunks.
It was branded the ultimate battle of the sexes, involving mental and physical challenges and the singletons stayng in a luxury lodge over three weeks for a cash prize.
But the strength of the ladies and gents was not the only thing being tested.
Throughout the ITV series the contestants had the opportunity to romance the opposite sex - but only at the expense of their team's chances in the competition.
Survival of The Fittest was hosted by Laura Whitmore who went on to take over from Caroline Flack on Love Island the following year.
Ryan, from Manchester, was the first contestant to be eliminated.
Photos on the former jeweller's Instagram account show he now lives in America and his focus is on fitness and modelling.
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