Ex Love Islander leaves people stunned as she unveils make-under after ditching fillers & embracing new natural look
A FORMER Love Island star has left people stunned after unveiling her incredible make-under.
Sharon Gaffka was an Islander back in 2021, alongside Millie Court, Lucinda Strafford, Liberty Poole, Hugo Hammond and Chloe Burrows.
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Former Love Island star Sharon Gaffka has left people stunned after unveiling her new natural look
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She admitted she found it really hard to do "full glam" sometimes twice a day in the villa
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She had fillers and tattooed eyebrows in the villa, as well as lighter hair
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It's been four years since Sharon took part in her series of Love Island
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But she's come a long way since her stay in the villa, and is now almost unrecognisable, after ditching the fillers in favour of a more natural beauty approach.
She opened up about her toned down look in a video on her TikTok page, as she said that this time of year - when Love Island's back on our screens - that reminds her "how different I looked then versus now".
"If there was one thing that I hated about the experience, it was the pressure to feel like I had to wear full glam every single day, sometimes twice a day," she said.
"And I know what you're thinking - first world problems, right?
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"But it can be quite oddly draining, especially when you feel the need to slap it on because you have no idea how you're coming across on camera."
Sharon said that since leaving the show she's "ditched the bleach and lasered off my semi-permanent eyebrows".
But the thing that people notice the most about Sharon is that she's "dissolved all of my fillers".
"I've also changed how I do my make-up and the kinds of products that I use," she explained.
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"I feel like now I definitely appreciate the more soft, dewy, lightweight make-up.
"We're so quick to blame shows like Love Island for fueling a treatment culture, but sometimes I wonder if it's the pressure of being judged by so many people that makes you want to change yourself in the first place.
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"Being on the show made me realise that I didn't even look like me anymore.
"While working in front of a camera can magnify every insecurity, over time it pushed me to strip it all back and just want to look like me again."
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In the caption for the video, Sharon wrote: "Four years ago, I entered the #LoveIsland villa… and let's just say, me and my appearance have been on a journey!
"I've gone full make-under and I've totally changed the way I do my make-up...
"Here's to growth, glow-ups and makeup that still makes you feel like you."
And the comments section was almost immediately filled with people admitting that Sharon couldn't look more different now than she did on Love Island.
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"OKGGG I DIDNT EVEN RECOGNISE YOU," one wrote.
"Look so much more natural and pretty," another added.
"Wow you do look so different!" a third commented.
"Beautiful both ways. but prefer your look now."
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"I didn't even recognise you until the picture! You look so so good now!" someone else said.
"Oh my god didn't recognise you at first," another added.
"You look amazing!"
"Pretty then, but gorgeous now due to natural radiance," someone else wrote.
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"Your lips look so much better now!" another praised.
"No offence but you look 100% better now," someone else insisted.
"Fillers are terrible work!"
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In the TikTok video, Sharon admitted she now prefers a natural "dewy" look
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She shared the MUA products she used for the look, and showed off her dark, natural locks
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