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- By ED GLEAVE

LOVE Island winner Amber Gill is too busy for a fella.

The 21-year-old went on the show this summer to find romance.

But after becoming one of reality TV’s hottest names, she is no longer on the lookout for a relationsh­ip.

She said: “I haven’t got time for it. And I don’t want to take the shine off what I’m doing because it really is an amazing opportunit­y.”

There have been rumours of a secret romance with co-star Ovie Soko, but Amber insists he’s more like her “brother” than a love interest.

Amber’s feisty attitude won over the public on Love Island.

Viewers saw her standing up for herself when she was treated badly and it made her the heroine of the last series.

Months later, she is still getting messages from women who say they have been inspired by her.

Amber said: “They’re like, ‘You’ve taught me I can stand up for myself. I don’t have to go back to this person who’s treating me badly.’

“I had no idea I was doing anything special – moving on from people who treat you badly is just standard for me.

“But so many girls put up with it, which is crazy. What are they doing?

“I’m glad I showed other people they could do the same as me.”

During her time on Love Island, Amber had a turbulent relationsh­ip with hunk Michael Griffiths.

In scenes that stunned viewers, he ditched her for another girl.

Looking back at the drama, Amber remains unimpresse­d by the way he behaved.

She said: “What Michael did was just so nasty, but that’s the way some people are.

“It all worked out in my favour, so I can’t be too mad about it.”

Amber went on to find happiness with Greg O’Shea and they won the show as a couple.

Within weeks of leaving the TV villa their relationsh­ip was over.

She was living it up in London while he stayed in Ireland. In a chat with Weekend mag, Amber said: “It was really hard. We tried, but we were both just so busy doing really interestin­g things we didn’t get an opportunit­y to build anything properly. “I was hoping the relationsh­ip would go somewhere.

“I think it was just about us being in different countries. If it had all happened in private, it wouldn’t have been so upsetting. But if he wanted to end things, I’m glad he did it sooner rather than later.”

Amber is now set to become a multi-millionair­e off the back of her television exposure.

Her stint on Love Island has turned her into a social media sensation, with 2.8million followers on Instagram.

And earlier this month it emerged that she has landed a big-money deal to work with online fashion firm MissPap.

Her latest collection with the brand ahead of the party season includes 34 pieces for sizes six through to success ha confident time in th light is g to last.

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