Paige Thorne was 'devastated' when she had to quit her paramedic job and go to Love Islandrevealed.
The 24-year-old from Swansea said she had "tried every possible way" to keep the job she loves.
However, despite the support of her superiors, upper management said she would struggle if she was given time off to appear on a romance showon the NHS. thought it would have a negative impact on
Ultimately, the only option left for this Welsh beauty was for her to resign, as she did not want to miss the "once in a lifetime" opportunity to enter the prestigious mansion.
Sharon Gafka-Girls Know, who appeared on Season 7 of Love Island On her Nothingpodcast, Paige said: She does work and Love Island at the same time.
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She explained:
“I tried to take annual leave, unpaid leave, career breaks.
"But if I went to the hospital, I would say, 'The NHS is having such a hard time, the paramedics are having such a hard time, and they've given me time off to go to Love Island.
"I understand that it may have caused unnecessary bad press and backlash.
" So the only option I had was to resign. is currently dating Adam Collard, whom he met on the show ( Image:
Paige shocked fans when she exclusively announced that she wanted to return to Miller her job as a paramedic.
This Despite having the world at his feet as one of the most popular contestants in this year's Love Island series.
And now she has garnered her majestic 1.3 million followers on her Instagram, which is why brands flock to work with her as influencers. means
But as her deal seemed to close and her romance withAdam Collard heated up, Paige was as down-to-earth as ever.
"I'm going back to her 1,000 percent paramedic. I love my job," Paige said.
"This job gives me everything I want in a job. I'm such a mass person that I can't go back to that sort of thing."[99] }
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Instagram)Paige, speaking on ITV's Lorraine, revealed there had been a meeting to return to her paramedic work. “I saw an ambulance siren the other day and it had some serious FOMO. Adam added, "I think people would be surprised at how much she talked about at the villa. I loved it."
In this year's Love Her Island, Paige and Adam were her fourth and Dami and India her third.
Michael Her Owen's daughter Gemma and Luca were runners-up. This year's winner is
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