Wes Nelson has admitted he ‘wasn’t thinking about his ex’ Arabella Chi when he made a guest appearance on Love Island All Stars in February.
The former TV personality, 26, and Arabella had a nine-month romance that saw them move in together, but it ended in 2020 during lockdown.
Wes made his music debut at the South African villa in February alongside boyfriend Craig David as they performed their new single Abracadabra.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Wes revealed at the Lynx fragrance event in London that he was ‘focused on sounding great’ and wasn’t ‘bothered’ by seeing his former flame.
Speaking about reuniting with Arabella, he said: “I felt good before. That wasn’t at all (awkward). I was more focused on performance and getting that right.
“We’re performing in front of millions of viewers, people who might not necessarily have seen me since Love Island and people who might not have seen me perform live. So I wanted to make sure it was right.
Wes Nelson has admitted he ‘wasn’t thinking about his ex’ Arabella Chi when he made a guest appearance on Love Island All Stars in February
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Wes revealed he was ‘focused on sounding great’ and wasn’t worried about seeing his former flame (pictured by Arabella)
“I never thought about an ex for a minute.”
He continued, “We just came in and got the job done. I mean, I’m going with Craig David, it’s probably the biggest confidence booster you can think of.
“It was more important to me to make sure I sounded good next to Craig than the Islanders, if that makes sense.”
Wes now chooses to keep his private life out of the public eye, but teased that his “current love life is going great.”
During the ITV2 All Stars episode, the blonde beauty visibly turned away when Wes joined Craig to perform for the Islanders, although she later joked that at least he didn’t come into the villa like a bombshell.
Wes and Arabella sparked romance rumors in the summer of 2018.
During their budding nine-month relationship, the couple moved in together and explored the world in luxury after glitzy getaways in the Maldives and Ibiza.
But their time together quickly came to an end during the 2020 COVID pandemic after they were left in isolation together.
Wes and Arabella started dating in the summer of 2018. During their budding nine-month relationship, the couple moved in together, but they later split in 2020 amid the pandemic.
The former TV personality made his music debut in the South African villa in February alongside boyfriend Craig David as they performed their new single Abracadabra.
During the ITV2 episode, the blonde beauty visibly turned away when Wes joined Craig to perform, although she later joked that at least he hadn’t entered the villa like a bombshell.
Wes starred on Love Island in 2018 and told MailOnline it was ‘difficult’ breaking away from the stigma of his reality TV past.
He explained how he really had to ‘prove’ himself in the industry and work extra hard because the outcome was in the hands of the listeners.
Wes said, “It’s not easy, but at the same time, it’s out of my control. I think it’s something that if you put out good music and you get the response and you get the numbers, people accept that as your career path.
‘I don’t think you can really shout it from the rooftops: ‘oh, I’m an artist now’. You have to prove it.
“I feel like we’ve done that now, and obviously with my tour, and people are really showing up and really streaming music day in and day out. So in a way it was difficult.”
On Wednesday, Wes celebrated the new Lynx black vanilla fragrance, saying: ‘I’m very selective with what I choose and this has changed my whole perception of fragrances because I tried it and thought this is expensive, it must be expensive but it’s left and it’s super affordable.
‘So the thing is, I spend an absolute fortune on fragrance, way too much than I’d like to admit, and this now allows me to smell good every day and not break the bank.’
According to a recent survey by the brand, ‘NEW Lynx Black Vanilla, one of the fragrances from the brand’s all-new Fine Fragrance Collection, has triumphed over Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, with a whopping 74% of men choosing Lynx over the designer scent. priced at a hefty £294’.
On Wednesday, Wes celebrated the new Lynx black vanilla fragrance, saying: ‘I’m very selective about what I choose and this has changed my whole perception of fragrances’