Former Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan has admitted that appearing on ITV’s Celebrity Love Island has “f**ked up” his acting career.

Paul played Sol Patrick on the Channel 4 soap for three years before trying to make it in America.

“I spent three years auditioning in LA and never got my big break, which is when I agreed to do Love Island,” he told Love It magazine.

“Instead of thinking ‘this might f**k up my acting career’, I thought ‘yes, of course I’ll do it!’ For several weeks I had a great time, albeit with loads of ups and downs. I was plied with booze by producers, I’d get crazy or angry because I was frustrated.

“I didn’t think my fellow celebrities liked me, and I became paranoid. I wasn’t thinking how I was being portrayed on TV, I thought of it as an excuse to get drunk and have a laugh so I treated it like a normal lads’ holiday.”

He continued: “I had spent years training to be an actor and all people thought of me was as ‘that crazy drunk guy from Celebrity Love Island’. Casting directors weren’t touching me because I was on a reality show.”

He added: “If I am offered another reality TV show, I’ll just have to be a bit more careful what to say ‘yes’ to, instead of just thinking about the money.”