Love Island winner Bianca Gascoigne said she is torn between fellow Love Island contestants Calum Best, 25, and The Streets singer 29-year-old Leo Ihenacho.

She has also described how growing up amid domestic violence at the hands of her stepdad, Paul, has affected her, and how she turned to comfort eating on the island.

Speaking about Calum, she said: “I’ve always fancied him. I couldn’t believe my luck when he turned up on the island. He’s my dream man!

“We went out as friends. We get on well. I have admitted it’s a lust thing with Calum – I won’t deny that.

“I love a bad boy. But I do genuinely think he wants to get rid of that tag. He really wants to find someone to have a proper relationship with.”

However, she also admitted she still has feelings for Leo. She said: “Leo’s got a great sense of humour and a great sense of life and other people. He’s lovely.

“When I left, we were on the phone every day, but this last week we didn’t speak and I didn’t know what was going on. But then he called me yesterday to say he liked some pictures of me he had seen on a magazine. That was nice.

“I love them both.”

However, she says she isn’t in a hurry to get into a new relationship. She said: “I’m happy for now. I’ve been single since February and that’s a big step for me as I’ve always needed a boyfriend. I used to be really needy, but now I’m having fun being single.”

She also spoke about her turbulent relationship with her stepdad Gazza. Describing his violent marriage to her mother, she said: “The things I’ve gone through in life have affected me, and made me the person I am.

“I texted him last week because he phoned my mum. She was upset after the horrible things he’d said in the papers, but he told her he was proud of me, so I texted him to say thanks.

“The man I call ‘dad’ publicly disowned me. I’m just getting on with life.”

Talking to New! magazine about her time on Love Island, she said that the other girls’ comments about her weight had upset her.

She said: “I’ve got weight issues, and the comments brought back memories of me being a chubby child. It also made people on the island focus on my weight, which I didn’t want. But I was comfort eating a lot out there.

“It was a stressful situation and I missed my mum a lot.”

The former fashion buyer also spoke about her hopes for the future since winning Love Island, and has said she would like to move into music.

She said: “I’ve had two offers for presenting work, which is exciting. But I’m also passionate about singing and some music producers have been in touch. Hopefully I will be recording some material soon.

“I’d like to make music like Beyonce’s. I’m very ambitious. I wouldn’t be happy with just a number one single. I’d want a number on album.”

However, she has denied that she would like to follow Calum’s example and move into modelling.

She said: “I did a shoot for a men’s mag recently. I was nervous because of my weight gain, but I liked the end result. I don’t want to be a glamour girl though.”

Leo the Lion will return to Love Island tonight, purely to keep Bianca on her toes and watch her squirm.

Bianca who got up close and personal with Leo during his time on the island, has since fallen for the charms of the sexy ladies man Callum Best.

Bianca has already been in the beach hut expressing her fear of meeting up with Leo again when she leaves the Love Island camp, but it seems as though her fears will be realised ea rlier than she expected. Tune in tonight to see the meeting of the lovebirds!

No sooner had Paul arrived on Love Island than he managed to start trouble. He put Leo’s back up by chatting up Bianca Gascoigne, who was widely acknowledged as ‘Leo’s Bird’.

But it seems as though Paul and Leo are not the only two boys chasing after Biancas hand.

After having to watch Bianca and Leo share a bed yesterday, little Lee Otway made his way to the beach hut delcaring:

“I just want to tell her how I feel but it’s difficult, She thinks I’m a good friend, a funny, daft, sweet lad that she knows and probably thinks of Leo as this hunky, good looking, charming and exciting guy.

“She said she would give me a kiss goodnight and she does make the effort but I don’t think she likes me in that way, but I’d love it if she did. I do really want to tell her and it’s hard watching her with Leo but I suppose that’s the name of the game.

“I find myself looking over and glancing at them both and wondering if they’ve kissed yet. I shouldn’t really but I can’t help it. Maybe if we were in the Love Shack or in bed one night, I could mention it to her then.”

Today while chatting about the island ladies Steve-O commented:

That Bianca is rad,�

“I dig her,� added Paul Danan.

So out of seven males on the island at least 4 are hankering after Miss Gascoigne, poor Sophie won’t be happy!

Details of the celebrities salries for Love Island 2006 have been leaked to the press this week.

The highest paid star is Sopie Anderton who will be getting £70,000, closely followed by Lady Victoria Hervey who is being paid £50,000.

Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole is set to earn £40,000, Bianca Gascoigne has been offered £30,000, while Hollyoaks star Lee Ottway and former Boyzone singer Shane Lynch are earning £26,000.

Less well-known stars such as models Alicia Douvall and Colleen Shannon, Pierce Brosnan’s son Chris and singer Leo Ihenacho have signed £20,000 contracts.

According to The People, the contestants will be taxed twice on their earnings – once in Fiji and again in Britain.

“They are very angry,” a source explained. “Someone earning £25,000 can expect to take home around £12,000 after tax.”

The final list of celebrities(?) to take part in this years Love Island series have finally been released.

I can see why they took the word ‘celebrity’ out of the title this year. They should have named it..

“So someone in your family is famous, come and get a tropical shag”

The list is as follows, click on the name for more details on the star.

Lady Victoria Hervey
Sophie Anderton
Alicia Douvall
Colleen Shannon
Kelle Bryan
Bianca Gascoigne

Shane Lynch
Leo Ihenacho
Lee Otway
Brendan Cole
Chris Brosnan