'Love Island' Star Shakira Khan Is a Part-Time Princess and a Full-Time Beauty Girl

For Shakira Khan, appearing on Love Island was a no-brainer. Not only did the superfan watch every single season of the reality show, she's seen firsthand how it's opened doors for islanders — both in terms of romantic connections and their careers. As a marketing engineer during the week and a children's princess performer on the weekends, Khan saw the opportunity as a win-win situation: even if nothing came from it, she'd still be in sunny Majorca. Now, almost four months after the show's conclusion, the runner-up realizes she's walked away with far more than just a free vacation.

"I ended up coming out of it with Harry [Cooksley], lifelong friendships with Yasmin [Pettet] and Toni [Laites] and a newfound community of people from all over the globe. It's opened my world to so many new and incredible things that I wouldn't have dreamed of before," she tells Hypebae. Beyond that, the reality star's newfound fame has allowed her to redefine her own personal boundaries — whether that means proudly sporting a bare face in public or learning to tune out the background noise.

 

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