Love Island UK star Lucinda Strafford and Zac Nunns split: Reality star 'heartbroken' after he was brutally dumped so she could 'pursue opportunities' on another dating show

Love Island UK star Lucinda Strafford has split from Love Island Australia's Zac Nunns, just months after finding love on the Australian version of the show.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal the couple recently split so Lucinda, who appeared in season seven of the British series, can 'pursue opportunities on Love Island: All Stars'.

An insider exclusively told Daily Mail Australia that Zac is 'heartbroken' over the devastating split.

The pair no longer follow each other on social media. Although Lucinda appears to have erased all traces of Zac from her Instagram account, he still has some photos of their time together.

It was only last month that the former lovebirds, who were runners-up on the reality show, were spotted packing on the PDA at an event in Sydney, Australia.

The couple couldn't keep their hands off each other while attending NEON MGMT's New Year's party.

The event marked Zac and Lucinda's first trip to Sydney since finding love on the dating show.

Prior to that, the couple revealed plans to move in together.

'After the show finished I went straight to Britain with Lucinda, then we went to Paris, Portugal and traveled around the UK together. We had a great time,” Zac said 9Entertainment.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal the couple recently split so Lucinda, who appeared in season seven of the British series, can 'pursue opportunities on Love Island: All Stars'

'I'll eventually move in with Lucinda in Britain.'

Lucinda filmed Love Island Australia in Mallorca last year and walked away from the show with new partner New Zealander Zac, who flew to Britain and stayed at her home in Brighton.

In November they were photographed at London's top restaurant SHEESH, a celebrity restaurant that recently hosted American rapper Diddy's birthday party and is regularly attended by sports and TV stars including Harry Kane, David Haye, Olly Murs and Joey Essex.

According to friends, Lucinda, who appeared in the 2021 series of Love Island UK, was 'in love' with Zac and was desperate to make their long-distance relationship work.

It was only last month that the former lovebirds, who were runners-up on the reality show, were spotted packing on the PDA at an event in Sydney, Australia

Lucinda filmed Love Island Australia in Mallorca last year and walked away from the show with new partner New Zealander Zac, who flew to Britain and stayed at her home in Brighton.

A friend said: 'When Lucinda signed up for Australian Love Island she didn't think she would leave the show with someone like Zac. He checks all the right boxes and she is in love.”

They continued: 'It's clear there's a huge distance between the two, but Zac is keen to make things work and a move to the UK has been mooted.

'They're going to see how it turns out, but it's mainly a matter of 'watch this space.'

Zac is a former electrician but is now studying media and communications.

He took a break from his studies to star in Love Island Australia.

The reality star previously moved countries for love after moving to Brazil to be with an ex-girlfriend before the relationship ended, leading to his decision to return to Australia where he is usually based.

The couple recently announced plans to move in together

Lucinda teamed up with Brad McClelland and Aaron Francis during her time on the UK version of Love Island, having previously dated former Brighton footballer Aaron Connelly before entering the villa.

She memorably entered the show at the same time as eventual winner Millie Court.

Following her time in the series, she mended her relationship with her ex-footballer, who was playing on loan at Championship side Middlesbrough, but the pair struggled to make things work and eventually ended the romance for good.

A source told The Sun: 'Everyone thought Lucinda and Aaron would really give it a go this time.

'Aaron was quite confused when she decided to do Love Island, but they walked away from it and seemed stronger than ever.

“In the end, they just couldn't make it work and decided it would be better for both of them if they stayed single.”