‘He just isn’t my type, and I’m 5ft 10in’ : Love Island’s Arabella Chi reveals she turned down Niall Horan’s advances because he is too short for her
Arabella Chi has admitted she rebuffed Niall Horan when he sent her flirty messages because he is too short for her.
The Love Island star, 29, who is 5ft 10in, revealed Niall, who is 5ft 8in, contacted her when she started dating ex Wes Nelson and again when they split in April.
Speaking to The Sun, she said: ‘Niall slid into my DMs when I started dating Wes, and immediately after we split. I texted a friend and said, “That didn’t take him long.”
Honest: Arabella Chi, 29, has admitted she rebuffed Niall Horan, 26, when he sent her flirty messages because he is too short for her
Although Arabella thought that Niall came across as a gentlemen, she ultimately decided that he was not the guy for her.
She said: ‘Normally I love an Irish accent but Niall just isn’t my type — and I am 5ft 10. He came across as a complete gentleman. But when it comes to love he’s not for me.
‘I wouldn’t think, “Oh well I am going to message him because he’s Niall from One Direction”.’
Arabella admitted she has had ‘loads’ of famous men sliding into her DMs and was surprised by the number of interested suitors she had after her appearance on Love Island.
DMs: Arabella, who is 5ft 10in, revealed Niall, who is 5ft 8in, contacted her when she started dating ex Wes Nelson and again when they split in April (pictured in February 2020)
The model added that her DMs are currently ‘exploding’ during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown but being in self-isolation means she can’t enjoy it.
Arabella and Wes had been dating for nine months but are said to have ‘grown apart’ and become more aware of their six-year age gap ahead of their split.
Wes, 22, moved out of the home he shares with the model so they don’t have to isolate together under lockdown rules, and is now living with pal and former Love Island star, Josh Denzel.
Arabella said: ‘Normally I love an Irish accent but Niall just isn’t my type — and I am 5ft 10. He came across as a complete gentleman. But when it comes to love he’s not for me’
A source told The Sun: ‘It’s all over. They started to grow apart. They want to remain civil with each other and hope to remain friends.’
A representative for Wes and Arabella confirmed the news to MailOnline.
The news likely came as a shock to their fans, as just a week before they called it quits, the pair revealed that they were enjoying their time in lockdown together.
Speaking to OK! Online, Wes said: ‘It’s been alright. It’s hard to get out at the moment, isn’t it? We’re just trying to do our piece of exercise a day.
In demand: Arabella admitted she has had ‘loads’ of famous men sliding into her DMs and was surprised by the number of interested suitors she had after her appearance on Love Island
‘We spend a lot of time with each other anyway so it’s been okay to self-isolate because it’s pretty much what we have been doing anyway, it’s the same as before but we’re just not getting out and about.’
Wes and Arabella moved into their first flat together back in December, gushing that they were ready to start ‘the next chapter’ of their life.
In 2018, Wes reached the final of Love Island with former exotic dancer Megan Barton-Hanson, before ending their relationship in January 2019.
Arabella then appeared on the 2019 series of the ITV2 show and struck up a brief romance with Danny Williams, but was dumped from the island after just seven days.
Split: Arabella and Wes had been dating for nine months but are said to have ‘grown apart’ and become more aware of their six-year age gap ahead of their split (pictured in November 2019)