Lucie Donlan seduced Luke Mabbott by 'sliding into his DMs' and sharing a picnic

Lucie Donlan has shared how she successfully caught the attention of her “dream” lover, Luke Mabbott – landing a date with him via social media.

While both 22-year-old surfer babe Lucy and 25-year-old Justin Bieber look-a-like Luke starred on Love Island, they featured on different seasons of the show.

Lucie felt an immediate attraction to Luke when she watched him walk into the villa during the winter 2020 season of the show – more than six months after she appeared on the show herself in the summer of 2019.

But the Cornish lass could only watch on as Luke fell for 22-year-old Demi Jones on the show – but she had her chance to contact him when they broke up months later.

Speaking about winning over Luke, Lucie revealed she approached him via social media – and also hits back at any suggestion that there was an overlap in relationships.

She told The Sun on Sunday: “He was definitely single when I got to know him, it’s a shame that all that happened, but I wish her all the best.

“We’ll always be thankful for Love Island for putting us out there – but people forget we weren’t actually on the same series.

“When I was watching the Winter Love Island series I said to my mum, ‘He’s perfectly suited to me.’ He looks so much like Justin Bieber – when I was younger I always used to fancy Justin Beiber – he was my teenage crush.”

Lucie went on to explain she messaged Luke online to grab his attention – and sealed the deal by arranging a romantic dinner encounter that comes straight out of the Love Island handbook.

She revealed: ”It’s like a dream come true – whenever we go out people think it’s Bieber.

“I always fancied him and when I saw he was single, I slid into his DMs. When you like someone you’ve just got to go for it. We went for a picnic.”

Speculation was high that Lucie and Luke had started dating in June last year – with the pair confirming the news the following month.

Luke split from Demi in June last year – as lockdown put too much strain on their relationship.

Luke and Lucie, however, with the Bieber-look-a-like gushing over the blonde babe as he welcomed in the New Year.

Sharing a video on Instagram, he wrote: “2020 has been a very strange year with its ups and downs. I’ve been lucky enough to meet my bestfriend and soul mate! Many more adventures with you in 2021 @lucierosedonlan.”