Love Island's Malin Andersson has posted a poignant tribute to her tragic co-star to Sophie Gradon two years after her suicide.

Sophie was just 32 when she took her own life back in 2018.

Two years on from the tragedy, her TV co-star Malin, 27, led tributes by sharing a picture of the pair together on the ITV dating show.

In a picture shared on Instagram, Malin and Sophie are seen in the Love Island villa alongside co-stars including Olivia Buckland, Kady McDermott and Zara Holland.

She wrote alongside the snap: "Always right beside me. Then, now. Forever. I know youre dancing with my girls. Love you Soph."

The remark about her "girls" was a heartbreaking reference to Malin's late mum, who died in 2017 after a battle with cancer, and her daughter Consy, who passed away in 2019.

Kady commented on the post by leaving a series of love heart emojis.

The islanders all starred in the 2016 series alongside Sophie, who died two years after her appearance in the show.

She took her own life in June 2018 after battling a series of personal problems.

Her death was followed by another tragedy when Love Island 2017 star Mike Thalassitis also took his own life in March 2019.

The tragedy prompted ITV review their policies regarding Love Island an implement new policies to safeguard contestants' mental health.

The show was rocked again in February this year when host Caroline Flack also died by suicide, prompting the show to be briefly taken off air.

Love Island's winter series finished but the summer show and the next season planned for January have since been scrapped due to the coronavirus outbreak.

It's now expected back on TV in summer 2020.

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