Millie Court has admitted she is waiting for boyfriend Liam Reardon to propose and she is ready to take their relationship to the next level. 

The reality stars won the seventh series of Love Island in 2021 and had a year-long relationship before briefly splitting in July 2022. They have since reconciled and have been going from strength to strength. 

Now Millie, 27, has openly 'hinted' she is ready for Liam, 24, to pop the question and has already 'showed' him the style of engagement ring she would like.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, she said: 'He's the one in control of proposing and I've gave a little hint and showed him a ring that I would like. 

'Not that it means he'll do it any time soon but I thought better he knows now so when he does decide to, in the future, he knows what ring I like.

'He also knows what I would like proposal-wise as well, so where it would be and stuff'. 

Millie went onto say that the couple have been much happier in their relationship since 'doing long distance'.    

She said: 'It's amazing, he lives in Wales now and I'm in Essex so we're doing long distance but it's actually working really well. 

'We managed to get that time together where I'll come down to Wales for a week, he'll come down to Essex, and it's almost like it's working because the time that we have apart we can crack on with work and solely focus on that.

'Then when we're together we really look after our relationship and actually spend quality time together.'

The reality star admitted the pair 'struggled' with balancing a relationship as well as fame after first coming off Love Island, but despite splitting for a short period of time they 'always knew they wanted to be together'. 

Speaking as the face of VO5's Summer Festival Edit, Millie told MailOnline: 'I just think that we've got used to life as it is now. 

'I think coming off the show as many couples, it is a struggle to sort of navigate this new life as well as navigating a relationship. 

'So having that time apart meant that we could really get to terms with this new lifestyle and everything sort of happening with that. 

'Then when we came back together it was like we'd got used to it and we were in a much more comfortable position with life and career and it meant that we could fully focus on our relationship

'We always wanted to be together, we knew that, it was just timing that was hard and it's much better this time around.'

Since Love Island Millie has gone onto front a number of fashion and beauty campaigns including recently dressing up as Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa for a campaign as the new face of VO5's Summer Festival Edit.

Speaking about creating the iconic popstar's look and working in the industry, she said: 'I do love everything about the fashion and beauty industry so it's really nice to be able to like express my style through collaborations like VO5. 

'I've never worn a wig before, so that was really fun. I love styling my hair anyway so then being able to try on different colour wigs was really fun.

'When Dua Lipa first showcased that blonde and dark hairstyle, I absolutely loved it and I was so close to actually dyeing my hair like that, this was pre-Love Island as well but I think because I was having interviews I thought I'd better not because just in case they didn't like it and it was maybe a bit too bold for them.'