{"id":144297,"date":"2018-06-21T10:56:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T10:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/sophie-gradon-former-love-island-contestant-dies-aged-32\/"},"modified":"2018-06-21T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T10:56:07","slug":"sophie-gradon-former-love-island-contestant-dies-aged-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/sophie-gradon-former-love-island-contestant-dies-aged-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Gradon, former Love Island contestant, dies aged 32"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>                                  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Gradon in 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8664\/production\/_102140443_gradon1_getty.jpg\"\/>Image copyright                  Getty Images<figcaption>Image caption                                      Gradon was crowned Miss Newcastle and Miss Great Britain in 2009                              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caps\">Sophie Gradon, a former Miss Great Britain who became a contestant on Love Island, has died. <\/p>\n<p>Her boyfriend Aaron Armstrong wrote on Facebook: &quot;I will never forget that smile I love you so so much baby your my world forever ever and always.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Gradon, who appeared on the 2016 series of the ITV2 dating show, was crowned Miss Newcastle and Miss Great Britain in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The Miss Great Britain organisers said they were &quot;shocked beyond belief&quot;.<\/p>\n<figure>                              Image Copyright @Official_MissGB               @Official_MissGB                      <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/contact-us\/editorial\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a><\/noindex>       <\/figure>\n<figure>                   <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Twitter post by @Official_MissGB: Shocked beyond belief!!! RIP @sophiegradon sending all our love to Sophie\u2019s family at this incredibly sad time \ud83d\ude14xx\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/socialembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_MissGB\/status\/1009736117883670529~\/news\/entertainment-arts-44562679\"\/>Image Copyright @Official_MissGB                   @Official_MissGB                              <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/contact-us\/editorial\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a><\/noindex>           <\/figure>\n<p>Olivia Buckland, who appeared with Gradon on Love Island, described her as a &quot;beautiful beautiful woman&quot; with a &quot;one in a million&quot; smile.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Bowen, another contestant on the 2016 series, said she was &quot;a beautiful person with a beautiful soul&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Northumbria Police said a 32-year-old woman was found deceased on Wednesday evening at a property in Medburn near Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding her death,&quot; the statement continued. &quot;A report will now be prepared for the coroner.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. 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