KATE'S HOTWAY
Love Isle star gets steamy... with little Lee Otway
THERE was precious little action while the cameras rolled on Love Island - but back at the hotel I can reveal romance blossomed for demented loser Lee Otway and co-star Kate Lawler.
The pocket-sized Romeo - who claims he's bedded more than 150 women - says he and Kate locked themselves away for a night of passion when the show finished last week.
And speaking to me just hours after jetting back to Britain on Friday, lusty Lee, 24, revealed he's fallen head over heels for the 26-year-old TV beauty.
He confessed: "Kate came back to my hotel when she left the island and we had a bit of a kiss and a cuddle.
"But it's between me and her exactly what happened. I'm a gentleman - but it was a really nice experience. "Do I fancy her? Yeah, of course I do, it's Kate Lawler. And we swapped numbers and she texted me when I got back.
"I don't want to say too much because it's early days.
"But I like her and I wouldn't mind getting to know her a bit more."
I n the show, Otway switched his affections to blonde Kate - who used to date Middlesbrough and England footballer Jonathan Woodgate - after being rejected by playboy playmate Colleen Shannon. Telly fans saw him smash up the island beach hut in a jealous rage when she showed him the red card after weeks of flirting.
And Lee admits being turned down on national TV dampened his sexual appetite.
The former Hollyoaks star told me: "The old Lee would have just jumped in feet first with a girl like Kate but I've changed. I don't want to do that any more.
"Maybe it's a knock-on effect from what happened with Colleen.
"But I'll start off as mates with Kate and I'll let you know in a few weeks if there's something there."
Luckless Lee, who says he is now considering a raft of offers including a record deal, went on to dismiss claims about his sexuality.
Viewers were left confused by his girlie behaviour and tearful episodes.
But last night the diminutive star insisted he was "100 per cent" straight.
He added: "Kate described me as the gayest straight man she'd ever met.
"But so what if I like Moulin Rouge and Titanic and if I'm not ashamed to cry? I have snogged my male friends on a night out for a laugh.
"But I can do things like that because I'm so secure in my sexuality."
You said it mate.
Mirror