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Who is Calum Best, when was he on Love Island, what tattoos does he have and how old was he when dad George died?

POPULAR television personality Calum Best has racked up the reality TV appearances over the years and is rarely off screen.

The reality star revealed he's looking to overhaul his playboy image and settle down and start a family. Here's all you need to know...

 Calum Best is a model turned TV personality
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Calum Best is a model turned TV personalityCredit: Rex Features

Who is Calum Best and how old was he when dad George died?

Calum Best is a TV personality and former party animal who was born on February 6, 1981, in San Jose, California.

He's now 37 and relocated from Los Angeles to the UK when he was 21, a move which has given an unusual America-British lilt to his accent.

His father is Northern Irish footballing legend George Best, who died aged 59 in 2005 when Calum was 24.

In October 2017, Calum hit back at cruel trolls who labelled him a 'spoilt rich boy' by revealing that dad George left him penniless and in debt when he died.

His mother is former model Angie Best, with whom Calum entered Celebrity Big Brother early in 2017.

Calum's cousin is former EastEnders star Samantha Womack, who played Ronnie Mitchell.

 Alcoholic George sadly died after a liver transplant - at the age of 59
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Alcoholic George sadly died after a liver transplant - at the age of 59Credit: London Features International

When was he on Love Island?

Calum first made a name for himself in 2005, when he took part in ITV's Celebrity Love Island.

He was also on the show, which returned to ITV2 after a 10-year hiatus, a year later in 2006 - and won that series with Bianca Gascoigne.

The tattooed heartbreaker then made a guest appearance on the reality TV show in 2015, to share his experiences with the current contestants.

Calum exclusively revealed to The Sun in March 2018, that he would take part in another celebrity version of Love Island 'in a heartbeat.'

 Calum best has been on dozens of shows through the years and has even worked as a TV judge
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Calum best has been on dozens of shows through the years and has even worked as a TV judgeCredit: Getty Images - WireImage

What else has Callum done?

In September 2006, Calum appeared in a bizarre reality TV show where he, former Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan, and former Westlife bodyguard Fran Cosgrave drove America's Route 66.

The road trip reality show - called Calum, Fran And Dangerous Danan - didn't land a second series.

In the same year that his road trip programme was released, Calum launched his own fragrance.

When he released self-titled scent with Jigsaw ESL, he claimed: "I had all the input into the smell. I chose the smell, I chose the bottle, I chose the packaging, the whole thing."

The product proved so popular that the brand decided to commission him two more aftershave products.

If Calum hadn't already got his fingers in enough pies, he decided to try his hand at judging in 2009.

He appeared as a guest panellist on Paris Hilton's British Best Friend, a reincarnation of her My New BFF franchise.

TV competitions seemed to be Calum's forte in 2010 when he appeared on Celebrity Come Dine With Me - and he also appeared on All Star Family Fortunes with Denise Welch

In 2017 Calum landed his first starring role in a low-budget comedy movie, Dangerous Game sees him play a Premier League footballer who gets involved with the Russian mob.

 Calum Best is covered head-to-toe in intricate body art
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Calum Best is covered head-to-toe in intricate body artCredit: Instagram

What tattoos does Calum have?

Calum is also distinguished by his elaborate tattoo collection which includes a huge Buddha on his torso, intricate writing on his chest and antlers on his collarbone.

The 37-year-old, who also has a crown on his ribcage and the phrase 'Game Changer' written along the bottom of his stomach, has spent 12 years inking his body with designs.

On his arms, he has his surname, a huge skull plus a rose and leaf design, while his back is adorned with a lotus flower and a large mythical creature.

In April 2018, Calum added to his extensive collection with fresh inking on series three of Just Tattoo Of Us.

Is Calum Best single?

Calum is notorious for his ability to charm ladies from all walks of life, and the singleton was expected to do well on Celebs Go Dating.

The blue-eyed hunk's most recent girlfriend was UFC Octagon girl Lindsey Pelas - a former Playboy model from the States.

However, The Sun revealed that he had dumped her prior to going into the Celebrity Big Brother house in early 2017 and started the series a single man.

In June 2017 it was revealed Calum had "intimate relations" with current Love Island star Jessica Shears after dumping Lindsey and back in October 2016, he was pictured snogging TOWIE star Chloe Sims in the car park of a Surrey restaurant.

Calum's past conquests include Lindsay Lohan, Bianca Gascoigne, Georgia Salpa, Sarah Harding, Jodie Marsh, Caprice Bourret and Real Housewife Brandi Glanville who he met on a dating reality show in the US.

In June 2017, he was spotted getting cosy with tattooed model Lindsey Lou on a date in Soho.

Most recently, he was forced to deny he was romantically involved with Hollyoaks star Steph Davis after she posted a series of gushing social media posts about him.

Stephanie Davis continues to fuel Calum Best romance rumours as she calls him 'her husband' in topless Instagram pic
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