Georie Shore star looking to sell Dubai home

A former Love Island and Geordie Shore personality has said he has put his Dubai house up for sale.

Sam Gowland appeared on the third series of Love Island in 2017 before re-enterting the villa later in the season.

Following his first TV appearance, he became a cast member of Geordie Shore across 2018 and 2019.

Sam Gowland. (Pic credit: Tristan Fewings / Getty Images)placeholder image
Sam Gowland. (Pic credit: Tristan Fewings / Getty Images)

In the spring of 2025 Gowland made headlines for allegedy being banned from returning to the UK after leaving for a life in Dubai, a claim he made over a series of weeks in April and May of last year.

He took to social media in February to say that, after four months of work, his villa in Dubai was completed, and he is now listing it on the market.

It comes as political tensions across the Middle East are hightened, with the UK Government telling British residents in the United Arab Emirates to shelter indoors.

POsting to social media on Thursday last week, Gowland said: “After much deliberation I’ve Decided I’m going to sell my villa in Dubai, 10 million AED (£2 million gbp) non negotiable & not open to offers.

“Like my other villas this one won’t be here long I can guarantee you that.”

Following the listing Gowland has kept his followers updated of his hopes to leave the country as the political instability in the region continues. He claimed he is set to fly from Dubai to Mauritius on Tuesday, March 3 is airspace restrictions allow.

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