“If you’re single when you come off the show, you just automatically get more work.”

Callum Hole is one of the most well-known Islanders to ever come out of Love Island Australia, and the 27-year-old has revealed the insane amount of money he’s made from the show

Callum made his Love Island Australia debut back in 2022 on Season 4, and since then, he’s competed on Love Island Games Season 1, been a regular panellist on the Love Island Games Season 2 and Love Island US Season 7.

Outside of the franchise, he’s starred on I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here Australia and Aussie Shore, among others. So, it’s safe to say that Callum’s reality TV career has flourished since his first villa stint.
Skye Wheatley, Brittany Hockley and Callum Hole on I’m a Celebrity. Image: Ten.

How much money has Callum Hole made from Love Island Australia?

During an interview on the official Love Island Australia podcast, Officially Unpacked, the Welsh-born Aussie revealed how much money he’s made off the show.

“Half a million more. No, more,” he told host Eoghan McDermott, who also narrates the series.

Callum — who came runner-up on his first season despite barely finding a substantial romantic connection — explained that the fact he wasn’t in a serious couple helped boost his earning potential.

“But a lot of it does come from, as well, when I first came off Love Island, my first one, because I was seen as that single party boy, sort of thing, I got a lot of work, straight off the bat, like, club appearances. I would do club appearances for 10-15 grand for, like, a two-hour appearance, you know, you do three of them a week. That s**t adds up quickly

“But I feel like, when the couples come out and they’re actually in couples, they get less opportunities like that.”

Callum singled out Lacey, who struck up three romantic connections during her short time on Love Island Australia 2025, as the kind of person who could thrive financially off the show.

“I feel like people like, like, Lacey, what I’m trying to say is you don’t have to win Love Island to do well off it. If you’re single when you come off the show, you just automatically get more work. That’s just how it is.”