{"id":10590,"date":"2019-11-21T16:31:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T16:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/?p=53178"},"modified":"2019-11-21T16:31:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T16:31:29","slug":"love-island-ovie-sokos-salary-and-net-worth-explained-35-million-is-insanely-wrong-24-07-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2019\/11\/21\/love-island-ovie-sokos-salary-and-net-worth-explained-35-million-is-insanely-wrong-24-07-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovie Soko’s net worth in 2019 – $35 million is insanely wrong!"},"content":{"rendered":"

After appearing on\u00a0ITV’s<\/span><\/a>\u00a0smash-hit dating series, Love Island, Ovie Soko quickly became the fan favourite. He won over not just the ladies of Casa Amor, but the whole nation!<\/p>\n

The 6ft 7 professional basketball player was initially coupled up with Anna Vakili, although he lost her on return to the villa to her former partner on the show, Jordan Hames. But all was not lost, as Ovie found the right girl in India Reynolds. Sadly, they have now parted ways.<\/p>\n

But things are looking up for Ovie, with his pro b-ball career about to take off again.<\/p>\n

Here’s everything you need to know about Ovie’s basketball salary and his true net worth in 2019.<\/p>\n

Who is\u00a0Okie Soko?<\/h3>\n

Ovie<\/span><\/a> is a professional basketball player from England.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old learnt his trade in the USA, playing basketball at the University of Alabama. Following graduation, he was almost drafted for the 2014 NBA season but narrowly missed out.<\/p>\n

While Ovie may have never been LeBron James rich, drafting into the NBA would have earned him some serious dollar. The average player wage in the NBA ranges from \u00a31-5 million per year.<\/p>\n

To be fair, if Ovie made the NBA cut, there’s no way he would have ended up on Love Island<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n

Ovie reacts to the headline challenge<\/h3>\n

Ovie’s salary came into question during episode 50 when the crew were playing a tense Headline Challenge game.<\/p>\n

The 6ft 7 giant was visibly upset by the fact a newspaper headline read that India Reynolds was only with him “for the money”.<\/p>\n

Ovie explained that the headline hit home hard because it was something he had experienced before:<\/p>\n

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Cos’ I\u2019m an athlete women have come after me for my money. To have money bruv, it\u2019s lonely as f***.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Screen Shot: Love Island series 5 episode 50 \u2013 ITV2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Later, Ovie sat down for a chat with Amber and added: \u201cToday\u2019s challenge threw me out. It triggered something for me, its a lot deeper than people would realise.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a basketball player, 90% of the things I wouldn\u2019t change about my job for the world. But the only thing I would change is just the fact that people use you a lot.”<\/p>\n