Wes Nelson is ‘growing close’ to Lucciana Beynon, daughter of millionaire Travers Beynon

Wes Nelson is ‘growing close’ to model Lucciana Beynon, who’s the daughter of millionaire tobacco tycoon Travers Beynon, also known as The Candyman.

The Love Island star, 23, who’s signed with record label Universal, and Lucciana, 19, met in Dubai last year but are now both in London where they’ve spent the last few months getting to know each other.

Lucciana, who moved to the UK shortly after turning 18, grew up in Australia, where her father Travers, 49, still lives at the ‘Candyshop mansion’ alongside his wife Taesha and multiple girlfriends.

New romance?: Wes Nelson is ‘growing close’ to model Lucciana Beynon, who’s the daughter of millionaire tobacco tycoon Travers Beynon, also known as The Candyman 

A source told MailOnline: ‘Wes met Lucciana in Dubai last year and it wasn’t long before they started spending more time together.

‘Friends say Wes and Lucciana really get on and something may progress between them, especially as they continue to hang out together in London. 

‘Lucciana supports Wes’ music career while she has ambitious plans with her modelling, they definitely inspire each other to do well.’ 

Lucciana promoted the release of Wes’ new single Nice To Meet Ya on her Instagram page, telling her 105K followers the track is ‘out now’ with a picture taken at the reality star’s house on Thursday night. 

The pair follow each other on Instagram and Wes has liked several of Lucciana’s sexy posts, including one of her wearing a red thong with the caption: ‘Patient I’m not.’

Heating up: The Love Island star and Lucciana met in Dubai last year but are now both in London where they've spent the last few months getting to know each other

Heating up: The Love Island star and Lucciana met in Dubai last year but are now both in London where they’ve spent the last few months getting to know each other 

Caught his eye: The pair follow each other on Instagram and Wes has liked several of Lucciana's sexy posts, including one of her wearing a thong with the caption: 'Patient I'm not'

Caught his eye: The pair follow each other on Instagram and Wes has liked several of Lucciana’s sexy posts, including one of her wearing a thong with the caption: ‘Patient I’m not’

A spokeswoman for the former Love Islander told MailOnline Wes and Lucciana are ‘friends’ after meeting through Wes’ housemate. 

Lucciana’s dad made his millions in the tobacco business but is also well-known for his playboy ways and hosting extravagant parties at his lavish 15-bedroom mansion on Australia’s Gold Coast. 

Travers, aka The Candyman and Australia’s answer to Hugh Hefner, engages in a ‘polyamorous lifestyle’ and while being married, also has several lovers he resides with who Lucciana claims he ‘spoils.’ 

In a recent interview, Lucciana said she will not be following in her father’s footsteps by having multiple partners – but she doesn’t find his relationship choices ‘weird.’

Last month, she said: ‘People ask me all the time ‘”isn’t it weird that your dad has all these girlfriends” to me, it’s not weird. I love my dad no matter what and if he’s happy then I’m happy and I think it’s cool. 

'I love my dad no matter what': Lucciana grew up in Australia, where her father Travers, 49, still lives at the 'Candyshop mansion' alongside his wife Taesha and multiple girlfriends

‘I love my dad no matter what’: Lucciana grew up in Australia, where her father Travers, 49, still lives at the ‘Candyshop mansion’ alongside his wife Taesha and multiple girlfriends 

Support: Lucciana promoted the release of Wes' new single Nice To Meet Ya on her Instagram page, telling her followers the track is 'out now' with a picture taken at the reality star's house

Support: Lucciana promoted the release of Wes’ new single Nice To Meet Ya on her Instagram page, telling her followers the track is ‘out now’ with a picture taken at the reality star’s house

‘I wouldn’t do it; I wouldn’t do that s*** because I’m crazy but if he’s found a group of girls that can do it and he’s happy, they’re happy and who wouldn’t want to get spoilt like he spoils them. I would never, ever change him. I would never, ever want him to change.

‘I’m grateful he is the way he is because I just learn so many things – with men and women and the way people work. I feel like it made me almost ready to be by myself out in the big world. Anything that happened, he would always give me a life lesson.’

Wes hasn’t been in a serious relationship since him and Love Island’s Arabella Chi split in January 2019 after nine months together.

He wasn’t short of attention whilst starring on Love Island in 2018 after leapfrogging from Laura Anderson to Megan Barton-Hanson, who he dated for six months. 

'I wouldn't do that': In a recent interview, Lucciana said she will not be following in her father's footsteps by having multiple partners – but she doesn't find his relationship choices 'weird'

‘I wouldn’t do that’: In a recent interview, Lucciana said she will not be following in her father’s footsteps by having multiple partners – but she doesn’t find his relationship choices ‘weird’

Exes: Wes wasn't short of attention whilst starring on Love Island in 2018 after leapfrogging from Laura Anderson to Megan Barton-Hanson, who he dated for six months

Exes: Wes wasn’t short of attention whilst starring on Love Island in 2018 after leapfrogging from Laura Anderson to Megan Barton-Hanson, who he dated for six months 

The pair split while Wes was competing on Dancing On Ice alongside pro partner Vanessa Bauer after Megan publicly claimed more was going on between them behind the scenes. 

Wes, who most will recognise for having a chiselled six-pack, said female fans don’t flatter him and he’s more interested in them liking his music after he found chart success last year with debut single See Nobody.

He told MailOnline: ‘There are new fans that come in all the time.

‘Everyone is more interested in my music, which is much more wholesome than someone saying “you’re fit” – but don’t get me wrong, those are very nice compliments and that’s not me being a big headed.’

History: The pair split while Wes was competing on Dancing On Ice alongside dancer Vanessa Bauer after Megan publicly claimed more was going on between them behind the scenes

History: The pair split while Wes was competing on Dancing On Ice alongside dancer Vanessa Bauer after Megan publicly claimed more was going on between them behind the scenes