A Love Island star has been left 'completely broken' as she tragically announced the death of her best friend on Thursday.

Jessica Spencer, 25, who appeared on season 11 of the ITV reality show, shared the sad news with her followers on Instagram as she paid tribute to her friend Estera.

She explained in the emotional tribute that Estera passed away following a five-year 'fight' with cancer. 

Alongside a black and white video of the duo hugging, Jess wrote: 'To our beautiful best friend Estera..

'I am angry, I am so unbelievably sad and my heart is completely broken. If you had the pleasure of knowing Est you were so very lucky, she was strong and she was stubborn in all of the best ways.

'She fought 5 years of her life with cancer and you would never have even known. She was brave and showed up even on her worst days and she never let her illness affect living her best little life.'

'Cancer is never something that affects you until it does, until it takes away someone you thought you would grow old with, someone you thought you would meet their kids and help plan their wedding, someone you can't remember being without since the age of 11, my lifelong best friend, a pain like this is so unbearable.'

She continued: 'I am so proud of her, for everything she has had to battle the last 5 years that no one should ever go through, she deserved a long life full of abundance, and it hurts me beyond words that her story ended here.

'I always said that I'd be lost without her and that's exactly how it feels. What a beautiful soul and a blessing to of had her in my life.

'I feel so lucky that I got to experience a friendship so deep, a bond so unbreakable that my heart aches and my world will never be the same.

'My forever sidekick and the worst but best influence to each other. There will never be enough memories with you, and I would do anything for more time and one last cuddle.'

Jess signed off the heartbreaking post with: 'Being in Poland with all of your family and our close friends has been so special, and I know you were with us the whole time…

'We all miss you so much Est. You are so loved and admired. Our real life angel in the sky, I’m desperate to laugh and dance with you again. Forever in my heart and always on my mind. Forever together.'

She later posted another clip of her friend and wrote: 'Forever attached to each other. Death has taken so much from us. It has stolen our conversations, laughter, trips, silence, plans, moments and time.

'But it can't take you from our memories and our dreams that is the place we will always go to find you.'

Jess has been inundated with condolences from her friends, as well as her fellow Love Island stars.

Grace Jackson wrote: 'Jess. I’m sending all my love to you, so sorry to hear this' and Jess Harding quipped: 'I’m so sorry! Sending you so much love'.

Jessy Potts commented: 'Sending my love' and Whitney Adebayo added: 'Sorry for your loss Jess❤️❤️ sending my love.' 

Faye Winter wrote: 'Sending you all the love in world, a friendship like this will last a lifetime.

'It will be the friendship that every time something good or bad happens you’ll wish they were with you, in that moment know that they are who you think of because they are right there beside you.'

During her time on Love Island, Jess fell for Ayo Odukoya, who she was in a relationship with until October 2024.

She is now in relationship with designer and creative director Braydon Hackett, the brother of TOWIE star Roman Hackett.