Mackenzie Dipman has left Love Island Season 4 as a single woman finds love on the island and we can’t wait to tell you all about it!
Two months ago (November 2022) Mackenzie entered the Love Island villa in episode 27, only to voluntarily leave in episode 33. Two months later, she not only admitted to the world that she was in love, but also proudly showed everyone who she was in love with. Let’s find out who that lucky guy is.
Meet Ben Ashby, Love Island star Mackenzie Dipman’s boyfriend
On November 14, 2022, Love Island star Mackenzie Dipman took to IG (@mackenziedipman) to post a number of lovey-dovey photos of herself and her new boyfriend Ben Ashby, taken on various outings. And alongside these photos, she wrote “the love story from season 4 that you haven’t seen yet…💜 @_bashby_” as the caption.
This meant that, from that day on, Mackenzie no longer kept it a secret that she and Ben were a couple.
But so far, the details have not been revealed. For example, it is not known where and how they met.
Mackenzie is from Scottsdale, Arizona and graduated from Arizona State University in 2020 and went straight into cinematography. Love Island In the second season, she co-starred with Connor Trott.
After all, Ben graduated from the same college as Mackenzie in 2020. So it’s clear that they were college friends in the past.
Before Mackenzie went public with her new relationship in 2022, she appeared twice on Love Island in the second and fourth seasons.
Ben Ashby’s age
Ben Ashby is said to have been born in 1998. So he would probably be 24 years old in 2022.
Ben Ashby Family
Ben Ashby’s mother is Nancy Kay Ashby and can be found on Instagram @fairwood1818 as well as Facebook. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, she turned 67 on October 25, 2022. On her birthday a few years ago, Ben bragged on IG that his mother was everyone’s favorite 1st/2nd grade teacher and the person everyone called “Mrs. Ashby.” But he said that he and the rest of the family just called her “fairwood1818” to tease her after her social media username.
Likewise, there’s Ben’s beloved father, Mark Ashby, who can be found on Instagram @tptr1227. From the looks of it, he seems to have had a career as a band director/teacher. After graduating from Cartwright Elementary School District and earning his Masters in Education – Educational Leadership & Administration from Northern Arizona University, Glendale Community College, and Cortez High School, Ben studied Music Education at Northern Arizona University. He also proudly writes on his Facebook page about being a band director/explorer at Paradise Valley Unified Middle School.
Most importantly, Ben’s parents are still married and living together until 2022.
As for his siblings, Ben has two older sisters. Amber Dodd is the eldest, who can be found on IG @amburger28 and is also known as Joni Missile. The next one is Hannah Ashby and she is a traveler. She studied International Hotel Management at Northern Arizona University and turned 28 in July 2022.
Where is Ben Ashby from?
Love Island Star Mackenzie Dipman’s boyfriend is Ben Ashby from Phoenix, Arizona.
Ben Ashby’s Height
Not only is Ben Ashby handsome, he is also over 6 feet tall. Of course, he also shows that he is passionate about fitness and healthy living.
Ben Ashby’s work
According to his LinkedIn, Ben Ashby works in film and media development and production. Even IMDB knows this about him. According to his profile, he is a writer, director, and actor. His profile still states that Ben is known primarily for his comedy work, and several of his short films have received recognition from film festivals across the country. According to his profile, he has won “Best Screenplay,” “Best Director,” “Best Performance,” and “Best Film” for two of his short films, Meat Head And Shuffled.
Ben also directed the short film, Be Sparkling (2019) and TV series A gay couple (2020).
Talking about his education, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Production from Arizona State University in 2020.
As of 2022, he has mentioned working as a part-time actor at Murder Mystery Company and a part-time archival researcher at Ninjas Archives, LLC.
Then, interestingly, his LinkedIn also reveals that he has worked as a production assistant for many other companies besides ITV. Love Island from May 2021 to September 2021.
So not only does Ben have the same hometown and college as Mackenzie, he also has the same type of career, i.e. in the entertainment industry, as her.
About Mackenzie, we know that in addition to Love Island Famous, she has participated in many beauty pageants and won 1st runner-up in the Miss Arizona Teen USA pageant in 2015.
Related FAQs
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Is Ben Ashby on Instagram?
Yes. Ben Ashby can be found on Instagram @_bashby_ with 67 posts and 2,295 followers as of November 16, 2022. He seems to regularly share moments from his life here but is not very active on Facebook.
On his social media, he can also be seen wishing his ex a happy birthday. It is known that he used to date someone named Dominique Krzykos. The two may have started dating in 2014 and were still together until 2015. There are still a few photos of them together, mostly on Ashby’s Instagram.
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What is Ben Ashby’s birthday?
Ben Ashby’s birthday is February 8 or 9 and that means he is an Aquarius.