Calum Best to announce shock retirement from modelling?

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Best created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.
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Sad news for Best fans. Speculation had been rife that the American model best known as cast member of Celebrity Love Island, is about to announce his retirement from modelling, at age 44, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 18/01/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a model isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a model just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouCalum

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouCalum was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Calum Best was unlike any other model we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouCalum”
— @universalObserver, 17 Jan 2026
“I thought Calum Best retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 17 Jan 2026

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