It’s that time of year again... Love Island is officially here.
And last night, we saw 10 brand new islanders enter the villa. In case you missed the action, here’s a quick recap of this year’s hopeful singles...
Name: Ruchee Gurung
Age: 24
Occupation: Beautician
Icks: Guys with no ambition and super skinny jeans
Name: Tyrique Hyde
Age: 24
Occupation: Semi-Professional Footballer
Claim to fame: Best friends with previous Love Islander, Toby Aromolaran
Name: Molly Marsh
Age: 21
Occupation: Musical Theatre Performer and Social Media Creator
Fun fact: Lives on a farm with parents, sister, grandma, grandad, auntie, uncle, cousin, cousin’s husband, their baby and a chicken
Name: George Fensom
Age: 24
Occupation: Business Development Executive
Important qualities in a partner: Passionate, naturally good looking, great banter
Name: Catherine Agbaje
Age: 22
Occupation: Commercial Real Estate Agent
Interesting fact: Has a masters degree in Psychology and Sociology and Real Estate
Name: Mehdi Edno
Age: 26
Occupation: Communications Manager
Important qualities in a partner: Sense of humour, outgoing, adventurous
Name: Ella Thomas
Age: 23
Occupation: Model
Claim to fame: Was once an extra in World War Z and got to meet Brad Pitt
Name: Mitchel Taylor
Age: 26
Occupation: Gas Engineer
Icks: Food in teeth and coin-counting at the bar
Name: Jess Harding
Age: 22
Occupation: Aesthetics Practitioner
Icks: Showing off, missing trains and lunch boxes
Name: André Furtado
Age: 21
Occupation: Business Owner
Ideal first date: Strawberry picking
And if that wasn’t enough... a surprise bombshell has made his way into the villa.
Fancy getting to know him?
Your wish is our command. Say hello to PT and basketball player, Zachariah Noble.
What do you think you’ll bring to the villa?
I’m a very chilled out guy and I’m completely myself 100% of the time. I’m quite straightforward and never struggle making friends, I like to look after people.
What’s your ‘elevator pitch’ for why someone should want to date you?
I’d just shout out ‘What else do you need, babe?’ I’m pretty tall and I’m confident in myself. In this day and age, I think being genuine is rare and I’m very genuine. What you see is what you get.
How would friends/family describe you?
I think they would say that I’m a lovely guy, hard-working, competitive, and confident. My friends would definitely say I’m the guy they can rely on to bring the banter.
Best/worst date story?
I was asked to go to a museum once on a date, but I walked around so unimpressed that I accidentally made it really apparent I didn’t want to be there. I don’t go on many dates, I haven’t been on one for quite a while so it will be nice to go on some in the villa.
What gives you the ick?
I’ve got two and they're both really stupid. Bad handwriting... I’ve got terrible handwriting, so they’d need to have better handwriting than me. And twerking, I really don’t like twerking!
Do you fall in love quickly?
I do believe in love at first sight, I think that you can sense people’s energies as soon as you meet them.
What are the most important things you look for in a partner?
The most important things are that someone is genuine, and they also have good banter.
Tell us something not many people know about you?
My cat is a huge part of my life, I honestly love him, he’s called Frank. I treat him as if he’s my son, I’m going to miss him so much when I’m in the villa.
This year marks series 10 of Love Island. Do you have a favourite show moment from any of the previous seasons?
When Amy returned from Casa Amor and said to Curtis; ‘I was coming back here to tell you I loved you.’
If you had to pick two celebrities to be in the villa with you as fellow Islanders, who would they be and why?
Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot and Meagan Good. Meagan was my childhood supercrush.
Posted: 6th Jun 2023.