Check out the 12 Islanders headed to Cape Town!
The new season of Love Island is officially underway as ITV2 have finally confirmed the contestants who will be entering the 2020 villa in South Africa for the first-ever winter edition of the show.
January just got a whole lot hotter. ☀️
Meet the sizzling singles ready to enter the #LoveIsland villa... pic.twitter.com/sQrzW5bW7h
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) January 6, 2020
Meet the girls
Leanne Amaning
Leanne is heading into the Love Island villa to “learn and change”, describing her ideal man as
“someone who is rugged and manly, not with a pretty face.”
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The 22-year-old Londoner said her ideal first date would be a casual outing, such as drinks and bowling and she's prepared to go after what she wants when it comes to love.
Currently has 2,251 followers on Instagram
Siânnise Fudge
Age: 25 Job: Beauty consultant
Bristol-born Siân’s celebrity crush is Anthony Joshua, but in the Love Island villa she’s after an Aladdin lookalike – her nickname is Princess Jasmine and the Eyebrow Queen.
Siânnise Fudge's celebrity crush is Antony Joshua.
Describing herself as “sassy and fun”, Siân said she’s “experienced with men” therefore knows what she wants.
When it comes to girl code, the 25-year-old describes the rule as:
“Any girl that’s your friend and you know they’ve been with someone, you don’t go there.”
She currently has 3,586 followers on Instagram.
Eve and Jess Gale
For the first time ever, Love Island is sending in twin sisters!
Eve and Jess Gale both describe themselves as confident, with Eve saying she’s “chilled-out and easy-going” while Jess said she’s “fun and spontaneous”.
The London based sisters insist there won’t be any fallouts over a man.
Before entering the villa, Eve said boys often tell her and Jess they fancy both of them.
“Some boys will be messaging me and Jessica at the same time, I don’t think they think we talk.”
Eve’s claim to fame is that Kylie Jenner’s ex Tyga messaged her after she tagged him in an Instagram Story at an event they were both at, but when they tried to meet up in Ibiza their dates didn’t match up.
Jess currently has 11.8K follower while eve has 11.2K followers.
Shaughna Phillips
Shaughna is looking for a man who’s “funny and a little bit smart” who she can have a conversation about the news with, as she describes herself as “chatty, funny and clever”.
She explained before heading into the villa:
“When [people] hear me speak about certain things they’ll be shocked.”
The London-based islander also rates herself as a 7.5, believing her lips are her best feature as she "spent enough money on them!”
She currently has 4,439 followers.
Sophie Piper
21-year-old Sophie is looking for love in a man who “doesn’t take themselves too seriously”, but said it can take her a while to properly like someone.
Sophie Piper is Rochelle Humes' sister.
The Essex girl’s worst date experience was realising she had a string of camembert down her chin after pecking her date on the cheek at the end of the night – she’s now hoping her next romance will be lest cheesy.
Sophie has 14.8k followers at the time of writing this article.
Paige Turley
Paige was long rumoured to be entering the villa before the lineup was confirmed, revealing she’s joining the show to “find someone different”.
The singer’s claim to fame is that she dated Lewis Capaldi at 17 years old, but after an amicable split the pair are still friends.
Paige fears she’ll find it hard not having her phone inside the villa, but is looking for someone witty
“with a bit of banter and something about him”.
She’s got 24.2k followers on Instagram.
Meet The Boys
Mike Boateng
Police officer Mike describes himself as “personable and easy to approach”.
Mike is looking for a woman who’s “ambitious, has a lot of personality and is beautiful” and isn’t afraid to burn a few bridges to find the love of his life.
As well as having a footballer pal, Dominic Calvert-Llewin, the 24-year-old’s brother, Samuel, was on The Apprentice a few years ago.
He’ll also have some impressions to keep viewers entertained, claiming he can impersonate the voices of Barrack Obama and Drake.
At the time of writing Mike has 2,311 followers on Instagram.
Connor Durman
After living in Australia for four years, 25 year old Connor “knows what he wants” and is looking for an “outgoing” woman with a big personality who’s also “family orientated” and fits in with his mates.
Connor is a coffee bean sales man in Brighton.
He has 4,446 followers on Instagram.
Callum Jones
Opening his pre-villa interview with: “I’m a cheeky chap”, Manchester-based Callum rates himself as a nine out of 10, hailing his smile as his best feature.
His ideal woman is “girls with dark hair, tanned skin, red lipstick and white nail polish” and his celebrity crush is Megan Fox.
Callum is also prepared to “go pretty far” to get the girl he likes, and is “a very good cook” especially when it comes to Thai food.
Sadly, Callum's social media pages seem to be none existent!
Nas Majeed
Sports Science graduate Nas from London believes he’s “very different” to guys who have been on Love Island in the past and describes himself as “a well-rounded person”.
Nas is looking for someone “cute and funny” who can “match” his energy.
On whether he’ll be loyal in the villa, Nas said:
“In a relationship, I’m loyal. Dating is different. You’re not really completely attached to someone.”
Nas like Callum, seems pretty elusive online, so there's no way to get a pre-stalk in before Sunday's kick off show.
Ollie Williams
Ollie, from Cornwall, describes himself as “the butt of all jokes but I’ll also be the one to make all of the jokes,” adding that he’s “attention seeking” and “upfront”.
When it comes to his best chat-up line, Ollie likes to tell women about the land he owns, explaining:
“Best chat up line I’ve ever used is, ‘Do you know Polzeath beach in Cornwall? I own it.’ That’s it. Chat up line, done.”
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His father is Lord of the Manor of Lanhydrock and their family title is Viscount Clifden. Ollie is the heir of Lanhydrock.
He also sees himself as “Gatsby but with better fireworks”, due to “throwing a bloody awesome party”.
Ollie has 7,627 followers on the gram.
The first-ever Winter Love Island kicks off in South Africa this Sunday 12th January.
