Love Island 2023: Meet the contestants
Name: Tanya Manhenga
age: 22
Place: liverpool
profession: student and model
Very little is known about him: ‘I have vitiligo, which is a skin pigmentation, you can’t even notice it.’
‘It’s on my lip and I have a bandage on my hair. Not many people know this but I think it is very cute.
‘I don’t care about covering it up all the time, I just think it’s a vibe.’
Name: lana jenkins
age: 25
Place: luton
profession: make up artist
Very little is known about him: ‘In my work as a makeup artist, I have worked with many celebrities.
‘Also, when I was 6 I used to live in Spain and I was in an episode of Benidorm as an extra.’
Name: tanyal revan
age: 26
Place: North London
profession: hair stylist
Very little is known about him: ‘My celebrity crush is Channing Tatum – I don’t like pretty boys, they give me the ‘aws’ because their personalities are always rubbish.’
‘Channing Tatum is pretty but not pretty. He is manly and he can dance.’
‘If a man can dance, I fall in love with him instantly.’
Name: Olivia Hawkins
age: 27
Place: brighton
profession: ring girl and actress
Very little is known about him: ‘I did a movie with Jason Statham and had a good 10 minute chat about life.’
‘I’ve been a ring girl for KSI, I played a waitress in James Bond with Daniel Craig and I’ve also been a body double for Michelle Keegan and Emma Watson.’
Name: tom claire
age: 23
Place: barnsley
profession: semi-pro footballer
Very little is known about him: i’m a high school musical fan
Name: Sami Elishi
AGe: 22
Place: London
profession: Senior Estate Agent Coordinator
Very little is known about him: ‘I’m a really honest person and I don’t have a filter. I will not take litter from anyone, especially when it comes to boys!’
Name: Maxwell Community
age: 23
Place: London
profession: Finance student and restaurant host
What did he have his eye on in Casa Amor? Sami. She keeps it real and seems like she’s not afraid to speak her mind.
Name: Rosie Seaford
age: 24
Place: Buckinghamshire
profession: Industry Placement Consultant
little is known about him: ‘I have a severe phobia of frozen food, I can’t touch frozen food.’
Name: Kai Fagan
age: 24
Place: manchester
profession: Science & PE Teacher
Very little is known about him: ‘I am a citizen of Jamaica. That’s why I played rugby 7s for Jamaica.
‘I now play semi-professional rugby for Burnage RFC.’
‘I’ve technically got three different degrees and gone to three different unis.’
Name: ron hall
age: 25
Place: essex
profession: financial advisor
Very little is known about him: ‘On meeting me, you would never know that I am blind in one eye.’
‘It was the result of a football injury when I was 8 years old. I have two different colored eyes, one blue and one green.’
Name: will young
age: 23
Place: buckinghamshire
profession: Farmer
Very little is known about him: ‘Every night I light a candle and meditate for 20-25 minutes.’
‘A girl I was seeing told me to meditate, I tried it and loved it. I stopped looking at him and continued to meditate!
‘It’s a good way to reflect on yourself.’
Name: Shak Muhammad
age: 24
Place: London
profession: airport security officer
Very little is known about him: ‘I am a very emotional person. It can be a blessing and a curse.’
‘Every time I see Dear John I cry.
It is my favorite movie. Whenever I’m with someone and they say, ‘Let’s go see a romantic movie’, I think, ‘Dear John, how does that feel?’
Name: Jessie Winter
age: 26
Place: Sydney
profession: personal trainer
You may not know anything about him: She was in series two of Love Island Australia
Name: Casey O’Gorman
AGe: 26
Place: Tring
profession: selection authority
Very little is known about him: ‘I’m really irritable. I once cut my hand and fainted’
Name: Sanam Harinan
age: 24
Place: bedford
profession: Social Worker
What did he have his eye on in Casa Amor? ‘Kai is my number one. Job wise I think we will connect a lot and I think he is cute!’
Name: Keenan Brand
age: 24
Place: Wigan
profession: professional rugby player
He’ll put something in his dating profile: ‘I’m of Irish heritage so I’ve always had the good fortune of the Irish with me.’