With the launch of the 2024 summer series of Love Island just days away, the first stars set to enter the villa have been revealed.
And the first singles looking for love have been revealed as make-up artist Samantha Kenny from Liverpool and Munveer Jabbal from Surbiton.
Samantha, 26, works in a beauty salon and regularly keeps her 4,000 Instagram followers updated by sharing bikini photos.
And the stunner has already started to show some prowess as an influencer, with a handful of deals with various brands under her belt.
Speaking about why she decided to sign up for the show, Samantha said: “I’m ready to settle down and Love Island is an amazing opportunity to meet someone who’s not from my area.” “I love cockney boys so I hope there’s one for me.”
She believes she has a lot to contribute and admits she can be fiery and potentially stir up some drama.
With the launch of the 2024 summer series of Love Island just days away, the first stars set to enter the villa have been revealed, the first as Liverpool make-up artist Samantha Kenny.
The 26-year-old works in a beauty salon and regularly keeps her 4,000 Instagram followers updated by sharing bikini photos.
And the stunner has already started to show some prowess as an influencer, with a handful of deals with various brands under her belt.
She said: “I think I’ll definitely bring some fire, I’m very stubborn and wear my heart on my sleeve.”
“I’m very cheerful too, so I’ll definitely have a laugh and bring in some scouse glamour.”
Samantha blamed her lack of romance on not going out enough in Liverpool as she works weekends and revealed her type in the role.
She added: ‘If I want to go out at night, I go to London because I love guys from the south. Tall, dark and cockney is my type.
Meanwhile, Munveer, 30, has also struggled to find love in the capital, admitting he can be “quite picky” when it comes to choosing a partner.
He said: “I haven’t found the right girl, I’m quite demanding and have high standards.” Dating in London is horrible.
“You don’t know who’s single… but now you’re putting me in a place where everyone is single so there won’t be any issues about it.”
Explaining why she is entering the villa, she said: ‘Dating in London hasn’t worked out for me. The opportunity to be surrounded by beautiful people in a villa in the sun is absolutely obvious!
“I’m 30 years old and I need to start thinking seriously about the next step, and what better place.”
She believes she has a lot to contribute and admits she can be fiery and potentially stir up some drama.
Samantha put her lack of romance down to not going out enough in Liverpool as she works weekends and revealed her type in the role.
And Munveer already knows a little about fame, having counted Piers Morgan’s son Spencer as a close friend since they met in 2018.
Series 11 will begin on Monday, June 3, with presenter Maya Jama at the helm once again.
The ITV2 dating show will see a new group of singles looking for love in Mallorca, and teasers featuring Maya were revealed last month.
The summer series follows Love Island: All Stars, where Molly Smith and Tom Clare, whose relationship is still going strong, were crowned winners.
Since earning the title, Molly has landed lucrative deals with jewelery brand Abbott Lyon, fashion giant boohoo and US fitness supplements Alani Nu.
Jess Harding and Sammy Root won the last summer series, but the pair split shortly after taking the £50,000 prize.
Jess is in a new relationship with a man she has kept private, while Sammy has started filming scenes with the TOWIE cast.
This year, the islanders who star in the show will continue to keep their Instagram pages ‘inactive’ to protect their mental health, as well as the wellbeing of their friends and family.
In previous years, contestants have suffered at the hands of trolling, with negativity consuming their profiles, to the detriment of loved ones at whom hate was directed in their absence.