semi-professional footballer deaf in a single ear, a musical theatre performer and a lady turned off by boys with lunch containers are among the many forged of the brand new Love Island collection.

They might be joined by an property agent, a mannequin who has appeared in a Burna Boy music video and a boy who doesn't prefer it when a lady counts out cash to pay for a drink.

The ITV2 actuality present will return for a brand new collection subsequent week – with followers given the prospect to vote for which contestants might be paired up earlier than the primary episode.

Viewers might be given the ability to decide on who's coupled up when the present kicks off.

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In previous collection, contestants have made their very own coupling choices.

Fans got the ability to resolve for the primary time final yr.

Looking for love might be Tyrique Hyde, 24, from Essex, a semi-professional footballer and childhood pal of Toby Aromolaran, who appeared on the present on 2021.

Asked what he needs his fellow contestants to find out about him, he stated: “That I’m deaf in my right ear.

“I’ve got a tattoo next to my left one that symbolises strength and power in my good one.”

He follows within the footsteps of mannequin and dancer Tasha Ghouri, who grew to become the primary deaf contestant to look on the present in 2022 and wears a cochlear implant to permit her to listen to.

Hyde might be joined by Molly Marsh, 21, from Doncaster, a musical theatre performer and social media creator who has already been to Love Island villas in South Africa and Majorca on press journeys because of her on-line following.

Also hoping to search out romance is Jess Harding, 22, an aesthetics practitioner from London.

Asked what turns her off, she stated: “When a guy stunts for money, that’s an ick. Showing off all their designer clothes because most of the time they’re probably fake anyway.

“Another one is when a boy runs for the train and the train goes without him.

“Lunch boxes also – just go to Tesco and get a meal deal.”

Estate agent Catherine Agbaje, 22, from Dublin, can be becoming a member of the line-up, as are mannequin Ella Thomas, 23, from Glasgow, and fuel engineer Mitchel Taylor, 26, from Sheffield.

Discussing his turn-offs, Taylor stated: “Food in your teeth and counting coins in your hand. When a girl stands at the bar counting out the coins to pay for a drink, it’s not for me.”

Finishing the line-up are Mehdi Edno, 26, from Bordeaux in France, beautician Ruchee Gurung, 24, from Sutton, enterprise growth government George Fensom, 24, from Bedford, and enterprise proprietor Andre Furtado, 21, from Dudley.

This would be the first summer season collection hosted by Maya Jama, who made her Love Island debut in the course of the winter collection in South Africa earlier this yr after changing Laura Whitmore.

Voting for the primary coupling up opens at 8am on Thursday on the Love Island app. It closes at 9pm on Friday.

Love Island returns to ITV2 and ITVX on Monday June 5.