Some Love Island fans have claimed to know who will be the first Islander to get the boot – days before the reality dating competition is due to launch.
Love Island returns on June 3 and on Monday, ITV released the full line-up for the new series which will air simultaneously on ITV1, ITV2, and ITVX for the first time.
Fans have already started predicting how the new series will play out, deciding the victim of the dreaded first dumping will be best friend of the Attwood-Dacks, Ronnie Vint.
Ronnie, 27, was the best man at Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack’s June 2023 nuptials at a five-star Knightsbridge hotel.
Love Island shared the semi-professional footballer’s photo to their Instagram on Monday with the caption: ‘Ronnie is sidelining his football career to focus on a new goal: score his future wife ⚽️ #LoveIsland.’
Some Love Island fans claim to already know who will be the first Islander to get the boot – days before the reality dating competition is due to launch on June 3
Fans believe the victim of the dreaded first dumping will be, Ronnie Vint, 27 (pictured), who is friends with Olivia Attwood
Love Island shared Ronnie’s photo to their Instagram on Monday with the caption: ‘Ronnie is sidelining his football career to focus on a new goal: score his future wife ⚽️ #LoveIsland’
Brutal fans said commented under the photo: ‘It’s giving first boot, I’m so sorry’;
‘He will be the first one to be dumped. Mark my words’; ‘I can tell by the amount and the kind of birds he is following he’s a FBoy lol 1st OG boy out’;
‘He’s definitely the one leaving first’; ‘I’m not too sure about him but all the best…’; ‘I would want him to go first, but i have a sneaky feeling that Munveer’s going first’
‘Pro Footballers don’t put a career on hold for love island. So football is not his profession. So don’t disrespect football. Good luck to him tho’.
Showing support was Bradley’s sister Beth Dack who wrote: ‘Yessssss Ron’ accompanied by a fire emoji.
Ahead of his appearance on the show, Ronnie shared with Love Island what he was looking for in a match.
He said: ‘I want someone that’s family orientated, caring and career minded. Looks wise, I like blondes with nice boobs but am partial to a brunette too.
Explaining his ‘claim to fame’, Ronnie said: Bradley Dack is my best friend and he and Olivia are a big part of my life. I call Olivia my big little sister, she always looks out for me.
Brutal fans declared: ‘He will be the first one to be dumped. Mark my words’ with one blaming his following list for their view
But showing support was Bradley’s sister Beth Dack who wrote: ‘Yessssss Ron’ accompanied by a fire emoji
Olivia, 30, had an explosive run on the third series of Love Island in 2017, and now she is a documentary maker.
Ronnie’s reportedly already proved to be a ladies’ man amongst Olivia’s celebrity friendship group.
Television insiders telling he’s finally looking to settle down after years of playing the field in more ways than one.
They revealed: ‘Ronnie is the latest signing for Love Island this year and he can’t wait to see who else will be joining him.
‘As a ladies’ man, he has dated a string of reality stars, and now he’s excited to finally become a contestant himself after hearing so much about it from Olivia.
‘Of course, Olivia and Bradley are close friends with Ronnie and will be supporting him on the show all the way.’
Ronnie himself explained: ‘I’ve had two serious relationships in the past but more recently have enjoyed being single and doing my own thing as I’ve been focused on my football career. I’ve got to the age where I want to find the right person I can build a life with.’
The south-east Londoner spent 10 years with Dartford from youth to senior level.
Ronnie (left) was the best man at Olivia Attwood (centre) and Bradley Dack’s (right) June 2023 nuptials at a five-star Knightsbridge hotel
Following two loan spells with Dulwich Hamlet, he joined them permanently in January 2022.
Then, in June 2023, non-league club Lewes Community Football Club announced that Ronnie and joined the team.
Manager Tony Russell said at the time: ‘Ronnie is a player I watched in step 1 for Dartford, and I thought he would go on to play professionally, but for whatever reason, it didn’t work out for him.
‘Ronnie fits the mould of a player I like working with. Maybe he has lost his way in the game, and I offer players like him the chance to come in and enjoy his football; our chats have gone really well, and I plan to work with him before we go back in for pre-season.
‘I know if I get Ronnie Vint fit and enjoying his football, I know I will have one of the best in our league. People forget he is still only 26, so he has not even hit his peak yet.’
Ronnie’s Instagram bio now reads: ‘I’m off to find love in the @loveisland villa! ❤️’
Love Island begins on Monday and will air every Monday to Friday and Sunday at 9 pm on ITV1, ITV2, and ITVX.
LOVE ISLAND 2024: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
NAME: Mimii Ngulube
AGE: 24
FROM: Portsmouth
OCCUPATION: Mental Health Nurse
WHY LOVE ISLAND? The pool in Portsmouth is not giving. I’ve tried dating, speaking to people on social media and it just hasn’t been successful. Applying was a spontaneous thing, I didn’t expect to get here!
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? My girls are my rocks and I’m theirs so I’ll be a good friend as well as going in there to find a man. I like dressing up so I’ll bring style, and I’d like to think I’m quite funny so I’ll make people laugh. Bringing honesty as well – I’m good at picking up on people’s personality traits and side-eyeing those who might be a liar.
NAME: Sam Taylor
AGE: 23
FROM: Chesterfield
OCCUPATION: Hair Stylist
WHY LOVE ISLAND? At this point in my life I just want the opportunity to find a real connection with someone. I’ve been looking for that connection for quite some time but I’ve never really found it, I’m hoping I find that spark in the Villa.
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE ISLANDERS TO KNOW? I’d say not to judge a book by its cover because how I look compared to what I do for work might not necessarily add up. You wouldn’t look at me as a tall guy covered in tattoos and think that I make girls’ hair look pretty for a living.
NAME: Patsy Field
AGE: 29
FROM: Orpington
OCCUPATION: Office Administrator
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE ISLANDERS TO KNOW? I’ve got something very special about me which is my disability, it’s a condition I was born with called Ebs Palsy. It doesn’t define who I am , but it makes me a little different, although I’ve learnt to get on with it and it’s never held me back.
HOW WOULD FRIENDS/FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? My friends would say that I’m the loudest person in the group, I’m the one who’s always up for doing a dare, the life and soul of the party. My family would say that I’m bossy and that it’s always my way or the highway, they’d say I rule the roost.
NAME: Sean Stone
AGE: 24
FROM: Hertford
OCCUPATION: Sweet Salesman
WHY LOVE ISLAND? I’ve always been one for relationships and when you have found someone you want to be with it’s the best feeling. Now is the perfect time, the one thing that is missing is my soulmate.
HOW WOULD FRIENDS/FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? Very loving, caring and thoughtful. I’m the kind of guy that if you broke down on the motorway and needed your tyre changed, I’d be there at any time of night.
NAME: Harriett Blackmore
AGE: 24
FROM: Brighton
OCCUPATION: Dancer & Personal Shopper
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I’ll bring the entertainment for everyone in the Villa, whether that’s making the girls laugh or making the boys turn their heads, I’m sure that I’ll bring the drama.
CLAIM T0 FAME? Being a bit of an IT girl in Brighton, I’ve done personal shopping for the rapper Arrdee and one of my best friends is Saffron Barker the YouTuber.
NAME: Ayo Odukoya
AGE: 25
FROM: Canning Town
OCCUPATION: Model
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I think I’d bring excitement and joy. I think people would have someone to come to and talk to and feel comfortable being around or to have a laugh with. I think I’m somebody everyone would take to.
WHY SHOULD SOMEBODY DATE YOU? I feel like the way I carry myself is very respectful and I think people take to that and once you show who you are to somebody you get it back tenfold. The way I am gives off a good enough energy for people to feel comfortable around me.
NAME: Samantha Kenny
AGE: 26
FROM: Liverpool
OCCUPATION: Makeup Artist
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I think I will definitely bring some fire, I’m very opinionated and wear my heart on my sleeve. I’m really bubbly too so I’ll definitely have a laugh as well as bringing some scouse glamour.
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? I don’t get out enough, I work weekends and tend to not go out in Liverpool anymore. If I want a night out I go down to London as I love the boys down south. Tall, dark and cockney is my type.
NAME: Munveer Jabbal
AGE: 30
FROM: Surbiton, Surrey
OCCUPATION: Recruitment Manager
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? I haven’t found the right girl, I’m quite picky 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’s single so there’s no issues around that.
CLAIM T0 FAME? I’m mates with Spencer Morgan (Piers Morgan’s son). We met when I moved to Fulham in 2018.
NAME: Nicole Samuel
AGE: 24
FROM: Aberdare, Wales
OCCUPATION: Accounts Manager
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? I’ve been enjoying single life and the attention of different boys, it’s fun. I’ve enjoyed being able to go on holiday with the girls and not having to worry about someone back home. All the girls are there texting in their room and I’m out till 4 in the morning living my best life.
WHAT IS SOMETHING NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU? I became a world champion dancer in 2011, not many people know that. I was a professional street dancer.
NAME: Ronnie Vint
AGE: 27
FROM: South East London
OCCUPATION: Semi Professional Footballer
WHAT’S YOUR TYPE ON PAPER? I want someone that’s family orientated, caring and career minded. Lookwise, I like blondes with nice boobs but am partial to a brunette too.
CLAIM T0 FAME? Bradley Dack is my best friend and he and Olivia are a big part of my life. I call Olivia my big little sister, she always looks out for me.
NAME: Jess White
AGE: 25
FROM: Stockport
OCCUPATION: Retail Manager
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? I don’t underestimate the fact that I’m hard work. I know what I want and I’m not easily pleased. When you’re a loud, outgoing woman, sometimes it can intimidate men – men don’t always want that.
WHAT’S YOUR TYPE ON PAPER? I love a set of white Turkey teeth but a good set of Turkey teeth. I would say personality traits, you have to be family orientated. You have to be tall, you can’t be shorter than me, I can’t be having to question whether I can wear heels around you and what height of heels I can wear. If you’re vertically challenged, it’s not for me.
NAME: Ciaran Davies
AGE: 21
FROM: Pencoed, South Wales
OCCUPATION: Surveyor
WHAT’S YOUR TYPE ON PAPER? Obviously looks but humour is a big thing for me, I’m a bit of a wind up so I want a girl who can give it back. Loyalty is another one for me, I think that’s the most important thing to look for in a relationship.
CLAIM T0 FAME? When I was in Malia on a boys holiday I pretended to be Liam Reardon from series 7 to get into a club because they wouldn’t let us in. It worked and we ended up getting a private booth and free drinks all night.