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Abbie Meehan

East Lothian Love Island contestant Jay Younger's life from glam holidays to famous family

A new islander is heading to the Love Island villa on Tuesday night - and we finally have a Scottish contestant on the show.

Jay Younger, a Musselburgh-born boy, will become the first Scottish contestant to appear on the popular ITV2 dating programme in 2022.

And here, Edinburgh Live has all the low-down on the new boy - so sit back, grab a drink and get ready to deep-dive into the details of our Scots representative on Love Island.

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Who is Jay Younger?

Jay is a 28-year-old investment analyst who hails from Musselburgh in East Lothian.

The fitness fanatic is the first Scottish contestant to enter the villa on this years edition of Love Island, and believes he has the key to women's hearts.

When asked about why he wanted to enter the villa, Jay said: "I think I genuinely have what most females want.

Jay on holiday with some mates in Barcelona. (Instagram)

“I’ve got a good job, I think I am a good looking lad and I have a lot of fun so I feel like I could add a lot of value to their lives if they add a lot of value to mine.”

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What does Jay enjoy doing on his days off?

According to his personal Instagram account, which boasts a small following of 3.5K at the moment, Jay is a fitness fanatic and golfing holiday lover.

Just over a month ago, Jay placed second in the mixed elite round of Turf Games, a global functional fitness competition.

He is definitely a fitness guru! (Instagram)

The event was held in Edinburgh on May 14, and shows Jay is serious about his fitness gains - perfect for any islander.

Jay also enjoys a little trip away here and there, posting photos of himself with some mates in Barcelona in July last year.

He also enjoys golfing, as he held up a European flag on his social media when Europe won the Ryder Cup back in 2018.

It seems like Jay is the perfect fit for any singleton - fit, healthy and not obsessed with the most popular sport, but instead opting for a more relaxed hobby!

Jay loves his greens! (Instagram)

What is Jay's plans heading into the villa?

After Monday night's dumping, all the islanders are coupled up and ready to get to know each other.

But Jay, and his fellow newcomer, Remi from Manchester, are storming in to shake things up.

Jay will come in as a new hunky bombshell, ready to steal a single girl from an unsuspecting boy on the show - how very sly!

Famous family

Jay's grandfather Tommy Younger was a former Scotland football captain and also played for Hibs and Liverpool.

The goalie, who passed away in 1984 aged 53, played for Liverpool in the 50s, played 24 times for Scotland between 1955-58 captaining the national side for four games in 1958.

Love Island resumes on Tuesday, June 14 at 9pm on ITV2.

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