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Sheena McStravick

Irish Love Island contestant Martin Akinola hoping to steal hearts in Casa Amor

It's the part of the popular series that viewers have been crying out for and this week they're getting their wish, as Casa Amor returns this weekend.

The feature will see the boys of the series sneak away from the main villa off to another location where a new bunch of single ladies will be waiting and hoping to win them over.

Whilst the boys are away, the girls aren't going to be left alone as producers send in a new group of lads also hoping to break-up some couples and steal their girl.

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One Irish contestant is hoping he can set hearts racing and win over one of the girls in the villa is Dubliner, Martin Akinola.

The 27-year-old Senior Software Engineer admits he is excited to enter the show and has already fired a warning to the boys already coupled up as he says, "hold tight to your girls’.

Here's what he had to say ahead of entering the villa:

What are you excited about for Casa Amor?

I'm excited to go in, cause some confusion, some little problems. It's a 50/50 chance - win or lose - but I'm a winner.

What kind of Islander are you going to be?

I'm going to show what I'm like on the outside; I like to have fun and do my thing. If I like someone, I'm just going to say. And then if I like someone else, I'm just going to go for that. I'm going to explore my options and just be myself.

How would you sum up your dating technique?

I send a rose emoji in the DMs - it works every time. The girl will say, 'Thank you...' and then the conversation just flows.

What do the other Islanders need to know about you?

To the boys: ‘Hold tight to your girls’. To the girls: ‘I'm coming!’

What’s the number one thing you look for in a partner?

Honesty, for the non-physical side. For the physical side, a nice face.

Who do you want to couple up with?

I don't just have one person, I've got options...

Tell us something about yourself you’d put on a dating profile...

I'm always shirtless, so a photo of me. A key selling point is my body. My body's great. My arms, they get the girls going.

Tell us something about yourself you’d NEVER put on a dating profile?

That I'm a nerd, I have a really nerdy job. I'm into really nerdy stuff. I think the girls like it, but I don't admit it initially, they see it later.

You're friends with Dami from the last series. What advice did he give you?

He said, 'Do your thing, be yourself and everyone else will get to know you, and get to see why we're friends.' He was saying, 'You tell the boys on a night out, “This is how to talk to a girl”, now go and show them how it's done.' I was like, I can do that!

Love Island continues Sunday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

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