The appeal of Love Island for the masses cannot be understated with more than a million viewers tuning in to watch the latest season with new host Maya Jama pulling lots of attention herself.
Already, fans are picking favourites and guessing who will make it to the end and possibly win the £50,000 cash prize. Many have spotted a pattern with this years line up when compared to previous seasons - there are contestants who look eerily like past winners.
So the real question is can fans actually predict this year’s Love Island winner - and losers - based on the fate of their lookalikes?
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While the show has only just kicked off and things are still settling in Love Island villa, fans have pointed out that a few of the woman look a lot like last year's winner Ekin-Su.
One name cropping up a lot is Tanyel, with fans tweeting: "Tanyel looks like Ekin-Su" or that she is "a mix of faye and ekin-su". Whether due to her similarity to Ekin-Su or her winning personality on the show, she seems to be a fan favourite already.
One viewer said: "Tanyel and Kai r going to win this bffr" while another tweeted: "Tanyel can stay single and she will still win".
A third fan gave a more in depth reasoning, saying: "I think Tanyel has the best personality in the villa, she's level headed and not up herself. She's intelligent as well, always a bonus. Hope she wins!!"
With things just starting to heat up on the winter version of the show, anything could happen but if Tanyel produces half the amount of iconic moments as Ekin-Su then their resemblance certainly won't hurt.
On the flip side of this, it could also indicate who may leave early too and the tide has already begun to turn against farmer Will who is reminiscent of last year's Charlie.
Unfortunately for Will, Charlie failed to find love and left after only eight days - with a week left to go who knows if Will will suffer the same fate.
Fans are currently split on farmer Will, with some finding his dancing endearing and others cringing at his recently surfaced TikToks - many were comparing him to season four's Dr Alex.
One viewer tweeted: "Farmer Will gotta go home at the earliest opportunity, I’m not tolerating another Dr Alex/Hugo arch. At least last year that other boy had the dignity to pack his bags himself."
Another disagreed and said: "I’m so sad for farmer Will. He’s actually such a sweetheart. Just here for dorky dancing, quirky outfits & a fun time. Someone give him a chance! Not suited for this show I fear. He doesn’t have the heart for it."
The only requirements for Love Island applicants is that they must be over 18, single and free to film the full series, meaning any lookalikes are likely a total coincidence.
Our brain does like to search for patterns though so if we see similarities to previous winners then we may start to subconsciously root for certain people.
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