Casa Amor is officially back, with the lads joining the girls in Love Island's second villa including Scottish footballer with his sights set firmly set on 'closed off' Ella Thomas.
All this week, speculation was rife that Casa Amor was firmly on the horizon, with its return bringing 'the biggest twist in Love Island history.' Well, the time arrived on Friday night and there wasn't one, but two moments that had viewers flocking to Twitter in their droves.
The first was the fact that it was music megastar Ne-Yo who helped the girls escape to Casa. After performing hits Miss Independent, Because of You and Time of our Lives, he singer directed them outside the villa, saying he wanted to get a good backdrop. for a selfie However, as they made their way further away from the lads, Ne-Yo walked the girls to a people carrier emblazoned with the words Casa VIP and off they headed.
After settling into their new abode, the girls from the main villa were joined by six new boys; right before the identities of the six new girls joined the lads back in the main villa were revealed - with one of them being Molly Marsh, a week on from her savage dumping from the ITV show.
Love Island's Casa Amor boys
Ouzy See, 29, Edinburgh
Ouzy, 29, plays for Scottish League One side F.C. Edinburgh and already boasts over 10K followers on Instagram. He already knows Ella, as the two are signed to the same modelling agency.
Keeping his cards close to his chest on whether he'll pursue something with her, he said: "If I was in there from the start it would have been Ella. I’ve met Ella before on a photoshoot we were both working on and also on nights out in Edinburgh, although nothing has ever happened between us.
"I also like Leah, she’s incredibly pretty, I’m looking forward to getting to know her more. Kady interests me too, I watched her on Series 2 and she was a bit of a firecracker."
Kodie Murphy, 20, Birmingham
Asked how he plans to get heads turning, the social media marketing manager said: "I’m going to go in there and be my big, bubbly, cheeky self - I definitely know what I want. You have to lay it on a bit thicker in Casa Amor than the outside, which will be different for me but I am confident in approaching things. I work well under pressure, so no worries there."
And then on the subject of who he's got his eye on, Kodie added: "Jess is my weak point as I do love a blonde. Leah is a very pretty girl but Jess’ personality is stand out for me. She can give good banter!"
Zachary Ashford, 27, Manchester
The sales executive is also a big fan of Jess, saying: "At the minute my main one would be Jess, I get a lot of good vibes from her. I think she comes from a good family, she’s confident and has a lot of banter, I think we would get along really well. I feel like I’m her type, so could be a good match.
However, clearly keeping his options open, he continued: "Leah, a fellow Northerner. She’s a beautiful looking girl - the eye contact thing that I see her do is appealing and I want to see that in real life. She seems very sweet - I like that. There are a couple of others, but they might be out of the question. Catherine surprised me, there is something definitely about her. Kady is a natural type for me, probably someone I would normally go for and a similar age to myself."
Elom Ahlijah-Wilson, 22, London
The masseuse and fitness trainer has three main girls he's keen on, although he's keen to get to know them all, explaining: "All the girls are all beautiful. I want to see their energy levels. If I speak to them and like their vibe, I’d want to couple up with them. Whitney has good energy, so does Leah and Ella. I’m just going to go there and try to talk with all of the girls."
Lochan Nowacki, 25, Windsor
Identifying Kady as his 'number one target,' the account manager added: "I feel like I’m excited because a lot of the people in relationships aren’t fully secure. I know the type of person I am as well, so I feel like I can turn heads. I’m not going to be disrespectful and I’m proud of my morals as a person.
"I’m confident that I can go in and not necessarily stir it up, but open the ladies’ eyes to what could be a better couple."
Benjamin Noel, 26, London
The fitness business owner says he doesn't think 'any of the couples are strong' and, when quizzed, on which girl he's drawn to, added: "I’m most intrigued by Leah and I don’t think she’s met her match yet, the traits she has are what I look for in a girl.
"I also like Kady, she’s really attractive so I want to figure out if we match in terms of our personalities. Whitney is another girl I’m drawn to, she’s a really cool girl."
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