The Love Island 2022 line-up for this year has finally been unveiled and the singletons are getting ready to mingle.
And this year’s all-star cast includes a hunky pharmaceutical salesman who says he’s “single by choice”.
Ikenna Ekwonna has only been in one relationship but is “at the age” where he wants to find someone.
The 23-year-old from Nottingham is hoping to bring “spontaneity and excitement” to the villa, but he’s not likely to find someone straight off the bat.
“I’m single by choice I would say,” Ikenna said ahead of his telly debut.
“It’s also pretty hard to find good looking people out there who are my type and my age so Love Island will put me in a situation where there will be people like that and hopefully that will force me to settle down.”
The soon to be reality star revealed his love life has been “turbulent” up until now.
But he’s not going to have much trouble chatting to the ladies in the villa. “I’m not really shy to speak to people and I don’t really care too much about what people think,” he revealed.
Ikenna also reckons he’s a bit of a catch. He proudly pointed out: “Look at my height - I’m 6ft5”. I don’t think there's that many people my height, with my complexion or my looks!”
He said his friends and family would describing him as “bubbly, funny, good looking, exciting,” and also revealed he’s “very competitive”.
“I’m quite sporty as well which is probably where it comes from. I don’t really hold grudges so if someone steps on my toes, I’m effectively allowed to do the same,” he said.
Ikenna doesn’t seem too picky, revealing he doesn’t have any particulat “icks”, but personality is important to him.
“Make sure you’re chatty and your breath doesn’t smell,” are his only requirements.
Despite his turbulent love life, Ikenna is a romantic are heart.
“I took my ex on holiday for her birthday. We went to Barcelona for four nights and I was pretty young then, maybe like 19-20. It was for her birthday so she didn’t know about it. It was quite a lot of money to spend for that age,” he said.
And asked if he falls in love quickly or if he’s more of a slow burner he said: “I would say I’m a slow burner but I would know instantly if that person was compatible with me, like instantly, off the first conversation.”
The ITV2 dating show will return to the small screen next week on June 6, with Laura Whitmore , 37, resuming hosting duties alongside voiceover commentator Iain Stirling , 34.
It will see a new group of singletons enter the iconic villa located in Majorca as they look for love over the summer, with both romance and drama likely to be on the cards.
The line-up was officially announced by ITV on Monday, with it including a paramedic, a real estate agent and a fishmonger - as well as the daughter of a football legend .
