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Irish Mirror
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Sandra Mallon

Matthew MacNaab opens up on pain over loss of close pal days before entering Love Island villa

Former Love Island star Matthew MacNaab has revealed the death of his close pal “impacted” him badly going into the villa.

The Northern Irishman’s close friend Ryan Freeman died just days before his appearance on Love Island in 2021. Ryan passed away on July 11 2021 while Matthew was in quarantine ahead of going into the famous villa in Mallorca.

Opening up about how tough it was, Matthew said: “Love Island was tough for me because I lost one of my close friends, who died a week before going into the villa.

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