A Boohoo model has been confirmed to be the first bachelor to head to the Love Island villa for the upcoming winter series.
Tanya Manhenga, 22, a biomedical sciences student and model from Liverpool, will travel to South Africa for the launch of the new series on January 16, it was confirmed on Monday.
In addition to her degree, Tanya has worked with brands such as Ego and Simmi shoes and is already represented by the Muse talent agency.
Islander: Model and Boohoo student Tanya Manhenga has been confirmed as the first bachelorette to head to the Love Island village for the upcoming winter series.
Tanya revealed that she’s excited to raise awareness about her condition, vitiligo, explaining that it’s “a skin pigmentation, you might not even notice it.”
‘It’s on my lip and I have a part in my hair. Not many people know about it, but I think it’s pretty cute. I don’t mind covering it up all the time, I think it’s a vibe.
She added that she is looking for “a boyfriend and I think being in a Villa with a lot of different people will help me figure out who I might want.”
Singleton: Tanya revealed she’s excited to raise awareness about her condition, vitiligo, explaining that it’s ‘a skin pigmentation, you might not even notice it’
As for what gives you the ‘gross’? Tanya has very specific rejections, exclaiming, ‘Guys who don’t wear socks around the house. Why do your feet flap around the house? Guys have huge feet too, yuck.
‘Also, guys in the tub with no bubbles, how disgusting, no.
The ninth season of Love Island will be hosted for the first time by Maya Jama, after Laura Whitmore stepped down from her role following the tragic death of former host Caroline Flack in 2020.
In an interview with over the weekend, Maya revealed that she did not have to audition to host Love Island and accepted the hosting job immediately.
Looking for love: She added that she is looking for “a boyfriend and I think being in a villa with a lot of different people will help me figure out who I might want.”
She said The times: ‘Once you start doing television, you meet a lot of producers, through different shows, and the bosses will notice the talent. . . That’s weird, calling yourself talent, isn’t it? I speak for a living. It’s not exactly tap dancing everywhere or performing a ballad.
“So I think I’ve always been in his line of sight, but I was very young when the host changes happened in the past.”
The host was having some time off when she got the call about the Love Island concert, explaining, “I got the call saying ‘we want to meet you.’ I’m trying to think! Anyway, I didn’t have to audition.”
New recruit: Love Island’s ninth season will be hosted for the first time by Maya Jama, after Laura Whitmore stepped down from her role last year.
Asked if she said yes right away, Maya exclaimed, ‘Right away! Of course! golden ticket.’
Record viewership figures saw the latest series of Love Island, which aired in the summer of 2022, become the most watched series on ITV Hub, amassing over 269 million streams.
The winter debut series aired in January 2020, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, and was won by Paige Turley and Finn Tapp.
Plans for a second winter series have been shelved in 2021 amid concerns surrounding the pandemic.
Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning and Controller, ITV2, said: “Love Island has once again proven to be the nation’s favorite summer talking point, and we are always impressed by the show’s continued impact and talkability. among our younger audience. .
“So instead of just offering one Summer of Love, we thought we’d make 2023 the Year of Love with two full series of the show.”
Brand new oversized luxury eco retreat villa boasts stunning mountain views and is located in a ‘protected area’ in the heart of the Franschhoek wine valley on South Africa’s ‘millionaires row’.
The largest yet in the entire series, the villa features a giant pool and is surrounded by palm trees and costs around £430 per night per room.
It is also environmentally friendly as the property is 100% isolated from the grid, allowing it to generate its own electricity, water and numerous sources of food.
In a new move for 2023, the ITV2 dating show has imposed a new ban on social media while contestants are inside the villa.
Updating their duty of care policy, Love Island bosses have banned The islanders’ social media activity during the show will provide enhanced training on relationship behavior after a controversial summer series.
In previous seasons, family and friends have been designated to the islanders’ social media accounts, often posting on their behalf.
But now ITV has said that a comprehensive package of welfare measures for the show’s contributors remains in place to ensure stars receive full support before, during and after the filming period.
As part of extended measures to protect both islanders and their families from ‘the adverse effects of social media’, participants will be asked to stop their handles and accounts on their social media platforms during their time at the Program.