‘Hugo 2.0’: Love Island fans brand Will Young the ‘new Hugo Hammond’ after first episode in which farmer struggles to impress
Love Island returned to the screens on Monday night.
And viewers were quick to notice some similarities to the former contestants, notably branding Will Young this year’s Hugo Hammond.
The 23-year-old’s debut didn’t go as planned after neither girl picked him during the first couple of the series.
Hugh 2.0? Viewers dubbed Will Young this year’s Hugo Hammond on Monday night after watching the farmer struggle to impress.
The farmer stepped forward repeatedly for single women, but was not selected to be matched.
Now, viewers have taken to Twitter, claiming that the islander is the new ‘Hugo 2.0’.
One user wrote: ‘I feel SICK watching Hugo 2.0’, while another said, ‘the more I watch, the more Will vibes for Hugo Hammond’.
Will was also compared to other contestants as one viewer suggested: “He will follow in the footsteps of Dr. Alex and Hugo.”
Another agreed: “Will, Andrew and Hugo are the same people just in different bodies.”
Viewers also took notice of Will’s praise, saying, “Will dished out his 5th praise in 4 minutes and still hasn’t been cast.” Not another Hugo’.
Hugo rose to fame as one of the original contestants on the seventh series of Love Island in the summer of 2021.
The maestro struggled to build a romantic connection with any of his co-stars until the notoriously fiery Casa Amor segment mid-season when Amy Day joined the cast.
Comparisons: One user wrote, “I feel SICK watching Hugo 2.0’s show,” while another said, “the more I watch, the more Will vibes for Hugo Hammond.”
However, the couple was unceremoniously thrown off the island just five days after the union.
During his appearance on the show, Hugo confessed to having sex on the road and kissing 10 girls in one night, with viewers wondering if he still planned to return to teaching after sharing such intimate details.
It was later confirmed that the star would not be returning to his workplace, as he was only in a “very short location.”
Unsuccessful: Farmer struggled to impress on Monday night when he stepped up repeatedly in the first engagement of the series, but went undrafted.
After leaving the villa, the cricketer insisted he was not prepared to “commit” for love during his time on the show.
Speaking in an interview on ITV’s Lorraine in August, he said: “I think I potentially didn’t want to commit for love.”
‘I have a guy and I know what I’m looking for and I wouldn’t say I’m picky, but I just didn’t get that spark that a lot of the other guys were looking for with their girls.
I asked them, “After one or two talks, was it something you could see long term?” and unfortunately I didn’t have that feeling.’
Moment in the spotlight: Hugo rose to fame as one of the original contestants on the seventh season of Love Island in the summer of 2021