Scott van-der-Sluis is going to be quite a surprise to the Love Island USA contestants as he gears up to make a grand entrance into the villa.
The 22-year-old footballer appeared on the UK version of Love Island in the summer of 2023 and will rejoin the show just weeks after the end of his first stint on the programme.
His second attempt at finding romance on Love Island comes despite rumors of reconciliation with co-star Catherine Agbaje in recent days.
Scott is about to enter the villa during Friday’s episode when Kassy Castillo receives a text telling her to go meet the mysterious new bombshell outside the villa.
A teaser clip for the upcoming episodes shows Kassy receiving a text that says, “Kassy, come to the front of the villa for a secret date, don’t tell anyone.”
He’s back for more! Scott van-der-Sluis will be quite a surprise to the Love Island USA contestants as he gears up to make an amazing entrance at the villa
While Kassy doesn’t know who the new bombshell is, Scott steps onto the screen and makes his amazing entrance on Love Island for the second time this summer.
He says: ‘I’m Scott and I’m from Wales in the UK. I was in Love Island UK, I didn’t find love so I thought why not take it internationally.’
Kassy then walks out and immediately recognizes Scott, having seen him during the first few weeks of Love Island UK, which aired before the US version kicked off in July.
She says, ‘Wait, stop. You’re from the UK one?’, before the shocking trailer comes to an end.
Fans couldn’t help but share their shock at Scott’s arrival at the villa just weeks after he was dumped from the British show at the end of July.
On Twitter, one wrote, “What in the multiverse,” while another said, “No way.”
Another shared their disapproval of the huge twist as they were furious: “This is a joke! Get Scott out of this villa.”
His second attempt at finding love comes despite sparking speculation that he had rekindled his romance with former flame and co-star Catherine.
The pair failed to quell romantic rumors as they both appeared on the Love Island Reunion show earlier this month.
They sent fans wild with their chemistry and refused to deny they were a couple, but things don’t seem to have worked out between the pair with Scott’s return to Love Island.
Catherine and Scott were a solid couple before this year’s Casa Amor, but she bounced back from her time without Scott with bombshell Elom Ahlijah-Wilson, forcing Scott to hold back tears and their union in tatters.
However, after Catherine and Elom decided to split up and remain friends shortly after returning to the UK, Scott and Catherine are said to have slipped into each other’s DMs.
The pair were questioned by Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson about the status of their relationship during Love Island: The Reunion this weekend, while Elom sat uncomfortably next to them.
Scott said, “We’re fine with it. We were friends before Catherine left the villa.’
However, he refused to give much more away and tried to hide his smile when Sam asked him for more information.
The moment delighted fans, with many taking to Twitter to express their joy at a potential reunion between Catherine and Scott.
One person wrote, “Oh, Catherine and Scott DEFINITELY have something going on!”
Another shared: ‘THE LOOK???? THE SILENCE????? THE TENSION???? “WANT TO START” CATHERINE & SCOTT KILL ME.”
Someone else insisted, “Catherine & Scott just have to kiss man.”
While another viewer wrote, “Did you guys see the chemistry between Catherine and Scott?” Wheeww chilli.’
“Catherine & Scott could have gone to the final together,” someone else commented, with another viewer posting, “We’ve been robbed of an easy Catherine & Scott win.”
Someone else posted: ‘Awwwwww Catherine & Scott are so cute!!!!!! I really hope they get back together!’
It was then claimed that the couple “left the reunion together in a taxi” and were all smiles when they arrived at the after party together.
A fan, watching live in the studio, revealed how close the pair are. She wrote on Twitter, “Guys, I was at the reunion tonight and can confirm that Scott and Catherine left in the same cab, smiling, with Elom in the back.”