Meet Every Islander who Enters the Winter "Love Island" 2023 Villa

The 24-year-old Industry Placement Advisro from Buckinghamshire has a tough job on her hands to turn heads at this stage, but she's up for the challenge. While she has her eyes on Kai, Casey, and Tom, she says she loves male attention. She also has a slightly odd phobia. "I have a really bad phobia of frozen food, I can't touch frozen food," she admits. "I can't go anywhere near the freezer. If my mum jam packs the freezer and I have to try and get something out that I need, I just can't... I have to ask someone else to get it out for me."

She caught the eye of Casey (while he was coupled up with Claudia), and ultimately stole his heart. The pair were voted out in the final week.

Brand is a professional rugby player from Wigan and says he has the "gift of the gab". "Samie is my number one, if I could draw my perfect girl based on looks it would be her," the 24-year-old says. "I think she's looking for someone that is cheeky and confident, and that's me! May the best man win. Jessie is also up there, I know she's with Will but I think me and her will get on well."

Keanan's time in the villa never truly got going and he was chosen to leave by Olivia and Maxwell after failing to find a romantic connection.

James is a beauty buyer from Leicester, but lives in Dubai, and the 27-year-old is not messing around when it comes to finding love. "I've got my eye on Casey. He's my number one, he's cheeky! His blue eyes remind me of the ocean and I love the ocean; it makes me feel calm and connected. That's the way he's probably going to make me feel," She says. "I also like the fact that he looks a little bit like Bradley Cooper who is definitely my celebrity crush! And then Tom - for the eye contact!"

James didn't make it past the Casa Amor stage and was dumped from the villa.

She's a dental receptionist and baker from London. Otseh-Taiwo considers herself a girls girl, but only to those that she has a friendship with. "Tom is the kind of guy I'd go for on the outside and Will looks like my exes!" the 25-year-old says.

Despite kissing Casey, Otseh-Taiwo wasn't chosen to stay past the Casa Amor section of the show.

The social worker, 24, from Bedford has her eye on Kai. "Job wise I think that we'd connect a lot and I think he's cute!" she says. "Tom, I love his beard! He's not my usual type, but there's something about him that attracts me physically. Casey, he doesn't seem that serious and I think you could have fun and banter with him."

Harrinanan got her wish and is coupled up with Kai. The pair made it to the final.

Flix is a healthcare assistant and singer from Salford, and confesses she always fills the silence by busting out a tune. The 22-year-old has high hopes for Kai and Shaq. "They're both tall, dark and handsome. Tom too, I like his eyes and they seem to be doing something for the girls, I want to experience that," she says.

Flix didn't make it past the Casa Amor stage.

The way to Karakyriakou's heart is through carbs! The retail assistant from Glasgow says a bowl of pasta makes her happy, and she is hoping Casey will make one for her. "I love his personality. After seeing the way he spoke with Lana about their situation, I thought he was really upfront. I respect that he didn't beat around the bush and was honest
about the way he felt," the 22-year-old explains.

Karakyriakou shared a cheeky kiss with Tom, but it wasn't meant to be and she was dumped from the villa.

Al-Momani thinks she'll be a "standout Islander". The brand managing director 28, from London also reveals she has a famous ex who has written songs about her, but has her eye on a couple of Islanders. "Ron! He's cheeky and he's like a lad. I really fancy Will, too. My type is Louis Theroux and he just gives that vibe. I also fancy Shaq, but he seems to be unavailable!" she says.

Al-Momani caused fireworks when she kissed farmer Will, but was left single in the recoupling and dumped from the villa.

Samuda, 23, is a finance student and restaurant host from London so he might have served up the girls some better meals than they had last week! His sights are set on Samie. "She keeps it real and she seems like she's not afraid to speak her mind," he says.

Samuda might have had an eye on Samie, but he found a connection with Olivia and the two coupled up post-Casa Amor. However, the couple were voted out by the public.

Reed, 21, loves a challenge so is ready to get grafting. "If I had my choice it would be Samie, as soon as I start talking to her I think there's a good chance it could happen," the ebergy consultant from Newcastle says. "I also like Lana, she's obviously coupled up, but in Casa Amor the other boys aren't there so we'll have to see what happens won't we?!"

Reed wasn't kept on past Casa Amor, despite grafting with the girls.

"I'm repping for the gingers!" says the 22-year-old steel erector from Nottingham. He's also looking at Samie as a potential love interest, so it looks as though there's going to be some Casa Amor competition.

It looked like Weekley was getting close to Samie, but it didn't work out and he was dumped from the Island.

Akinola, 27, is keeping his cards close to his chest when it comes to which girls he'll be chasing, but he's got some good advice from his friend and "Love Island" alum Dami Hope from the 2022 series. "He said, 'Do your thing, be yourself and everyone else will get to know you, and get to see why we're friends.' He was saying, 'You tell the boys on a night out, "This is how to talk to a girl", now go and show them how it's done.' I was like, I can do that!" the software engineer from Dublin says.

Akinola saw sparks fly with Tanya, and the two recoupled post Casa Amor. After a very fiery few days, with Tanya caught in her feelings with Shaq, he was left single and dumped from the villa.

The pro boxer from Ipswich has his eye on two girls, but one is mysteriously harder to pursue. The 22-year-old's worst habit? "A bad habit my dad told me I have is I can never pass a mirror without looking in it...," he jokes.

Davey was dumped after he failed to make a connection with the girls in Casa Amor.

Another Samie fan, Mummery is a family-orientated operations manager from Surrey. "Samie, she's my type to a T. If you asked my mum or dad my type they would literally describe her," says the 25-year-old.

Mummery was dumped from Casa Amor after he wasn't chosen to couple up with any of the girls.

If you're not familiar with Claudia, you're likely to know her dad, motorcycle racer and former "I'm a Celebrity" winner, Carl Fogarty. So just what the 28-year-old's dad think about her being on the show? "He was really for it. My dad said he was really proud and to take the opportunity to find someone that's not a d***head, that's exactly what he
said to me!" the fashion boutique owner from Blackburn says. Although he did have a word of warning. "Absolutely no sex on TV he said, he hasn't really watched it before so it's going to be a bit of a shock. I just said get a blind fold on, shut your eyes, if you don't like it, turn it off."

Claudia went head-first into a couple with Casey. While he kissed a couple of girls during Casa Amor, it cemented Claudia's feelings for him . . . until Rosie arrived and he chose to focus on her. Claudia was chosen by Olivia and Maxwell to leave the villa after having no romantic connections with anyone else.

Odofin is 6ft 5 so is set to give Tom a run for his money in the height stakes. The 28-year-old HR advisor from London is single by choice, saying, "I'm very picky in terms of what I like, if someone does something that I think is an 'ick' then I'll be off. I want to go into the villa and build a genuine connection with no distractions."

After a public vote just before Casa Amor, Odofin was voted out of the villa.

Two bombshells arrived at the end of week one, yet both have been on the show before. Personal trainer Wynter, 26, is from Tasmania, Australia and appeared on series 2 of the reality show down under. "All of my friends are settling down, and it's time for me to do the same. The last time I had a relationship, it was in the Love Island Australia Villa - so let's go!" she says.

Having spent the whole of her "Love Island" experience coupled up with Will (via a rocky post-Casa Amor period), the pair were voted least compatible due to their long distance homes and were dumped days before the final.

Having failed to find love in "Love Island Australia" series 3, Waters is putting UK women on his radar. The 25-year-old model from Melbourne says: "I think the key to any good relationship is being content in yourself and I'm very happy in myself and who I am. I'm also very good looking, obviously!"

Sadly, after finding himself in the bottom 3 boys after a public vote, the girls chose him to be dumped from the villa after he failed to find a connection with anyone.

"My love life is a bit shambolic so it would be nice to date in a different environment as whatever I'm doing at the
minute isn't working," said the 25-year-old model and property developer from London. "I'm very loving to a fault, I am a Leo and people often think Leos are arrogant but we're just very self-assured, we love ourselves but we have the same capacity to love other people," she says. "I'm very loyal but that means I sometimes put others before myself. But this is Love Island so I'm not going to go in there and let the girls takeover."

While fireworks flew as the bombshell got caught in a love triangle with Tom and Olivia, ultimately the romance wasn't meant to be. She was left single during a recoupling that saw Tom choose Ellie, meaning Zara was dumped from the island.

His celebrity crush is Megan Fox, he can sing but doesn't have the confidence to bust a tune in public, and confesses that he follows a fair few girls on social media. "Listen, there's only one David Salako. There we go. If you're in a relationship with me it'll be nothing but good fun, vibes. I think I'm alright looking as well..." the 24-year-old money advisor from Essex said as he arrived in week one.

Sadly, Salako couldn't tempt Tanya to choose him at the recoupling, so he was the first to be kicked out of the villa.