Grab your own water bottle because it’s time to meet a fresh group of Love Island candidates looking for love.
The ITV dating programme will make its second-ever winter visit to South Africa the following week, with new host Maya Jama replacing Laura Whitmore in that role.
Among the singletons gearing up to enter the villa will be 26-year-old hair stylist Tanyel Revan, who is based in North London.
“I’m hard to get, confident, funny, charismatic, good-looking and happy,” she says. “I’m also a very loyal person, what is there not to love?”
On paper, she certainly sounds like a classic Love Island contestant – here’s everything else you need to know about Tanyel.
Tanyel Revan – key facts
Age: 26
Job: Hair stylist
Instagram: @tanyelrevan
Tanyel describes herself as “funny, loud, feisty, charismatic”, and promises to bring “energy” and “confidence” to the villa, meaning that she’s sure to be an exciting addition to the show who might just bring some much-needed drama to proceedings.
Follow Tanyel on Instagram @tanyelrevan to learn more about her and see her gorgeous nightlife photographs from London, vacation photos from visits to Paris, Dubai, and Cyprus, as well as video lessons showcasing her haircare routine.
But she won’t be active on social media while she’s at the property. ITV’s updated duty of care policy will require contestants to “pause handles and accounts on their social media platforms for the duration of their time on the show.” In previous seasons, islanders typically handed over their Instagram and Twitter accounts to family or close friends while they appeared on the show.
With the new law, “the islanders and their families would be protected from the negative consequences of social media,” it is anticipated.
Her top celebrity crush is Channing Tatum, and she’s looking for a good-looking guy with some impressive dance moves.
“I don’t like pretty boys, they give me the ‘ick’ because they always have a crap personality,” she explains. “Channing Tatum is handsome but not too pretty. He’s manly and he can dance. If a man can dance I’m in love with him straight away.”
