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Love Island Bombshells: Meet Medical Student Priya & Footballer Aaron

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09:05 9 Aug 2021


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Love Island bombshells

ITV have announced two new bombshells are set to enter the Love Island villa.

Aaron is a 24-year-old footballer from Kent with eyes for Chloe and Mary.

While Priya is a 23-year-old medical student from London with eyes for Matthew, Teddy and Dale.

Aaron Simpson, 24, Kent

The 24-year-old footballer said he signed up for Love Island because he thinks, 'it's an amazing opportunity.'

'I’m all about having a good time and hopefully I can leave with a, 'worldie.''

'I’m definitely looking for a long-lasting relationship.'

 

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He added, 'I’ve got all the player stuff out of my system, I’m ready to settle down now.'

When asked how his family and friends would describe him, Aaron said they'd say he was, 'a very cheeky chap.'

'Always happy and always laughing,' he added.

 

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The Kent native went on, 'Someone who is the life and soul of the party all the time. A fun person to be around.'

Aaron also spoke a little bit about his footballing career in his show interview.

He revealed, 'I started playing when I was about four or five.'

 

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Family orientated

'I signed my first professional contract when I was 17. I’m 24 so it’s been quite a journey.'

The 24-year-old is looking for, 'Someone who is family orientated.'

He explained, 'I’m very close to my mum, dad and my sister.'

 

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Aaron went on, 'I’ve got a massive family so someone that can deal with that.'

'Someone who has a personality who doesn’t rely on me, I’m very confident and I can chat for ages so sometimes it’s probably easy to leave me to do all the talking in certain situations so someone who has a big enough personality to hold their own and put me in my place.'

'Someone who also isn’t too serious as I’m a very spontaneous person.'

 

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Aaron was asked if his career has ever stood in the way of romantic relationships.

He replied, 'A lot of people have an assumption of me as being a typical player, but I got all of that out of my system when I was younger and now I’m a lot more laid-back when it comes to dating.'

'A lot of people would assume that I go on lots of dates but I’m actually quite picky when it comes to who I date.'

 

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'My mum is really protective over me'

The Islander said, 'Sometimes it can be hard to know if someone is genuine or not.'

'My mum is really protective over me. The approval is always needed from mumsy, for sure.'

Aaron admitted, 'personality wise,' he has his eyes on Chloe and Mary at the moment.

But he insisted, 'I haven’t got all my eggs in one basket.'

The 24-year-old reckons he'll bring, 'fun, good energy and positive vibes,' to the Love Island villa.

'I think a couple of the girls' heads will be turning when I go in there.'

 

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Aaron was asked if he's willing to step on toes to get what he wants in the villa.

He said, 'I feel like with my personality I won’t do it behind your back.'

'I’ll openly tell you I’m about to steal your girl.'

 

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'I hate losing'

'That doesn’t really phase me at all.'

'As long as I’m not doing anything snakey or behind your back, I don’t really see the problem.'

Aaron also admitted he's quite competitive, 'I always have been, I hate losing.'

 

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In terms of the Love Island lads, the footballer reckons he'll get on well with Toby.

Aaron said, 'I think he doesn’t take himself too seriously. I think I’ll get along really well with Liam and Jake as well.'

'I love meeting new people and going out with friends.'

'As much as I love girls, the boy aspect of it as well is going to be really fun.'

Aaron's ideal first date is going for drinks, but on the second date he likes to do, 'something fun.'

'I’m not really one for fancy dinners,' he admitted.

 

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The Islander continued, 'Doing something fun and adventurous like rock climbing or zip wiring.'

'I love doing something that is a bit different.'

Aaron also revealed his celebrity crushes are Margot Robbie and Michelle Keegan.

Priya Gopaldas, 23, London

The medical student said he signed up for the show because it's, 'a challenge,' and, 'it's something different.'

'I’m single and I’m looking for love and I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to take me out of my comfort zone.'

'I’m nearing the end of medical school so I’ve got my career on track, but now I just need a man!'

 

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When asked how her family and friends would describe her, she said, 'I think they would say I’m overconfident.'

'My go-to dates are always different so there are a couple of places that my friends have been like, 'As if you would go on a date there.''

'One of the places is a restaurant where they have insects for dessert.'

 

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'I want someone who is confident in themselves and is able to take themselves out of their comfort zone and do something new every day.'

In her show interview, the 23-year-old also spoke about her goals to become an orthopedic surgeon.

She explained, 'I’ve been studying for five years now.'

 

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Orthopedic Surgery

'It’s six years until I qualify as a doctor and the goal is to be an orthopedic surgeon - that is muscles and bones.'

'There aren’t enough women in that area of surgery.'

'I feel like I’d like to go head first into that area and be a representative for women who think orthopedic surgery is male dominated.'

 

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'More women need to be exposed to it and realise they can do it,' Priya added.

'I feel like this year in particular has been so intense because of Covid.'

'Our studies were interrupted midway and we were all told if we wanted to we could help out during the pandemic so I was working in ICU for the whole of February.'

 

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'You would come back after every shift exhausted so there definitely wasn’t any time for dating or relationships.'

'The NHS has been really tough in the ICU with the long hours, but I find it so rewarding and it’s made me really resilient.'

'Being here is good for me because it’s something absolutely different to my job.'

 

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She has her eyes on Matthew

Priya was asked what she thinks she'll bring to the villa.

She said, 'A little bit of intelligence and maybe some witty humour, some great medical chat and a little bit of weirdness.'

The Islander has her eyes on Matthew, 'He’s tall and I like his Irish accent.'

 

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'He seems really intelligent and I think we’ll get on.'

She admitted she also quite likes Teddy, '[he] seems really cheeky and a good laugh and Dale is spicy and attractive!'

Priya also said she's, 'absolutely,' competitive.

 

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'Competition is something I really enjoy, I thrive off it.'

'I went to an all girls school so it was very competitive and I played netball with a team of girls.'

'I’m also a keen runner, I run ultra marathons which is another of my passions,' the 23-year-old said.

 

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Boris Johnson

'I’ve been around lots of girls before that I’ve been in direct competition with so I’m used to that.'

'I’m ready for the Love Island Villa in terms of competition.'

When asked her celebrity crush, she revealed, 'Boris Johnson.'

 

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Priya recognises it's a, 'strange,' answer but admits she has, 'a soft spot for him.'

'It’s the confidence but he is a total sweetheart on the inside and that’s what I like in a boy.'

'He’s the prime minister, very driven but then on the inside he’s a cuddly bear. I also love his blonde hair, that does it for me!'

 

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Casa SPIN

Episode six of Casa SPIN with Marty, Tara and Anton is out now.

Anton shares behind the scenes revelations about the Love Island camera set up, and sets the record straight on those Botox claims.

Watch the full episode here:

Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Player.


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