Love Island’s Harriet Blackmore and Ronnie Vint expose ITV2 show’s huge ‘scouting’ secret
Love Island’s Harriet Blackmore and Ronnie Vint have revealed they were both scouted for the ITV2 dating show – and fans have had a lot to say about it
Love Island stars Harriet Blackmore and Ronnie Vint have let slip a couple of secrets about the ITV2 show’s recruitment process.
The two axed Islanders both appeared on this year’s summer series of the long-running dating show, but were booted out of the Spanish villa ahead of the big final later this month.
Free to work the media circuit now back home in Blighty, Harriett and Ronnie have been spilling the beans about all things Love Island and how they ended up grafting in the villa.
“I was scouted. Yeah, I didn’t apply,” Harriet reveals in a new interview. “I was scouted on Instagram.” Sitting next to his former co-star, Ronnie then admits it was a similar case for him.
The reality TV star says: “Yeah same with me. I was scouted through Instagram too.” Harriet then elaborated on the process, recalling: “I’ve been scouted quite a few times actually. A couple of years ago I was really close to doing it but I never did. And obviously this year I decided to.
“Yeah, same with me. Obviously my connections with Olivia [Attwood – former Love Island star] are strong,” Ronnie added. “I’ve had like a message probably every year to do it and I felt this time was the right time in my life to go and find someone and yeah, that’s why I did it.” In the TikTok interview by Closer, Harriet then revealed she has been scouted for other shows, particularly “a lot of MTV series”.
The clip sparked a lot of comment from Love Island fans, with one quipping: “I love Harriet but can they just stop scouting people and let normal people who apply get on.” Another added: “Love Island producers are messy!!!!!!!” A third cheekily quipped: “Scouted Ronnie? Yikes, heard it all now.”
Ronnie dished on his close bond with former Love Island sensation Olivia Attwood ahead of his debut on the ITV2 show. The-27-year old defender, who’s tight with Olivia’s Sunderland footballer husband Bradley Dack, 30, hinted at past flings with some of Olivia’s celeb pals.
Ronnie, who was the best man at Bradley and Olivia’s wedding last June, considers the couple part of his family and Olivia passed on a few tips before he headed off to the Love Island villa. The Lewes F. C. centre-back shared insights into his relationship with Brad and Olivia, saying: “My relationship with Brad is that he’s my best pal and like a brother really, and Olivia is like my big little sister and we’ve always been there for each other.”
He added: “Our friendship from the start has been unbelievable and I cherish it quite a lot and she has been so supportive through the whole thing and so has Brad, he’s a bit more unbothered about the whole thing and says to go and enjoy it, mate. [Olivia] has said go and enjoy it really and have the best time as it was one of the best experiences of her life.”
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