EXCLUSIVE: Love Island's Jess Harding claims to be 'in a relationship' on Facebook and says she's 'looking for a sugar daddy' to fund her lavish lifestyle
Love Island 2023 is set to kick off on Monday night and among those making their debut is aesthetics practitioner Jess Harding.
Ahead of entering the villa, Jess, 22, admitted she decided to sign up for the show as she is keen to find her dream man after being single for two years.
However on Jess' Facebook account, the blonde beauty claims to have been 'in a relationship' since March 1 2020.
The Londoner already boasts a whopping 25k followers on Instagram and regularly shares snaps of herself holidaying in sunny destinations such as Thailand and Dubai.
On Jess' now-deleted Twitter account, she joked about wanting to find a sugar daddy to fund her lavish holidays.
New islander: Love Island 2023 is set to kick off on Monday night and among those making their debut is aesthetics practitioner Jess Harding
It comes after Alexi Eraclides, who appeared on the show back in 2020, revealed Jess has been trying to get on the show for years.
Alexi, who is now a butler in the buff, told The Sun: 'She reached out to me a couple of years back.
'She wanted to know how I got on Love Island, if I was scouted or applied.
'She was obviously really keen to get on the show and very much had it at the forefront of her mind.
'I'm happy she got what she wanted. She wanted to change her life and get that exposure, which she has now.'
Jess, who owns Candy Aesthetics, is set to be one of 'the most glamorous islanders ever'.
Body confident Jess - who earns her living injecting filler - also isn't shy of showing off her figure, with her social media littered with jaw-dropping bikini shots.
Ahead of entering the villa, she of why she is dateable: ' Firstly I think I've got quite a big personality and I've got a heart of gold. I can stand up for myself if I need to. I'm honest, and I love, love. I'm also a really good girlfriend.'
When asked why she is single, Jess mused: 'Because every boy is giving me the ick at the moment. I feel like it's fate because I'm saving myself for Mr Right in the Villa!'
And on the ick she is getting, she specified: 'When a guy stunts for money, that's an ick. Showing off all their designer clothes because most of the time they're probably fake anyway!...
Looking for love: Ahead of entering the villa, Jess, 22, admitted she decided to sign up for the show as she is keen to find her dream man after being single for two years
Relationship status: However on Jess' Facebook account, the star claims to have been 'in a relationship' since March 1 2020
Lifestyle: On Jess' now-deleted Twitter account, she joked about wanting to find a sugar daddy to fund her lavish holidays
Opinion: Jess also tweeted about Olivia Attwood's Getting Filthy Rich show which saw the former Love Island star learn about the adult site OnlyFans
'Another one is when a boy runs for the train and the train goes without him. Lunch Boxes also - just go to Tesco and get a meal deal!'
A statement released by the show confirmed that Love Island will return to Mallorca on Monday June 5 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
Bosses have announced that stars of this year's summer series will be banned from any social media activity as they unveiled their latest duty of care policy.
Bosses trialled the new policy during their winter series earlier this year , with stars banned from having loved ones update their social media profiles while in the villa, in a bid to reduce trolling.
And in their latest policy bosses have confirmed they'll be keeping this new rule in place.
Stars will also complete video training on topics including mutually respectful behaviour in relationships, controlling and coercive behaviour and language around disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, and microaggressions.
It comes after the last series was hit by hundreds of Ofcom complaints over 'toxic' behaviour from the female stars, with exchanges leaving their male co-stars in tears.
The show will once again air every night from Sundays to Fridays, with an Unseen Bits show broadcast on Saturday nights.
Stunner: The Londoner already boasts a whopping 25k followers on Instagram and regularly shares snaps of herself holidaying in sunny destinations such as Thailand and Dubai
Lavish lifestyle: On Jess' Twitter account, she joked about wanting to find a sugar daddy to fund her exclusive holidays
As well as tuning in nightly, viewers will be able to watch, and catch up, on the series so far on ITVX.
Plus, returning to ITV2 and streaming on ITVX is Love Island: Aftersun, with Maya Jama hosting live from London each Sunday evening.
Also set to make its return this summer is the official Love Island podcast, Love Island: The Morning After, hosted by Sam Thomspon and Indiyah Polak.
Love Island returns on Monday, June 5 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
MEET THE ISLANDERS
Tyrique Hyde
NAME: Tyrique Hyde
AGE: 24
FROM: Essex
OCCUPATION: Footballer
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I'll bring vibes, confidence, good energy and honesty. I don't sit on the fence, if I have an opinion I will speak up. I'm also not afraid to go after what I want
CLAIM T0 FAME? Toby Aromolaran is one of my best friends, we grew up together and were in the same class at school
NAME: Ella Thomas
Ella Thomas
AGE: 23
FROM: Glasgow
OCCUPATION: Model
WHAT'S YOUR CLAIM TO FAME? I've been in a Headie One and Burna Burna Boy music video and I was once an extra in World War Z. I was 12 years old when I filmed it and got to meet Brad Pitt which was cool.
WHY SHOULD SOMEBODY DATE YOU? I'm the whole package, I know what I want in life and I've got a big heart.
Jess Harding
NAME: Jess Harding
AGE: 22
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Aesthetics Practitioner
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? Because every boy is giving me the ick at the moment. I feel like it's fate because I'm saving myself for Mr Right in the Villa!
WHAT GIVES YOU THE ICK? When a guy stunts for money, that's an ick. Showing off all their designer clothes because most of the time they're probably fake anyway! Another one is when a boy runs for the train and the train goes without him. Lunch Boxes also - just go to Tesco and get a meal deal!
Sammy Root
NAME: Sammy Root
AGE: 22
FROM: Kent
OCCUPATION: Project Manager
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I'll be the energy in the villa, lots of guys have pretty faces and nice bodies, which I have too, but I've also got the bubbly personality, I'm a bit of a firework
HOW WOULD FRIENDS/FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? Funny, bubbly and good to be around. I'm a bit cheeky too.'
Zachariah Noble
NAME: Zachariah Noble
AGE: 25
FROM: South East London
OCCUPATION: Personal trainer and basketball player
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I'm a very chilled out guy and I'm completely myself 100% of the time. I'm quite straightforward and never struggle making friends, I like to look after people.
WHAT GIVES YOU THE ICK? I've got two and they're both really stupid; Bad handwriting - I've got terrible handwriting so they'd need to have better handwriting than me and twerking, I really don't like twerking!
Molly Marsh
NAME: Molly Marsh
AGE: 21
FROM: Doncaster
OCCUPATION: Musical Theatre Performer and Social Media Creator
WHY LOVE ISLAND? I think it’s ideal timing and the perfect way to find someone. I don’t go out and party and I don’t use dating apps, I’m actually quite old-fashioned, so there’s no better way to meet someone than by going into a Villa in the sun with the potential ‘one’ in there.
DO YOU HAVE ANY CLAIMS TO FAME? With my job being in social media, I’ve had some amazing opportunities to go on press trips and I’ve actually been out to the 'Love Island' Villas in Mallorca and South Africa. Having the experience to walk around both was amazing but to now actually live in the Villa is going to be incredible.
Whitney Adebayo
NAME: Whitney Adebayo
AGE: 25
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? Good vibes, I can be really silly and funny but I can also get deep. It depends on the person and the situation but I am a very adaptable person, I know how to read the room.
DO YOU FALL IN LOVE QUICKLY? Real love, no. I can fall in lust but I don't fall in love quickly. My big thing is trust, I've got to trust you fully before I can give you my heart. I won't give you my heart for free, you've got to earn it.
Lochan Nowacki
NAME: Lochan Nowacki
AGE: 25
FROM: Windsor
OCCUPATION: Account Manager
WHY ARE YOU EXCITED TO GO INTO CASA AMOR? I feel like I’m excited because a lot of the people in relationships aren’t fully secure. I know the type of person I am as well, so I feel like I can turn heads. I’m not going to be disrespectful and I’m proud of my morals as a person. I’m confident that I can go in and not necessarily stir it up, but open the ladies’ eyes to what could be a better couple.
HOW DO YOU PLAN ON TURNING PEOPLE'S HEADS? I have a top three in my mind already, so I’ll probably be pulling them for chats quite quickly and letting them know they’re the top three people I want to speak to. But I’m confident I’m a people person, I’m not going in there to act any differently to how I am with my own friends. I back myself that people will see that and see my good looks and bish, bash, bosh.
