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31 View commentsLove Island is set to kick off for another series on Monday, as the public have the task of voting who is the first bombshell of the series.
And the male bombshell choice is semi-pro footaballer Tom Clare, 23, who reportedly only became single not long before entering the show.
It has been revealed that the Barnsley native recently broke up with his girlfriend of three years, stunning air hostess Emily Mott.
Newly single:New potential Love Island bombshell Tom Clare 'split from his long-term air hostess girlfriend just weeks before ITV2 show
According to The Sun, the striker was dating his blonde girlfriend for just over three years before their recent split.
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An insider allegedly told the publication: 'Everyone was really shocked to see Tom pop up as a bombshell.
'As far as most people knew he was really loved-up with Emily. They were always together and enjoyed exotic holidays together. They were even talking about marriage at one point.'
Representatives for Love Island confirmed to MailOnline that all Islanders taking part in Love Island are single and looking for love.
Will it be him? The public have the task of voting who is the first bombshell of the series, as Tom is one of the options
Ex: It has been revealed that the Barnsley native recently broke up with his girlfriend of three years, stunning air hostess Emily Mott (Tom pictured with his sister Laura and Emily)
Tom is going up againstBusiness Development Executive Ellie Spencer, 25, in a bid to become the first bombshell.
And explaining what he's looking for on the dating show, the sportsman explained that Emily was the last girl who gave him the 'wow factor'.
He said: 'Since my ex-girlfriend, no-one’s really come to me and I’ve thought, ‘Wow’. Until I have that, I’m not really going to settle for less. Not in a bad way, but the next person I get with, I want to marry.'
Surprising:'Everyone was really shocked to see Tom pop up as a bombshell,' an insider told The Sun
Competition:Tom is going up against Business Development Executive Ellie Spencer, 25, in a bid to become the first bombshell
His turn-offs include 'when someone’s stuck up' and 'bad oral hygiene and a random one is ‘birthday make-up’ - you know when make-up is done professionally for an event and it’s just too much, like blue eyeshadow and stuff? Girls don’t need that.'
While the bombshell is up for votes, the original ten contestants heading into the villa have already been announced by ITV2.
The line-up includes the show's first ever partially sighted contestant, Ron Hall. While Lana Jenkins, ex-girlfriend of I'm A Celebrity's Owen Warner, and Olivia Hawkins, a Michelle Keegan body double, are also set to enter the South African villa.
I KISSED A GIRL 2024: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
Name:Georgia
Age:28
Location:Hunmanby, North Yorkshire
Occupation:Professional Footballer
On finding love:'My goal was not to cry on television and I think I made it to day two. It's amazing that there's finally a show like this out there. It's incredible representation and I'm just so glad I got to be a part of it.'
Name:Fiorenza
Age:22
Location:Glasgow
Occupation:Drummer
On finding love:'We need more representation for lesbian relationships and what the dating life of a lezza entails as it's such a unique and special thing that should be shown everywhere!'
Name: Lisha
Age: 22
Location:Wales
Occupation: Psychology Undergraduate
On finding love:'The show is a step forward for the LGBTQ+ community and will hopefully help others have the courage to come out and be true to themselves.'
Name:Abbie
Age:24
Location:Brighton
Occupation:Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist
On finding love:'What I loved most about the show was how comfortable I instantly felt around all the girls, in a judgement free environment, allowing myself to be vulnerable in conversations around sexuality.'
Name: Demi
Age: 23
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Occupation: Publishing Executive
On finding love:'I was able to be one hundred percent unapologetically myself and I got to experience being part of a close-knit queer community.'
Name:Meg
Age:24
Location:Goole, West Yorkshire
Occupation:Fire Breather
On finding love:'I loved the opportunity to meet so many beautiful queer girlies and being able to explore my type. I will definitely be bringing some heat to the show… in many ways.'
Name:Amy
Age:24
Location:Surrey
Occupation:Social media manager
On finding love:'We made Herstory! I can only imagine the sense of validation and belonging that me and my sisters would have felt had we had this kind of representation on our telly growing up (the closet was cramped in our house).
Name:Naee
Age:25
Location:London
Occupation:Engineer
On finding love:'I am proud to represent masculine-presenting women of colour who are gay. You do not see a lot of us on TV so I'm proud to be an addition to that little presented category.'
Name: Cara
Age: 25
Location:Ireland
Occupation: Support Worker
On finding love: 'Coming from a small town in Northern Ireland, the rare chance to be in an environment
exclusively full of queer women was an opportunity of a lifetime.'
Name: Eva
Age: 22
Location: Belfast
Occupation: Fashion Graduate
On finding love: 'I used to search and search the internet for any WLW (women who love women) when coming to terms with my sexuality, so something like this is amazing.'
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