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Love island in ‘fake’ row as fans accuse islanders of lying about their age
LOVE Island viewers have accused several of this year's islanders of fibbing about their age.
Those tuning into the launch episode of the Winter series were not buying how old some of the cast mates said they were.
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Kai, in particular, came under scrutiny from those watching at home.
"Nahhh Kai is not 24. Check that birth certificate now," one yelled on twitter.
"Kai is 24????" added a second. "Was he born in a leap year?"
"I cannot believe Kai is 24, he looks at least 30, if not 35," another sniped.
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Others were generally shocked by the majority of the islanders ages, not believing how young they claimed to be.
"The age of these contestants blows my mind sometimes," one laughed.
A second called out new bombshell Tom, refusing to accept that the footballer is 23.
"Tom is not my age mate, stop lyin," they ranted.
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It comes as the brand new series kicked off tonight with the first five men arriving.
Shaq Muhammad, a 24-year-old airport security officer and 21-year-old TV salesman Haris Namani, from Doncaster, are up first.
They are followed by 23-year-old farmer and TikTok star Will Young, 25-year-old financial adviser from Essex Ron Hall and finally Kai Fagan, a 24-year-old science and PE teacher from Manchester.
The five women make their entrance into the villa, with 22-year-old biomedical science student Tanya Manhenga leading the pack.
Tanya is followed by Anna-May Robey, a 20-year-old payroll administrator from Swansea, Lana Jenkins, a 25-year-old make-up artist from Luton, and Olivia Hawkins, a 27-year-old actress from Brighton.
The female line-up is completed by 26-year-old hair-stylist Tanyel Revan from London.
The new series is the show's first winter series since before the coronavirus pandemic.
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New additions also include Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson and Indiyah Polack, who was a finalist on the show last year, who are joining as regular panellists on Love Island's Aftersun programme.
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