Who is Shipwrecked’s Troy and how does the single videographer know Sam?

TROY is settling into island life on Shipwrecked after landing on the famous island.

But has he got what it takes to win the show? And how does he know fellow contestant Sam? We take a look at the reality star's journey so far.

Who is Shipwrecked's Troy?

Troy is a 22-year-old from London who works as a videographer.

When asked why he wanted to go on Shipwrecked he said: "I just came back from holiday in the Dominican Republic, and I was sad to be back in London.

"I was looking for opportunities to leave the country and I saw this, did some research about it and saw that it was the show where you’d be on a remote island with no phones and it was right up my street."

This isn't his first time he has been on reality TV.

He said: "I was on Super Sweet Sixteen UK when I was 15. My best friend had one of those parties on MTV!

"I’ve been an extra on People Just Do Nothing as well."

Did Troy know Sam before going on Shipwrecked?

Troy arrived on the island on episode six.

As soon as he landed it became clear he knew fellow new recruit Sam.

It was then revealed that pair had previous "beef" over a girl.

However they had a talk and agreed to get along whilst they were on the island.

What has happened to Troy so far on Shipwrecked?

The pair then had to go head-head-head in a dual to win a permanent place on Shipwrecked

Sam won the competition and became a Shark.

But in a twist of events Troy won a place on Tiger Island after Josh quit the show because of a family emergency.

When is Shipwrecked on E4?

Shipwrecked returned to E4 on Monday, January 28 at 9pm.

The series is airing weeknights for three weeks - it is now into its second week.

Capital Radio DJ and Strictly star Vick Hope provides the voiceover for the show.