Love Island bombshell Shea Mannings, who lives in Bristol, made his debut on the ITV2 dating show during Wednesday’s episode alongside fellow newcomer Remell Mullins
Shea Mannings, who lives in Bristol, made his debut on the Love Island during Wednesday’s episode(Image: shea.mannings/Instagram)
The Love Island villa has welcomed brand-new addition Shea Mannings, who has previously captured the fancy of two former contestants from the popular ITV2 dating show.
This 25-year-old semi-pro footballer and scaffolder hailing from Bristol made quite the entrance during Wednesday’s (June 11) episode, stepping into the spotlight with fitness influencer Remell Mullins.
No sooner had the lads joined than they began mingling with the ladies. The existing girls at the villa kept them briefed on their current pairings, to which Toni Laites queried: “So what’s your plan coming in here?”.
Intriguingly coy, Remell hinted: “I’m not gonna say too much about myself because I’ve got to ease in where I’m at.”, reports OK!.
The 25-year-old hunk is a scaffolder and semi-pro footballer(Image: ITV)
Alima Gagigo playfully responded with an anticipatory: “We’ll see!”. Meanwhile, Harry Cooksley observed Remell’s noticeable interest in Alima as he remarked: “He’s on Alima!”.
Standing tall at six foot four, Brighton boy Shea is quite active on Instagram, often posting pictures from his football pursuits.
It turns out that former Love Island participants Uma Jammeh and Ella Barnes have shown their fondness for his Instagram content from between the years 2021 and 2023.
Despite having liked his posts in the past, currently, neither of them follows Shea on the platform.
Fans may recall Uma capturing hearts last year with her Love Island romance with Will Anderson, while Ella graced the screens during the series’ tenth instalment.
Shea joined the villa alongside Remell Mullins
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Before setting foot in the famed villa, Shea divulged to ITV the qualities he seeks in a fellow Islander, stating: “She needs to be bubbly and we need to have that initial spark.”
Moreover, he expressed: “She needs to have a nice personality – like I think I have – so that we match together.”
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“Also, I have a little boy, so I’ll be taking him into consideration with who I couple up with, too.”
The newcomers Remell and Shea made their entrance following Sophie Lee’s departure as the inaugural contestant to leave the villa.
On her villa experience, Manchester’s motivational speaker stated: “I don’t regret anything I’ve done. I did everything that I wanted to do. And summer’s not over!”.
Love Island airs Sunday to Thursday on ITV2 and ITVX at 9pm