Love Island contestant leaves for ‘private reasons’ just days after joining

By Casey Cooper-Fiske, Press Association Senior Entertainment Reporter

Love Island contestant George Knight has left the villa for “private reasons” just days after joining the ITV reality show as a bombshell.

The professional footballer, 28, joined the programme in Tuesday’s episode, where he was given the secret mission of dumping two of the other contestants from the island within 24 hours, along with fellow bombshell Yasmin Hadlow, 23.

An ITV spokesperson said: “For private reasons, George has left the Love Island villa.”

Bombshells are contestants who are brought into the villa after the series has begun.

On Tuesday’s show Knight got to know his fellow contestants and spoke about his life and dating preferences.

He made a move on quantity surveyor Robyn Langton, 21, and asked if she wanted to share a bed with him in the hideaway.

Langton, who is currently coupled up with electrician Samuel Workman, 25, told him the move was “ballsy” and that she needed to think about it, before declining the offer.

The contestants later gathered around the firepit and played a game of truth or dare, which included kissing contestants they were not coupled up with, dance-offs, and calling out their fellow islanders with questions including “who is the biggest game player of the group?”.

The episode ended with Knight and Hadlow left to decide which boy and girl they would dump from the island.

A preview for Wednesday’s episode teased viewers by showing the islanders sitting around the firepit in shock as they learn about the bombshells’ secret mission.

In the ITV show, which has aired since 2015, when it was revived from the 2000s’ TV show of the same name, a group of contestants looking for love live in isolation from the outside world, where they must couple up with another islander to survive on the show.

The winner is voted for by viewers.

Love Island returns on Virgin Media 2 and Virgin Media Play on Thursday at 9pm.