Love Island bosses have signed footballer Ronnie Vint for the new series – and he’s a close friend of show icon Olivia Attwood.
The footballer, 27, who was best man at Olivia’s wedding to Bradley Dack last summer, is the latest star confirmed for the upcoming summer season.
And he’s already proved to be a ladies’ man amongst Olivia’s celebrity friendship group, with TV insiders telling MailOnline he’s finally looking to settle down after years of playing the field in more ways than one.
A source revealed: ‘Ronnie is the latest signing for Love Island this year and he can’t wait to see who else will be joining him.
‘As a ladies’ man, he has dated a string of reality stars, and now he’s excited to finally become a contestant himself after hearing so much about it from Olivia.
Love Island bosses have signed footballer Ronnie Vint for the new series – and he’s a close friend of show icon Olivia Attwood
The footballer, who was best man at Olivia’s wedding to Bradley Dack last summer, is the latest star confirmed for the upcoming summer season
A TV insider told MailOnline Ronnie has already dated a string of reality stars and is ‘excited’ to see who will be joining him in the villa
‘Of course, Olivia and Bradley are close friends with Ronnie and will be supporting him on the show all the way.’
Ronnie is a footballer who plays for non-league team Lewes and appears to be friends with the likes of former Love Island contestant Tyrique Hyde.
His signing comes after MailOnline revealed Patsy Field, 30, will be the latest contestant with a disability to join the lineup.
The influencer has Erb’s palsy after Lewisham hospital made a crucial error during her birth, leaving her with the disability.
Patsy has told how she should have been born via cesarean, but doctors made the decision for her to be delivered naturally, resulting in a defect, which she has had to overcome her entire life.
The condition means her right arm is shorter in length and unable to function as well as her left, with Patsy admitting she has felt ‘self-conscious’ but learned to embrace it throughout adulthood.
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