Love Island’s Kady McDermott teases SOAP role and we are here for it

Kady became an icon during Love Island 2016

Kady McDermott is front of Albert Square sign in a comped image

by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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It's pretty well known that if you manage to bag yourself a place in the Love Island villa, then your opportunities are endless.

And one person who wants to change her career role is Love Island 2023 star Kady McDermott.

Since she first found fame during series two, she's made quite a name for herself. She's got over one million Instagram followers, bought a huge house and returned to the villa for series 10.

And now she's set her sights on joining EastEnders. We know. A sentence we never thought we'd write but we're so here for it.

During an Instagram Q&A, one of Kady's fans asked, "If they asked you, would you be an actor and act on EastEnders?"

Kady replied with a photo of her dog and admitted, "ERM YESSSSS. EastEnders is my fav programme ever I would happily volunteer to play a tree 😂.

"I loved drama school when I was younger and I was always pretty good at acting."

kady mcdermott instagram story about going on eastenders
kady teased going on eastenders ©Instagram / kadymcdermott

"I wish I took it up more seriously," she added.

Well Kady, drop EastEnders bosses a DM and get yourself in Walford hun.

We reckon she could join Albert Square as a Slater, after all Stacey Fowler definitely needs some moral support after Keanu Taylor's brutal Christmas Day murder.

And just like her return the Love Island villa (remember, Adam Collard returned first in 2022), Kady would be the second Islander to go on a TV soap.

Back in 2021 Love Island 2019's Curtis Pritchard and his Strictly brother AJ joined the cast of Hollyoaks for a short stint.

They got absolutely roasted on the internet but at least they made reality TV history.

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Eden-Olivia is the deputy editor of Closer Online and she’s worked in showbiz since 2016. She was obsessed with EastEnders in the '00s and is still devastated that Sharon's boyfriend Tom Banks died in the fire when he tried to save Trevor.

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