Love Island’s Brad McClelland exposes ‘false’ portrayal of Islanders

Love Island's Brad McClelland exposes 'false' portrayal of Islanders

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by Marianna Manson & Emily Vierke |
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Oh, isn't it such a delight when a Love Island contestant takes the time to give us some juicy goss?

Northern lad Brad McClelland, who starred on Love Island 2021, featured on a podcast recently and offered up some deets around our fave romance reality show.

Chatting to Gavin McKinney, Brad was naturally quizzed about his time in the villa and did not hold back when it came to his thoughts on how people are presented on Love Island.

“Some people get portrayed in a certain way that is, like, completely not them,” he told Gavin, “If you have a moment when you’re going mad, that’ll get emphasised and everyone is like he’s a f**king nut job, like, just because they’ve had a thirty second outburst out of a twenty-four-hour day.”

He also went on to say that he didn't actually hate fellow islander Faye Winter, even though they often clashed on the show, Brad confessed it wasn't all as it seemed, “There was a lot of things where it looked like me and Faye hated each other, but we got along very well in there.”

What you telling us, Brad? Is Love Island just a complete LIE? We shan't hear it.

Who is Brad McClelland?

Brad McClelland was the fourth lad to enter the villa in season seven of Love Island. From his Instagram, it's clear he's a big fan of adventure and travelling, with plenty of exotic snaps taken everywhere from Thailand to the Scottish lowlands. He describes himself as a "gym goer and coffee lover" - could he BE anymore wholesome?

How old is Brad McClelland?

Brad is 26-years-young.

Is Brad McClelland from Amble, Northumberland?

In case you missed it during his date with Lucinda Strafford where he mentioned it about 174,629 times, Brad is from the lush green planes of Amble, Northumberland.

What is Brad McClelland's job?

Before going on Love Island Brad was officially a labourer (with that bod, we're honestly not surprised) but describes himself as a bit of a wheeler-dealer type.

“I try and make as much money as I can by doing as little as possible," he says. "They’d probably say – not lazy, as I’m energetic – I just try to get away with doing literally nothing.”

Now he is more of the influencer type often working with Boohoo Man, classic Love Island.

What is Brad McClelland's relationship history?

Rumour has it he was dating none other then Daisy Maguire, sister of football legend Harry Maguire. This was back in September and from what we can see it isn't Instagram official so honestly, who bloody knows?

Is Brad McClelland on Instagram?

Of course, it's practically part of being a Love Island contestant, you can follow him at @brad_mclell.

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