The second series of Love Island: All Stars truly was the gift that kept on giving and we're not going to lie, we have to thank Curtis Pritchard for that.
Now before his stint we were pretty sure the Love Island 2019 star – you know, the ex of Maura Higgins, and the man that scorned Amy Hart in front of the nation – was dating actress and dancer Sophie Sheridan, so we were shocked when he walked back into the villa.
To be fair, we started getting suspicious about his villa return when he debuted a new clean shaven look on Instagram. A new look or a transformation weeks before All Stars is always a tell.
Anyway, his return to the villa was oh so worth it, so we've had a look at everything you need to know about him.
Who is Curtis Pritchard?
Curtis is a professional ballroom dancer turned reality TV star who is best known for appearing on season five of Love Island. He's since appeared on other reality shows such as Celebs Go Dating, The Challenge UK, Celebrity SAS, RuPaul's Drag Race UK and Love Island Games.
How old is Curtis Pritchard?
Born 8 February 1996, Curtis is 29 years old.
Who is Curtis Pritchard's brother?
He is the younger brother of former Strictly Come Dancing professional AJ Pritchard.
When was Curtis Pritchard on Love Island?
Curtis was a contestant on Love Island 2019, and he had an eventful journey to say the least. For the majority of his time in the villa, he was coupled up with Amy, but fans will remember one particular scene that has now gone down in Love Island history - when a heartbroken Amy returned to the villa to confess her love for Curtis.
Altogether now, 'I was coming back here to tell you that I loved you.'
It was all downhill from there and the duo called it a day before Amy walked out of the villa and Curtis coupled up with Maura.
What happened with Curtis Pritchard and Maura Higgins?
The pair left Love Island as a couple after coming in fourth place. It was a surprising romance that didn't quite work once they were out of the villa and they split after eight months.
Curtis recently made a scathing dig at Maura ahead of her I’m A Celeb stint and now we're imagining them both on Love Island: All Stars TOGETHER. Imagine.
Who is Curtis Pritchard's ex-girlfriend?
Before his All Stars stint, the former Islander was loved up with Sophie Sheridan, a fellow performing arts lover and Barre instructor. It's not known when and why they split but Curtis is still following Sophie on Instagram. Hmm.
What happened when Curtis Pritchard was on All Stars?
What didn't happen?
At first he was coupled up with Kaz Crossley but when Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu arrived, she stole him and they remained fairly loved up until Danielle Sellers arrived.
Surprisingly quite literally everyone (his co-stars, us and probably the producers), Curtis then backtracked and during the recoupling he chose Ekin-Su... They remained together until the final where they came third - just behind Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman and Grace Jackson and Luca Bish.
As well as being involved in triangles, Curtis stunned everyone with his heart race challenge dance (lol) and he came to blow with Sammy Root after Ekin-Su and Elma Pazar had a blazing row. Let's just say, we don't see Curtis and Sammy being besties any time soon.
Are Curtis Pritchard and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu still together?
As of April 2025, they sure are and they seem as loved up as ever.
What does Curtis Pritchard do?
Before he took part on Love Island, Curtis was a professional dancer who featured on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars, but since then he has gone on make quite a name for himself in showbiz.
Curtis starred as a choreographer on RuPaul's Drag Race UK, had a small role in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and took part in Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion.
More recently, he has dabbled in the world of panto (very Curtis) and starred in The Challenge UK alongside a whole host of familiar faces including TOWIE'sElla Rae Wise.
Curtis also has a YouTube channel with his brother, AJ, that centres around cars... It's probably really interesting and exciting for petrolheads, but it's not really our forte over at Closer HQ.
Was Curtis Pritchard on Hollyoaks?
Yep, and please head over to YouTube and watch the clips immediately.
Curtis and AJ featured on the show back in 2021 and offered up some GCSE Drama-style acting. The siblings won't be winning an award anytime soon, but it was funny for us and fun for them so we call it a win-win.
What happened to Curtis and AJ Pritchard on a night out?
Curtis was in the headlines in December 2018 when he and AJ were assaulted by a gang on a night out in Cheshire. Curtis had surgery on his knee and suffered an injury to his eyes and face. At the time he said, 'The support has been incredible, I didn’t expect it it’s a bit weird and messed up because you get all of this fame and newspaper coverage but things like this happen all the time, but there shouldn’t be all this attention because of who someone is, the attention should be on that it shouldn’t be happening not because of who it happened to.
'I’ve learnt a lot from it, more to worry about then I’m late for work, or tied up in the smallest of things. You don’t need to do a lot more to life other than be nice protecting people.'
Does Curtis Pritchard have Instagram?
He sure does and you can follow him at @curtispritchard12.