We've said it once and we'll say it again – we need more tatted, bearded, hairy hunks on Love Island ASAP. No shade to the cliched veeted, shaved and plucked gym boy Islanders we've loved before, but we've had almost a decade of that and, frankly, we need a bit of rough and ready on our screens for eight weeks in the summer, cause double frankly, we can't find any (non toxic) tatted, bearded, hairy hunks in real life. Help us, ITV, you're our only hope.
So, ITV producers, if you're reading this, more Love Island 2024's Sam Taylors, please. And definitely get him on All Stars if you haven't made that phone call already.
On that thirsty note, we were thrilled to recently discover that Love Island 2023 and Love Island: Games icon, Scott van-der Sluis appears to be leaning towards the tatted and hairy side of the force these days. Not sure where all these Star Wars nods are coming from.
Not only has Scott's signature stubble turned into a rather full-looking beard over the last few months, but he recently took to his Instagram to show off his first ever tattoo – and we have no words. Well, aside from these 350 approx...
In fact, his first ever tattoo is a sleeve of the Welsh Dragon displayed on one seriously pumped arm, and without Scott's face in shot, this could easily be Sam Taylor.
Is that a bit of chest hair we spott too, Scott?
Scott captioned the snap, 'First tattoo 🐉', and we're suddenly hoping that Scott has gone and got this new tat because he's signed up to saunter into the villa for the fourth time (he also took part in Love Island USA last summe) for All Stars in January because who knows, maybe fourth time's the charm.
We might not have seen Scott on our screens in 2024 as of yet, but goodness, did we see him in 2023. Last summer, after being kicked out of the villa on day 52 alongside Abi Moores, Scott headed stateside to take part in Love Island USA and just a few weeks later he was confirmed to be heading to Fiji for the very first Love Island Games. Scott will joined the likes of Love Island 2018 hottie of all hotties Jack Fowler as well as the always iconic Megan Barton-Hanson for the very first Games.
He is believed to be single these days. Ahem.
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Ben Pulsford is a digital writer for Bauer Media, writing for both Closer online and heatworld. When he's not getting paid to gossip about Big Brother, Love Island, and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, he's storming the London LGBTQ+ scene as drag queen, Beary Poppins. Both Ben and Beary are awaiting an invite to join The Real Housewives of Cheshire for series 18. The budget's not there, but the drama is 💅.