Love Island star Kyle Ashman has left the show ahead of the launch episode next week.
Kyle was one of 12 contestants recently confirmed for the ITV2 reality show's upcoming 12th series, which is set to launch onto screens on 9 June.
However, ITV has now confirmed that Kyle has quit the show, saying in a statement to Digital Spy: "For personal reasons, Kyle will not be entering the Love Island Villa as planned."
Other Islanders set to enter the villa include 29-year-old motivational speaker and author Sophie, who is looking for someone "fun, spontaneous, and who has a lot of jokes and who is attentive".
Tommy, a 22-year-old landscape gardener, is hoping to find a girl "who is very ambitious, with a big personality".
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Harry is a gold trader, semi-professional footballer and model, whose claim to fame is that he's a body double for Arsenal player Declan Rice.
"So when he does a shoot, any body close-ups will actually be me," he said. "You’ll never see my face, but you’ll see my shoulder or chest, that kind of thing."
Theatre performer and energy broker Megan's claim to fame is a viral Derry Girls TikTok did with her friends for Halloween.
"It went a bit viral around Brighton," she said. "Sometimes I get stopped in the street about it. I’ve also done panto."
You can find out more about the other Islanders entering the villa next week here.
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ITV also recently announced a one-off Love Island special to celebrate the show’s ten year anniversary.
Love Island: A Decade of Love is set to bring back some of the show’s best-known Islanders to look back at their time in the villa.
Islanders set to return include Cara De La Hoyde-Massey and Nathan Massey, Millie Court and Liam Reardon, Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, and Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope.
Hannah Elizabeth, Gabby Allen, Montana Brown, Dani Dyer, Georgia Steel, Curtis Pritchard, Anton Danyluk, Whitney Adebayo, and Catherine Agbaje have also been confirmed for the special.
Love Island series 12 premieres on Monday 9 June at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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