{"id":16209,"date":"2022-05-30T11:21:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1652912"},"modified":"2022-05-30T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:43:08","slug":"welsh-paramedic-paige-thorne-named-as-first-love-island-2022-contestant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/welsh-paramedic-paige-thorne-named-as-first-love-island-2022-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh paramedic Paige Thorne named as first Love Island 2022 contestant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 30 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Not long to go now before <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-start-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a> returns to our screens, and excitement is at an all time high after the first member of the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-rumours\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island 2022 line-up<\/a> was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Welsh paramedic Paige Thorne will be entering the brand new Love Island villa next week, for what narrator Iain Stirling has teased could be the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-iain-stirling-sexiest-season-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">sexiest season<\/a> yet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Welsh paramedic Paige is no stranger to getting hearts beating ???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/CCrnZucU6k&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/CCrnZucU6k<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The OGs of love ???? (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1531176673521041409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>But who is she and what is she looking for in a partner? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Paige Thorne \u2013 Key facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>24<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>Paramedic<\/p>\n<p><strong>From:<\/strong> Swansea<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/paigethornex\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@paigethornex<\/a><\/p> <h2><strong>Why did Paige Thorne want to take part in Love Island?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of why she decided to shoot her shot at love in the Mallorca villa, Paige said: \u201cIn Swansea there is just no-one I can find. I\u2019ve tried and there\u2019s just nobody there anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that she needed to \u201cbreak out and broaden my horizons\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove Island just brings everyone together for me,\u201d she explained. \u201cI haven\u2019t got to go out and I haven\u2019t got to swipe. So, hopefully they can just come to me now!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Paige Thorne looking for in a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Paige, who considers herself a \u201cgood cook\u201d and \u201cquite mumsy\u201d, said she\u2019ll \u201clook after anyone that needs looking after.\u201d So much so, that she\u2019s confident her Sunday dinner would impress Gordon Ramsay himself.<\/p>\n<p>The paramedic explained that, after she came out of a relationship, she was \u201cjust so done with guys so was like, \u2018Right, that\u2019s it. I\u2019m going to focus on me\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cThen I was like, \u2018ok, I\u2019m bored now, I\u2019m lonely and I miss love and the connection and everything else.\u2019 I\u2019ve been on a few dates but I just haven\u2019t clicked with anyone.\u201d Well, looks like that could change soon.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When does Love Island 2022 start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Clear your calendar for the summer because Love Island begins airing on Monday 6th June. That\u2019s right, only a week left to find out whether the islanders are each other\u2019s types on paper.<\/p>\n<p>This year, there have been some changes to the show. As well as a brand <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-villa-newsupdate\/&quot;\">new villa<\/a> \u2013 that still has a fire pit, so no need to panic \u2013 the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-duty-of-care-protocols-inclusion-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island duty of care protocol<\/a> has been updated with inclusion training.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>Love Island 2022 begins on Monday 6th June at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Monday, 30 May 2022 at 12:00 am Not long to go now before Love Island returns to our screens, and excitement is at an all time high after the first member of the Love Island 2022 line-up was announced. 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