{"id":16213,"date":"2022-05-30T11:36:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1652926"},"modified":"2022-05-30T11:56:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:56:11","slug":"who-is-dami-hope-meet-love-island-2022-contestant-and-microbiologist-who-will-try-not-to-cause-trouble","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-dami-hope-meet-love-island-2022-contestant-and-microbiologist-who-will-try-not-to-cause-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Dami Hope? Meet Love Island 2022 contestant and microbiologist who \u201cwill try not to cause trouble\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\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>We don\u2019t have too long to wait until\u00a0Love Island\u00a02022 arrives, and the contestants are coming in thick and fast.<\/p>\n<p>One contestant stepping foot in the Love Island villa this year will be Dami Hope.<\/p>\n<p>The singleton was rumoured to be heading into the Majorcan villa over the weekend and now ITV has finally confirmed that he has joined <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-rumours\/&quot;\">the 2022 line-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But what is he looking for in a partner and will he manage to follow in the footsteps of\u00a0last year\u2019s winners\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-liam-reardon\/&quot;\">Liam Reardon<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-millie-court\/&quot;\">Millie Court<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-start-date\/&quot;\">Love Island returning in June this year<\/a>, here\u2019s everything you need to know about Dami Hope.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dami Hope \u2013 Key facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Will charming Irish lad Dami be lucky in love? ???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/dbqTGjGvKo&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/dbqTGjGvKo<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The OGs of love ???? (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1531183912080269312?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><strong>Age:<\/strong> 26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job:<\/strong> Senior microbiologist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/damihope&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@damihope<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why did Dami Hope want to take part in Love Island?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking about why he wanted to take part in Love Island, Hope said: \u201cThis year I was kind of being more open to new things and I think actually that\u2019s why I put myself out there to get some new experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cLove Island is a different experience, I will be talking to different girls, it might not go well with some, might go well with others, so it\u2019s a fun experience.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about what he\u2019s going to bring to the villa, he added: \u201cJust myself \u2013 Dami Hope! Being me \u2013 funny and my personality. I don\u2019t know if I will cause trouble, I\u2019ll try not to cause trouble but sometimes you don\u2019t intentionally cause\u00a0trouble \u2013 but it happens!\u201d<\/p> <h2><strong>What is Dami Hope looking for in a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dami hasn\u2019t revealed what he\u2019s looking for in a partner just yet, but he has said he\u2019s a catch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I\u2019m actually in a relationship, I think it\u2019s a star sign thing, I\u2019m an Aries but I\u2019m very passionate \u2013 I always used to put that person first,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they had something they wanted to do or something they were passionate about, I\u2019d make sure that even if it\u2019s something I\u2019m not talented at I\u2019d get talented at it just so it helps them. I\u2019m really good at being in a team and actually looking after each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When does Love Island 2022 start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Love Island 2022 will kick off on<strong> Monday 6th June 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Airing on ITV2, the first episode will kick off at 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>Tweeting the news about Love Island\u2019s return, the official account wrote: \u201cHere\u2019s your first hot date of the summer,\u2019 the tweet read. \u2018#LoveIsland is back Monday 6th June on @itv2 and @itvhub!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A trailer for the new season was previously unveiled, which took a tongue-in-cheek swipe at rival dating shows like Davina McCall\u2019s Language of Love and First Dates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Here's your first hot date of the summer \u2764\ufe0f\u200d???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> is back Monday 6th June on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/itv2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@itv2<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvhub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@itvhub<\/a>! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/ev7F1Vw3xk&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/ev7F1Vw3xk<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The OGs of love ???? (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1529096712945553410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Love Island will return to ITV2 later this year. 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