{"id":16223,"date":"2022-05-30T12:39:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T10:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1652957"},"modified":"2022-05-30T13:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:10:21","slug":"waitress-indiyah-polack-unveiled-as-third-love-island-2022-contestant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/waitress-indiyah-polack-unveiled-as-third-love-island-2022-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Waitress Indiyah Polack unveiled as third 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>The temperature is rising, which can only mean <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> is approaching. ITV has begun announcing the\u00a0<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> after keeping things under wraps for the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>The latest name to be confirmed is hotel waitress Indiyah Polack, who is hoping to bring \u201ca lot of flavour and vibrancy\u201d to the Love Island villa. She joins Welsh paramedic <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-paige-thorne\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Paige Thorne<\/a> and microbiologist <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-dami-hope\/&quot;\">Dami Hope<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, want to know who is Indiyah Polack and what she hopes to bring to this year\u2019s season of love? Keep reading.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Indiyah Polack \u2013 Key facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>23<\/p>\n<p><strong>From: <\/strong>London<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>Hotel waitress<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> Indiyah doesn\u2019t appear to have Instagram yet<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Hotel waitress Indiyah is ready to check in for a summer of 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\/lOP6CSh4ti&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/lOP6CSh4ti<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1531191281786966017?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;\"\/><h2>Why did Indiyah Polack want to take part in Love Island?<\/h2>\n<p>When asked why now was the right time to enter the villa, Indiyah explained: \u201cI feel like I\u2019m at a stage in my life now where I\u2019m ready to meet new people and start dating properly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that she\u2019d been \u201csingle for some time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like for my generation of people, it\u2019s quite hard to date without being influenced by social media and stuff like that,\u201d she continued. \u201cLove Island particularly is like a closed space and I think it is a great place to get to know someone one-on-one and build a real connection.\u201d<\/p> <h2>What is Indiyah Polack looking for in a partner?<\/h2>\n<p>Indiyah said that she\u2019s \u201cquite a down to earth person, so it shouldn\u2019t be an issue to meet a lover or a friend.\u201d In terms of what she\u2019s looking for, the hotel waitress is after \u201ca real connection\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She described her dating history as \u201crandom\u201d explaining that everyone she\u2019d dated was \u201cquite different. I don\u2019t think I have ever been out with two guys who are quite the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An open mind is always helpful when going into the villa, and could make it easier for Indiyah to find her type on paper \u2013 even if that type isn\u2019t exactly defined.<\/p>\n<h2>When does Love Island 2022 start?<\/h2>\n<p>Not long to go now before everyone\u2019s favourite dating show returns. The series will land on Monday 6th June, introducing viewers to a brand new villa which could be the setting of 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, according to narrator Iain Stirling.<\/p>\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><\/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 The temperature is rising, which can only mean Love Island is approaching. ITV has begun announcing the\u00a0Love Island 2022 line-up after keeping things under wraps for the past few months. 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