{"id":16247,"date":"2022-05-30T16:57:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T14:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1653351"},"modified":"2022-05-30T17:38:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T15:38:09","slug":"luca-bish-is-the-final-islander-in-the-love-island-2022-line-up","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/luca-bish-is-the-final-islander-in-the-love-island-2022-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Luca Bish is the final islander in the Love Island 2022 line-up"},"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 last contestant of 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> has been announced! Brightonian Luca Bish will be entering the villa this summer, alongside the likes of 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>, hotel waitress <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestants-confirmed\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Indiyah Polack<\/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>Michael Owen\u2019s daughter <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-gemma-owen\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gemma Owen<\/a> and the show\u2019s first deaf contestant\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-tasha-ghouri\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tasha Ghouri<\/a> have also been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Luca is a fishmonger, but he\u2019ll have to prove whether he himself is a catch when he makes his <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> debut next week. In the meantime, read on to find out everything you need to know about the final islander.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Luca Bish \u2013 Key facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>23<\/p>\n<p><strong>From:<\/strong> Brighton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>Fishmonger<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/lucabish\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@lucabish<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Fishmonger Luca is looking to reel in the girls this summer. Will he find his catch of the day? ???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/wHHKQr4RNK&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/wHHKQr4RNK<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1531251854084038658?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><strong>Why did Luca Bish want to take part in Love Island?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some may look at Love Island with a bit of cynicism \u2013 is it really about finding love, or finding fame?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it sounds like Luca was inspired by how genuine previous seasons\u2019 couples were when he applied for the competition this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you actually look back at Love Island, you can see how many couples it\u2019s genuinely made,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know how many kids Love Island has made but there are a few, aren\u2019t there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/which-love-island-couples-are-still-together\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">all the Love Island couples still together<\/a> to see how many love matches the reality show has made.<\/p> <h2><strong>What is Luca Bish looking for in a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Luca explained that he had come out of a four-year relationship about a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was enjoying being in a relationship, there were just things I didn\u2019t like and we drifted apart,\u201d he said. He added that he preferred to meet potential partners when he was out and about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think when you go looking for it, it\u2019s not as easy though, it\u2019s like you\u2019re too desperate for it,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I think you\u2019re the one or I like you, I\u2019ll take you out on a date but other than that, if we talk and I don\u2019t like where it\u2019s going \u2013 then I won\u2019t be throwing out dates.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When does Love Island 2022 start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Love Island will return on Monday 6th June, so it\u2019s almost time for the just announced islanders to enter the brand new Mallorcan villa. Don\u2019t worry though, it will still have a fire pit so there will be plenty of opportunities to pull each other aside for a chat.<\/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 last contestant of the\u00a0Love Island 2022 line-up has been announced! Brightonian Luca Bish will be entering the villa this summer, alongside the likes of paramedic Paige Thorne, hotel waitress Indiyah Polack and microbiologist Dami Hope. 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