{"id":17141,"date":"2022-06-18T12:53:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T10:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1665082"},"modified":"2022-06-18T13:06:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T11:06:11","slug":"who-is-danica-taylor-meet-love-island-2022-contestant-and-professional-dancer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-danica-taylor-meet-love-island-2022-contestant-and-professional-dancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Danica Taylor? Meet Love Island 2022 contestant and professional dancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 18 June 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>Danica Taylor is the new bombshell in the villa, having joined the <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\">Love Island 2022 line-up<\/a> on Friday 17th June in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-season-8-episode-12-full-recap\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island season 8 episode 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A 21-year-old dancer from Leicester, Danica says that she is planning to \u201cstep on a few toes\u201d because she is \u201cmore than happy to go after what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Danica certainly made an immediate impression, dancing in a bikini with all the other contestants watching as they prepared for the Sex Sea challenge. Later in the episode, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-davide-sanclimenti\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Davide Sanclimenti<\/a> showed her a few of his own moves, seemingly keen to move on from his drama with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2022-contestant-ekin-su-culculoglu\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ekin-Su Cu\u0308lcu\u0308log\u0306lu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But how would those who know Danica describe her? According to the woman herself, \u201cMy mum always says I am a bit of a princess, a bit dramatic and always thinks I am right, which is very true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cMy friends would probably say I don\u2019t hide from drama or arguments and I am a good friend. I am very good with advice, I am quite wise beyond my years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more info on Danica from <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>, keep on reading as we run through all of the key facts about the newest bombshell to grace the villa.<\/p> <h2><strong>Danica Taylor key facts\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Dancer<\/p>\n<p><strong>From:\u00a0<\/strong>Leicester<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/_danicataylor\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">_danicataylor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is Danica coupled up with?<\/strong> No one yet, but the last episode ended on a cliffhanger \u2013 she\u2019s about to say who she wants to couple up with.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">????BOMBSHELL ALERT????<br\/>You&#8217;re not ready for dancer Danica&#8217;s entrance \u2764\ufe0f\u200d???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/aNX7zC3kJy&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/aNX7zC3kJy<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1537888090424938499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 17, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><h2><strong>Why did Danica Taylor want to take part in Love Island?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Danica told the Love Island media team, \u201cI feel like right now is the perfect time, I\u2019ve just finished my university degree, I am single and I\u2019ve been single for a year now so it just felt like the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cI am definitely going to go in there and step on a few toes and I am more than happy to go after what I want. I feel like I am quite a relatable person. I\u2019ve come from a small town but I\u2019ve got a lot in me. I like to be silly. I\u2019ve got an immature side and a mature side.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Danica Taylor on Instagram?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, Danica from Love Island does have Instagram, and her handle is <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/_danicataylor\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">_danicataylor<\/a>. At the time of writing, she has 16,600 followers, but we would expect that number to shoot up in the coming days and weeks (depending on how long she stays in the show).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Danica Taylor looking for in a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI need someone who can match my energy,\u201d Danica says in the official press pack of her announcement. \u201cI am an extrovert and in my previous relationship he was very introverted so we didn\u2019t meet on a level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also said, \u201cMy last relationship I was in for quite a long time, but he wasn\u2019t meeting what I needed in a relationship.\u201d So no pressure, guys.<\/p>\n<p>In her first episode, she said that her usual type is a dark-haired, light-eyed kind of guy, which certainly got a few of the contestants thinking that they could be in with a shot here. 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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 Rob Leane Published: Saturday, 18 June 2022 at 12:00 am Danica Taylor is the new bombshell in the villa, having joined the Love Island 2022 line-up on Friday 17th June in Love Island season 8 episode 12. 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