{"id":28537,"date":"2023-01-11T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T21:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1767406"},"modified":"2023-01-12T10:25:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:25:14","slug":"love-islands-ron-hall-reveals-which-contestant-he-wants-to-return","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/love-islands-ron-hall-reveals-which-contestant-he-wants-to-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island\u2019s Ron Hall reveals which contestant he wants to return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 11 January 2023 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 time for a new instalment of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-winter-2023-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a> is almost here, with the ninth season airing on Monday 16th January.<\/p>\n<p>Returning for its 2023 winter season on ITV2 and ITVX, a brand new batch of islanders will arrive at the impressive <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-new-villa-revealed-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">South African villa<\/a>, ready to embark on their journey looking for love.<\/p>\n<p>Although we have a fresh crop of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-winter-2023-cast-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">new faces<\/a> to become acquainted with, one new islander has revealed that actually, he\u2019d love for a former islander to return.<\/p> <p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Essex-based financial advisor <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-ron-hall\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ron Hall<\/a> said: \u201cI\u2019ll tell you what, someone who I think is so good looking and she was fiery is Georgia Steel. She\u2019s a really, really attractive girl. And she had a bit about her like, you can hold a conversation and also she had a bit of drama, which just absolutely creased me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether I\u2019m involved in the drama or not, I think it\u2019d be quite good just to have that involved. But she seemed like a really nice girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Bringing the Essex boy charm and ready to find the one, say hello to Ron \ud83d\udc4b <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/Hmlgtlwtxo&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/Hmlgtlwtxo<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1612381219924189190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Georgie Steel previously appeared on the fourth season of Love Island in 2018 and has since featured in other reality shows like Celebs Go Dating, Celebs on the Ranch and Celebrity Coach Trip. Hall, who happens to be Love Island\u2019s first partially-sighted contestant, continued on about his \u201cusual type\u201d, stating: \u201cObviously, it\u2019s going to be a common question about types, but I typically don\u2019t really have a type.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess if I were to go off of like statistics of what I\u2019ve previously gone for I\u2019ve had all variety, but petite brunette is probably up there. But yeah, in terms of type, she seemed like a nice girl.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-510220\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/georgia-steel-64d196a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Georgia Steel on Love Island season 4.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI really like being like someone being a home girl, someone being close to their family, someone who\u2019s actually a nice girl. That\u2019s more important to me. You know when you can just have a conversation with someone and you could just talk for hours and not have to carry a conversation because it flows. For me that\u2019s my type. But yeah, she\u2019s not a bad looking girl. I will say that as type.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although there hasn\u2019t been any confirmed news about whether season 9 will include any returning bombshells, last year\u2019s edition of the reality show saw Adam Collard make a surprise appearance. Going on to appear in the final alongside Paige Thorne, the returnee got much further in season 9 than he did when he first featured on the show back in 2018.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6318177191112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>Could we perhaps have a re-run of the same thing this year? New host <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/maya-jama-love-island-host\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Maya Jama<\/a> has already mentioned that, if it were to happen, she\u2019d love for season 3\u2019s Theo Campbell to make a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-maya-jama-ex-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">return<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI found him hilarious \u2026 \u00a0That line about \u2018leave with them\u2019 \u2013 it was that. We were all feeling it and Theo actually said it. You need that honesty sometimes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Grace Henry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Love Island will return to ITV2 and ITVX on Monday 16th January 2023 at 9pm. Previous seasons of Love Island are available on BritBox now \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Morgan Cormack Published: Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 12:00 am The time for a new instalment of Love Island is almost here, with the ninth season airing on Monday 16th January. 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