{"id":28860,"date":"2023-01-18T16:49:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T15:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1771104"},"modified":"2023-01-19T06:39:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T05:39:43","slug":"who-is-david-salako-meet-love-island-2023-bombshell-and-money-adviser","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-david-salako-meet-love-island-2023-bombshell-and-money-adviser\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is David Salako? Meet Love Island 2023 bombshell and money adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 18 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>Brace yourselves for more drama: <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 2023<\/a> is introducing two new bombshells to shake things up in the villa.<\/p>\n<p>David Salako from Essex is one of two new contestants set to arrive on the popular ITV2 reality dating show alongside Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown.<\/p>\n<p>The duo\u2019s entrances were teased in a dramatic clip at the end of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-episode-2-recap\/&quot;\">Tuesday night\u2019s episode<\/a> (17th January).<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll\u00a0be ruffling the feathers of the <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\">Love Island line-up<\/a>, which includes PE teacher <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-kai-fagan\/&quot;\">Kai Fagan<\/a>,\u00a0financial adviser <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-ron-hall\/&quot;\">Ron Hall<\/a> and farmer <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-will-young\/&quot;\">Will Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A money adviser from Essex, David has promised to bring \u201cnothing but good fun, vibes\u201d to the villa, but will he last long on the show? Read on for everything you need to know about Love Island 2023 bombshell David.<\/p> <h2><b>David Salako \u2013 key facts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Age: <\/b>24<\/p>\n<p><b>Job: <\/b>Money Adviser<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is David on Instagram?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, you can follow David on Instagram via <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/DavidSxalako\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@DavidSxalako<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The contestant has just over 3,000 followers at the time of writing,\u00a0which is likely to rise during his time in the Love Island villa.<\/p>\n<p>However, David\u2019s social media accounts will be going quiet while he\u2019s in the villa thanks to the show\u2019s new duty of care rules, which prohibit posting from contestants\u2019 pages while they appear on the show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-cast-pause-social-media-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The new measure<\/a> is designed to \u201cprotect both the islanders and their families from the adverse effects of social media\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">\ud83d\udea8 Bombshell alert \ud83d\udea8<br\/><br\/>Loving Leo Zara and Essex boy David are heading into the villa! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/yxCjdrzAO4&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/yxCjdrzAO4<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1615470903017758721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<h2><strong>What is David looking for in a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ll have to wait until David walks into the villa to learn more about his criteria for a potential partner, but we do know that his celebrity crush is Megan Fox and his ideal first date would be \u201ca museum, an art gallery, maybe do some wine tasting after and some dinner\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, judging from his worst date story, he\u2019s looking for a laid-back partner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met someone through an app, she was messaging me all the time,\u201d he recalled. \u201cWhen I met her, she said, \u2018I\u2019ve been down your social media followers, you follow a lot of girls. Do you know all of these girls? If I was in a relationship with someone, I wouldn\u2019t want them following that many girls.\u2019 I said to her, \u2018This is a bit too much for me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about why he thinks he\u2019s single, David added: \u201cI\u2019m very picky \u2013 I haven\u2019t met the right one yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThe person you\u2019re going to meet is never going to be perfect, but I\u2019ve got my standards, yeah.\u201d<\/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=\"6318553346112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><b>Previous seasons of Love Island are available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a <\/b><a 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;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\"><b>7-day free trial<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Love Island will return to ITV2 and ITVX on Monday 16th January 2023 at 9pm. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\"><b>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Wednesday, 18 January 2023 at 12:00 am Brace yourselves for more drama: Love Island 2023 is introducing two new bombshells to shake things up in the villa. David Salako from Essex is one of two new contestants set to arrive on the popular ITV2 reality dating show alongside Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown. 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