{"id":28950,"date":"2023-01-21T12:21:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T11:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1772644"},"modified":"2023-01-22T02:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T01:49:04","slug":"who-is-aaron-waters-meet-love-island-2023-bombshell-and-model","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-aaron-waters-meet-love-island-2023-bombshell-and-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Aaron Waters? Meet Love Island 2023 bombshell and model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 21 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><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Love Island 2023 is well underway, and the show is about to introduce two new bombshells to its cast: <\/span>Aaron Waters and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-jessie-wynter\/&quot;\">Jessie Wynter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The pair are no strangers to show, having already appeared on the Australian version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Aaron arrived on day one of season three and was <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">crowned runner up alongside Jess Velkovski.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The model and content creator reckons he\u2019ll bring something different to 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 2023 line-up<\/a>, telling ITV: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Besides being an Aussie, I\u2019m different to most because I have a sense of awareness of who I am and what I\u2019m looking for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">He added: \u201cWhen I\u2019m talking to girls it\u2019s not on a surface level, I can dive deeper to try and build a connection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about the contestant ahead of his <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> debut.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Aaron Waters \u2013 Key Facts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Age: <\/b><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">25<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>From: <\/b><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Melbourne<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Job: <\/b><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Model and Content Creator<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/aaronmwaters\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@aaronmwaters<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Is Aaron on Instagram?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, you can follow Aaron on Instagram via <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/aaronmwaters\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@aaronmwaters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The contestant has just under 80,000 followers at the time of writing, which is likely to climb during his stint on the show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;ad-placement&quot;\" data-count=\"&quot;825&quot;\">But of course, Aaron\u2019s social media accounts won\u2019t actually be active\u00a0while 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.<\/div>\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 rules<\/a>\u00a0are designed to \u201cprotect both the islanders and their families from the adverse effects of social media\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;\"\/> <h2>What is Love Island contestant Aaron looking for in a partner?<\/h2>\n<p><b\/>Fans will have to wait until David walks into the villa to learn more about his criteria for a potential partner, but we do know why David thinks he\u2019s a good catch.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to ITV about why someone would want to date him, David hardly held back, saying: \u201c<span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">I\u2019m loyal, honest, great at communication and self-awareness so when it comes to dealing with obstacles and adversity in a relationship, I\u2019m able to talk openly about how I feel to try and work around things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">He added: \u201cI think the key to any good relationship is being content in yourself and I\u2019m very happy in myself and who I am. I\u2019m also very good looking, obviously!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Talking about his time on Love Island\u00a0Australia and what he learnt, he added: \u201c<span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">In terms of dating, I\u2019ve learnt that it\u2019s not always what meets the eye. Attraction is one thing, but making a connection and being able to build something with somebody is another.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">He continued: \u201cWhen I was in the Love Island Australia Villa, I didn\u2019t open myself up to other opportunities that I could\u2019ve possibly had. This time round I want to be testing the waters by being open-minded and giving everyone a chance. In terms of my experience in the previous Villa, I went in there wanting to be myself and I can truly say I felt comfortable in myself in every way so I\u2019d never change it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous seasons of Love Island are available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a <\/strong><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;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>7-day free trial<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Love Island will return to ITV2 and ITVX on Monday 16th January 2023 at 9pm. If you\u2019re looking for something to watch, check out our <\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong> or <\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\"><strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>. Visit our <\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\"><strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a><strong> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\"><strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Saturday, 21 January 2023 at 12:00 am Love Island 2023 is well underway, and the show is about to introduce two new bombshells to its cast: Aaron Waters and Jessie Wynter. The pair are no strangers to show, having already appeared on the Australian version. 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