{"id":2991,"date":"2021-08-11T16:57:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1311941"},"modified":"2021-08-11T17:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:18:29","slug":"who-is-brett-staniland-meet-love-island-2021-contestant-and-bombshell-who-has-his-eye-on-three-girls","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-brett-staniland-meet-love-island-2021-contestant-and-bombshell-who-has-his-eye-on-three-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Brett Staniland? Meet Love Island 2021 contestant and bombshell who has his eye on three girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Whose toes will Brett step on? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 11 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>If you thought <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-start-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a> was done adding more contestants due to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-final\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island 2021 final<\/a> drawing closer, well then you can think again. Brett Staniland joined the villa on Tuesday 10th August, a day after Priya Gopaldas and Aaron Simpson made their appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Brett doesn\u2019t have long left in the competition, but it sounds like he already knows what he wants.<\/p>\n<p>But the question is, is he willing to split up the already existing <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-couples\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island couples<\/a>\u00a0to get it?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Brett Staniland \u2013 one of the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-line-up-cast-contestants\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island 2021 contestants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Brett Staniland \u2013 Key facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job:\u00a0<\/strong>PHD student and model<\/p>\n<p><strong>From:\u00a0<\/strong>Derbyshire<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/twinbrett\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@twinbrett<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How old is Brett?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Brett is 27-years-old.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Brett a twin?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>He is. Brett has a twin brother named Scott. They\u2019re identical and model together.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his brother, Brett said: \u201cYes, I have an identical twin brother. We\u2019re identical mirror twins. Our hair naturally parts the other way, I\u2019m left handed, he\u2019s right handed, he\u2019s left footed and I\u2019m right footed. There\u2019s some blemishes on our skin which are perfectly opposite. I\u2019m older by two minutes. There\u2019s some very peculiar questions I get asked, like, \u2018If I hit you will he feel it?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;section&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;instagram-media&quot;\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQY9BsHC5Jp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;\" data-instgrm-version=\"&quot;13&quot;\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQY9BsHC5Jp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div> <div style=\"background-color:\" \/> <div> <div \/> <div \/><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:\" \/> <div><\/div><div style=\"padding-top:\"> <div> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:\" \/> <div><div> <div style=\"background-color:\" \/> <div style=\"background-color:\" \/> <div style=\"background-color:\" \/><\/div><div style=\"margin-left:\"> <div \/> <div \/><\/div><div style=\"margin-left:\"> <div \/> <div \/> <div \/><\/div><\/div> <div> <div \/> <div \/><\/div><\/a><p><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQY9BsHC5Jp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Brett Staniland (@twinbrett)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Why did Brett Sign up for Love Island?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Asked why he decided to sign up for the ITV2 dating show, Brett said: \u201cI\u2019ve never had a serious relationship and the last 18 months has been really stagnant in terms of meeting new people and dating. Lots of my friends have settled down, had kids. I\u2019m kind of the one that\u2019s left back from all of that. Now is the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who has Brett go his eye on in the villa?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Brett has his eye on three ladies in the villa \u2013 Kaz, Millie and Mary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;section&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p>\u201cMillie, Kaz has been a recurring pick for me and maybe Mary. They all seem like really lovely people. I\u2019d go and ask the question for sure. I want to know where their heads are at,\u201d he said ahead of his villa debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>What does Brett do for work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Brett is a model and is also studying for a PHD.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;instagram-media&quot;\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR1sahVC2Fp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;\" data-instgrm-version=\"&quot;13&quot;\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR1sahVC2Fp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div> <div style=\"background-color:\" \/> <div> <div \/> <div \/><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:\" \/> <div><\/div><div style=\"padding-top:\"> <div> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:\" \/> <div><div> <div style=\"background-color:\" \/> <div style=\"background-color:\" \/> <div style=\"background-color:\" \/><\/div><div style=\"margin-left:\"> <div \/> <div \/><\/div><div style=\"margin-left:\"> <div \/> <div \/> <div \/><\/div><\/div> <div> <div \/> <div \/><\/div><\/a><p><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR1sahVC2Fp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Brett Staniland (@twinbrett)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><p>Speaking of his studies, he said: \u201cI study exercise and health. I\u2019ve spent the last two years in Madrid collecting data there. My research is based around using exercise interventions and the effects of physical activity on reducing people\u2019s risk of cardiovascular diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI didn\u2019t speak a word of Spanish until I moved there and had to kind of pick it up. I was learning scientific words before I knew the word for like, ketchup. So I kind of learned backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to meet the other Love Island 2021 contestants?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-liberty-poole\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Liberty Poole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-kaz-kamwi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Kaz Kamwi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-jake-cornish\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jake Cornish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-chloe-burrows\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Chloe Burrows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-toby-aromolaran\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Toby Aromolaran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/ove-island-2021-contestant-aaron-francis\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Francis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-liam-reardon\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Liam Reardon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-millie-court\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Millie Court<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-lucinda-strafford\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Lucinda Strafford<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-teddy-soares\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Teddy Soares<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-abigail-rawlings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Abigail Rawlings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-tyler-cruickshank\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Cruickshank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-casa-amor-contestant-amy-bedford\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mary Bedford<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-priya-gopaldas\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Priya Gopaldas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2021-contestant-aaron-simpson\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Simpson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>New episodes of Love Island are on ITV2 every night at 9pm, except Saturdays. Episodes are also available to stream on the ITV Hub. For more info check out\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/loveisland\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/loveisland&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@loveisland?&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">TikTok<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/LoveIslandITV2\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>. 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