{"id":30291,"date":"2023-02-21T16:23:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1765548"},"modified":"2023-02-21T16:39:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:39:55","slug":"who-is-shaq-muhammad-meet-love-islands-airport-security-man","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-shaq-muhammad-meet-love-islands-airport-security-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Shaq Muhammad? Meet Love Island\u2019s airport security man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Who is the London-based airport security officer? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 21 February 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>Winter <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 upon us, and it certainly isn\u2019t lacking on the drama front, with the<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-winter-2023-cast-line-up\/&quot;\"> brand new cast<\/a> continually causing chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Last night\u2019s episode saw <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-contestant-tanya-manhenga\/&quot;\">Tanya Manhenga<\/a> ruffle a number of feathers as she declared her love once again for Shaq Muhammed in front of the whole villa.<\/p>\n<p>Tanya had been coupled up with Shaq from day one, when\u00a0the new singletons were welcomed by <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> to the South African villa, but had her head turned in Casa Amor and chose to couple up with Martin Akinola.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0<span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-episode-36-recap\/&quot;\">last night\u2019s episode<\/a> (Monday 20th February) saw Tanya\u2019s head swivel once again as she set her sights back on Shaq and ended things with Martin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While Martin appeared to take the news well, it looks like things are about to get heated in tonight\u2019s episode (Tuesday 21st February) as Martin rants at Tanya.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">In a first-look clip released by ITV, Martin is seen saying:<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u00a0\u201cTanya, I mean, what the f***\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cYou\u2019re a liar, you\u2019re not sincere, you made me look like I was dumb,\u201d he continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Tanya is seen later walking towards him saying: \u201cOne thing you\u2019re not gonna do, is call me a liar\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">\ud83d\ude2cFIRST LOOK\ud83d\ude2c<br\/><br\/>&#8220;You never told me you were a liar&#8221; <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ad<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/yYQ28DwYpy&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/yYQ28DwYpy<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1628031791671177216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of joining the show, Shaq, an airport security officer, was described as the \u201ctalk of the terminal\u201d. But what else do we know about him so far? Read on to find out.<\/p> <p>Here is everything you need to know about Shaq Muhammad ahead of the start of winter Love Island 2023.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"&quot;ekin-su-cu%cc%88lcu%cc%88log%cc%86lu-key-facts-c6905b0e&quot;\"><strong>Shaq Muhammad \u2013 key facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>24<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>Airport security officer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/shaq24s_\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@shaq24s_<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"&quot;why-did-ekin-su-cu%cc%88lcu%cc%88log%cc%86lu-want-to-take-part-in-love-island-eb26cb96&quot;\"><strong>Why did Shaq Muhammad<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>want to take part in Love Island?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Airport security officer (aka \"talk of the terminal\") Shaq is touching down in the villa \u2708\ufe0f <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LoveIsland<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/Q8aqQ5kETk&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/Q8aqQ5kETk<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Love Island (@LoveIsland) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveIsland\/status\/1612411568083419139?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;\"\/>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Ahead of entering Love Island, Shaq said his reasons for going on the show were that he hasn\u2019t \u201chad the best luck with previous relationships\u201d, adding: \u201cSo I thought, why not be in the sun and potentially meet the love of my life?\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">He continued: \u201cHopefully I do come out with my future wife. The person I hope to marry one day. Hopefully she\u2019s in the Villa.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Shaq Muhammad<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>on Instagram?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>He is! You can find Shaq on Instagram, where he currently has over 1,800 followers, at\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/shaq24s_\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@shaq24s_<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Shaq Muhammad<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>looking for in a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Shaq didn\u2019t say what he\u2019s looking for in a partner ahead of joining the show, but he did admit that his family and friends would say he\u2019s quick to fall in love.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201cI\u2019m the type of person that wears my heart on my sleeve. If I find someone I click with, I fall very hard, very fast. Sometimes that can be a bad thing. I\u2019m a very emotional person. It can be a blessing and a curse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">He also revealed a particular love for a surprising romantic film \u2013 2010\u2019s Dear John starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Shaq said: \u201cEvery time I watch Dear John I cry. That\u2019s my favourite film. Any time I\u2019m with someone and they say, \u2018Let\u2019s watch a romantic film\u2019, I\u2019m like, \u2018How about Dear John, how does that sound?\u2019\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=\"6318177191112\" 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><strong>Love Island returns to ITV2 and ITVX at 9pm on Monday 16th January. 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