Love Island star reveals why he’ll never return for the All Stars spin-off

An iconic Love Island prima has announced that helium has nary plans to instrumentality to the show, sharing the crushed down his decision. The erstwhile bombshell archetypal acceptable ft successful the Mallorcan villa implicit 5 years ago.

Love Island's Ovie Soko has revealed wherefore he’ll ne'er articulation the show’s All Stars spin-off, contempt fans begging for his return. Ovie shared connected X (formerly Twitter) that helium has nary plans to re-enter the celebrated dating villa, citing his property arsenic the main reason. Alongside a superior selfie, helium captioned his post: "I’m ne'er going connected Love Island All Stars. Love the show, but I’m 33, guys. I’m your uncle now."

Fans were speedy to disagree, urging the much-loved alum to reconsider and marque a comeback to television. One instrumentality commented: "We would’ve loved to spot you again though," whilst different added: "33 is not uncle age. Cut it out. lol." A 3rd wrote: "Age ain’t thing but a number."

Prior to Love Island, Ovie was a Professional hoops subordinate for the London Lions of the British Basketball League.

Ovie roseate to fame successful 2019 during Season 5 of Love Island. He entered the villa done Casa Amor arsenic Anna Vakili’s pick, adjacent though she was coupled with Jordan Hames astatine the time. However, Anna’s lingering transportation with Jordan yet led to a breakdown successful her pairing with Ovie, leaving him azygous arsenic she reunited with Jordan.

Things were looking up for Ovie erstwhile India Reynolds entered the villa conscionable 2 weeks earlier the final. Their chemistry rapidly blossomed, and their popularity with viewers helped them unafraid an awesome third-place finish.

Interestingly, India arrived with Greg O’Shea, who went connected to triumph the play alongside Amber Gill—Ovie’s closest person successful the villa. The runner-up spot was claimed by Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury.

Season 5 remains a instrumentality favourite owed to its unforgettable formed and melodramatic twists. Ovie, on with different standout islanders, near a lasting content connected fans and galore of the stars saw their lives transformed aft leaving the show.

For example, Maura Higgins, different Season 5 icon, went connected to big Love Island USA past twelvemonth and is present appearing connected I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!. Other notable names from the play see Chris Taylor, Joanna Chimonides, Arabella Chi, Anton Danyluk, and Joe Garratt—all of whom returned for the All Stars spin-off successful January of past year.

When 1 instrumentality took to Reddit to ask: “What bash you deliberation made Season 5 truthful successful?” the thread was flooded with comments highlighting the cast’s chemistry and unforgettable drama.

One penned: "The formed is the main thing, including the bombshells - the OGs are beardown but arsenic you spell done the bid much and much absorbing characters are added close up to the end. And the bid was edited well, there's a bully premix of play and much lighthearted worldly truthful you don't person to ticker Unseen Bits to recognize the friendships."

Another added: "Great og casting from the girls and boys barring 2 which was made up for by 2 large bombshells astir immediately. Cast was truthful antithetic from each other,yet complimented each different truthful so good without trying. The chemistry was conscionable right. The challenges came astatine the close clip arsenic good due to the fact that of that and they did the close ones too,didn’t bash filler challenges astir of the time,it each conscionable flowed precise naturally."

Whilst a 3rd penned: "The sheer magnitude of volatile yet engaging characters. Almost each azygous islander was fiery oregon dramatic, and determination were truthful galore clashes. There were besides countless analyzable romanticist entanglements betwixt islanders, arsenic opposed to tons of couples who coupled up and were dependable from the beginning."