Who is Love Island and Celeb SAS star Ovie Soko?

OVIE Soko was archetypal introduced to TV audiences erstwhile helium joined the beloved British TV amusement Love Island.

Now he's taking connected Channel 4's deed TV amusement Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

But Ovie had a large vocation arsenic an jock earlier making it connected TV.

Here's everything you request to know.

Basketball star

Ovie is simply a basketball subordinate for the London Lions, who play successful the BBL (British Basketball League).

He attended precocious schoolhouse successful Virginia, USA, and went connected to play assemblage hoops for the University of Alabama astatine Birmingham and Duquesne University.

The basketballer made his British squad debut successful 2015.

Love Island Fame

Ovie was introduced to a full caller assemblage erstwhile helium signed up for the 5th bid of Love Island.

He was a instrumentality favourite successful the villa and finished successful 3rd spot alongside India Reynolds.

Because of his fame from the show, helium signed a woody to spouse with ASOS for 1 of their collections alongside his father.

Ovie besides appeared arsenic a "hunk" successful 1 of the adverts for Diet Coke.

Life aft the villa

Ovie split from India Reynolds, whom helium partnered up with connected Love Island, successful October 2019.

Since then, the basketballer has not confirmed if helium is dating anyone else.

He keeps overmuch of his idiosyncratic beingness private, but fans tin expect to larn much astir him erstwhile helium takes connected Celebrity SAS.

The amusement is known for its impermanent stars opening up nether the unit of the show's tasks and the show's squad gathering exercise.

He volition beryllium joined by respective different stars, including John Barrowman, Pete Wicks and Shazia Mirza.