'Love Island’ star Will Young has a connection to former show winner Finley Tapp.
Will Young played football with Love Island winner Finley Tapp as a child
Finn clinched victory with Paige Turley, 25, during the ITV2 dating competition’s first ever winter edition in 2020, and the former MK Dons footballer has now revealed he trained with TikTok farming star Will, 23, at the same soccer academy.
The 23-year-old reality star told Metro.co.uk: “I had a pal of mine message me recently saying, ‘Oh do you remember Will from football.’
“And apparently he was at the academy when I was there, the year above me.”
Finn admitted he “couldn’t really remember” Will as they were little kids at the time, but his friend did.
He said: “I mean, I’m talking, he was in under 10s and I was like nine, so I couldn’t really remember, but my pal messaged me saying that he remembers him.”
The footballer - with his newly-rediscovered connection - shared he was he was now “rooting” for the social media sensation, who boasts more than a million followers for his videos, which provide a fun insight into lambing season.
Paige added: "I like Will as well,” before confessing she was a fan of the farmer’s sheep content.
She said: “I’ve seen his TikTok videos that I clicked on after, I didn’t know, I’m not much of a TikTok girl.”
During the lineup announcement for the new series of the show - which will see Maya Jama take over the hosting reigns from Laura Whitmore on Monday (16.01.23) - Will shared how rural pursuits make relationships “quite difficult".
He said: “Having grown up on a farm, it’s been quite difficult juggling relationships and work,' he explains. 'Love Island will give me time away from the farm to solely go out and find love.
“I think I’m at the time of my life where I’m mature enough to go and find a wife.
“Every night I light a candle and meditate for 20-25 minutes.
“A girl I was seeing told me to meditate, I tried it and loved it. I stopped seeing her and carried on meditating!
“It’s a nice way to self reflect, taking a minute on my day/week. It’s really nice and sets me up for a nice sleep.”
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