Lucinda Strafford is hoping her third time is a charm as she joins the latest Love Island spin-off show in the hopes to find a special someone following her split from her DJ beau
Love Island star Lucinda Strafford has signed up for the American reality show The Love Island Games following her split from famous DJ Nathan Dawe in 2024. The TV personality, who appeared in the iconic ITV2 villa in 2021, confirmed her romance with Nathan last year, though the pair went their separate ways just weeks after.
Lucinda confirmed that she and the 21 Reasons DJ were no longer together during an appearance on the White Fox After Hours podcast, where she said: “So I am recently single. You’ve actually just got to laugh or you will literally cry.”
Speaking highly of Nathan and their short relationship, the blonde beauty added: “But to be honest, my ex boyfriend is like one of the best people ever, he is so lovely and so kind. A real gent. I feel like we will always be friends. He’s a bit older as well. I feel like it’s just way more mature, which I love.”
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Lucinda has appeared on Love Island UK season 7 and Love Island Australia season 5 and is now hoping her third time is a charm as she enters the games.
Peacock’s hit show Love Island Games is back for season 2 on September 16, and the cast includes familiar faces from across the US and UK.
The spin-off series brings together Islanders from different countries to compete in challenges while pursuing love, with $100,000 (£73,894) up for grabs. Hosted by Ariana Madix, the show will once again feature eliminations, re-couplings, and surprise arrivals.
Fellow Love Island star Maura Higgins will also be making an appearance on the show after the Irish presenter, 34, has officially been confirmed as the host of the newly commissioned Aftersun series for The Love Island Games.
Having already impressed as the face of Aftersun for Love Island USA last year, Maura has firmly established herself as a fan favourite with the US audience. According to reports, the former Love Island UK star will soon be jetting off to Fiji, where Love Island Games will begin filming.
A TV insider explained: “The first series of Love Island Games didn’t include an Aftersun show, as it was filmed in advance and broadcast later. But this time, it’s going out in real time like the main show.
“That’s why bosses have decided to create a dedicated Aftersun, and Maura was the obvious choice to host it.”
The source added to The Sun: “Maura was thrilled to be asked to do it, as Games is a totally separate show so there was no guarantee she would be offered it. When bosses approached her, she was over the moon because it proved how happy they are with her, and she is seen as a key fixture in the Love Island USA family.”
Source: Mirror
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