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Curious about Love Island's Jess White? We've got you covered.
Love Island has returned and we are in for another summer of firepit chats and dramatic recouplings. After last night's explosive first episode, we already have a lot of questions. Why is Joey Essex on the show? Where do the producers find all of these part-time football players? Are any of these couples actually happy with their pairings? Will any of these couples actually stay together?
Of course, we are also curious to learn as much as we can about each of the contestants. For instance, who is Jess White?
Can we pull you for a chat, because Love Island is coming back.
Who is Jess White?
Jess White, a 25-year-old retail manager from Stockport, is one of this year's OG contestants. In her intro interview with ITV, she explained that she decided to apply for the show after most of her friends settled down.
“All my friends are in relationships, settled down with babies and I’m going to end up that aunt that rocks up at family parties and they say ‘she's still not met someone, she’s still going to Ibiza having a midlife crisis,’” she said. “I just want to meet somebody and to be able to do all of that stuff too.”
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She described herself as a “sassy girl” who could sometimes get a little too honest. “I’m quite bubbly and outgoing and I think I can make most people feel quite comfortable and that’s a nice thing to have in this day and age — to put people at ease and build a relationship that way,” she said.
She also admitted that she is still single because she is “hard work.” “When you’re a loud, outgoing woman, sometimes it can intimidate men — men don’t always want that,” she said.
As for her type on paper? “Jude Law in The Holiday — wow! In terms of personality wise, someone like Rebel Wilson because she’d just make you laugh the entire time but also can imagine is quite sassy as well. And Leonardo DiCaprio, back in the day when he was in his prime.”
Jess White's family
Since the premiere episode of Love Island, it has been revealed that Jess isn't the first person in her family to try to find love on TV.
“So my mum went on – when she was younger – she went on the knockoff version of Blind Date with someone called Bruce something,” she told The Sun. “I can't remember his name. And there's video footage of it somewhere. My grandad tried to dig it out for us the other day. We can't find it anywhere."
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She added, “I'm basically doing the modern day version of what she did when she was like 18.”
Because of her mum's experience with reality TV, she's cheering her daughter on from home. “My mum was like dead supportive, and my step dad as well. He's like an icon,” she said. “He's like, 'That's amazing. Go on, live your best life' all that stuff. So, so positive.”
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