League of Ireland footballer set to enter Love Island villa as reality show giant returns to TV screens

A LEAGUE OF IRELAND footballer is reportedly set to make a summer move…to the Love Island villa.

The Irish Independent state the player has permission from his club to be a contestant on the reality TV show giant due to it being such a potentially life-changing opportunity.

ITVPresenter Maya Jama could well be introducing a face familiar to LOI fans before too long[/caption]

ITVThe late introduction of Zachariah Noble on the first night caused a bit of a fluster[/caption]

His identity, like that of all prospective housemates, remains a mystery.

But it is reported he is in his 20s and is not a native of Ireland.

It’s also believed that his club won’t comment on his participation until he makes his villa bow.

The first episode of the latest series of the high-profile dating programme aired on Monday night.

It proved to be the show’s most dramatic launch yet as two couples opted to split on night one.

Host Maya Jama made a shock re-appearance in the Majorcan villa to drop a bombshell that shook the singletons to their core.

Despite only having had a few hours to connect, Maya was already offering a way out to some of the girls who did not feel they were in the right romantic pairing.

Maya asked them to step forward if they did not feel entirely happy in their newly formed couples.

In a shock move, Ruchee Gurang, 24, and Jess Harding, 22, decided to walk away from their pairs – causing shockwaves and one boy on the brink of tears.

It led to the ending of Ruchee and Mehdi and Jess and George.

Whilst Mehdi insisted he was expecting the pairing to come to an end due to a lack of connection, it appeared that George, 24, was left stunned by Jess’ decision.

CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG

The Bedford based lad appeared to let the tears flow as a tear could be seen rolling down his cheek after busty Jess decided to take a chance on the show’s new bombshell entry.

In a bid to shake-up the couples, Zachariah Noble, 25, arrived in a bid to turn the heads of the ladies.

Ahead of stepping foot into the villa, Zachariah confessed he was sad to be leaving his ‘son’ behind.

The 25-year-old hunk spilled the beans on being a ‘dad’ as he prepared to stir up the drama on the ITV2 show.

Zachariah’s ‘son’ is actually his beloved pet cat Frank and he has told of his sadness at being parted from him – potentially for weeks.