Love Island's Ovie Soko has revealed why he will never return to the villa as his ex-girlfriend India Reynolds heads back in for a second chance at love.
Fan favourite islander Ovie, 33, first appeared on the show in 2019 and finished up in third place with beauty influencer India, 34. The couple called it quits after just a couple of months of dating.
India is now heading out to South Africa on ITV2 spin off show Love Island All Stars, which is set to hit screens on January 13, but Ovie has made it very clear he has no plans to ever star on the show again.
Taking to X earlier this week, the former basketball player shared a selfie from his car as he wrote: "'I'm never going on love island all stars, love the show but I'm 33 guys. I am your uncle now."
Despite Ovie's humorous comment, there are quite a few islanders who are older than him in this year's line up including 39-year-old Marcel Sommerville, who is currently in the midst of a divorce from his ex-wife Rebecca Vieira.
Scott Thomas, 36, is also entering the show for a second time after almost a decade since his first Love Island appearance in 2017.
He admitted some fans may think he's 'too old' to make a return but he is determined to come back and show "the new version of me".
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Ovie's ex-India is also a year older than him at 34 but she does not appear to share the same mindset about being past the appropriate to appear on the ITV dating show.
The influencer was the first name to be confirmed for the 2025 series of the spin off programme, with reports emerging earlier this month that she had already arrived in South Africa for filming.
Two months prior to the line up announcement, India revealed she was eager to join the Love Island All Stars' cast to have another shot at love.
She told The Sun: "I've been single for two years, I enjoy it...I haven't really dated anyone seriously in that time. As much as I would love to find someone, I can't say I've been putting that much time into doing it.
"But maybe Love Island would be the right thing because then you're shoved with a load of people."
Love Island host Maya Jama will return tomorrow night on January 13 to welcome all of the new islanders as the 2025 series will kick off at 9pm on ITV.
This year's line up includes a range of memorable islanders from previous seasons including Gabby Allen, Curtis Pritchard and Kaz Crossley.
Love Island All Stars airs on ITV at 9pm on January 13.
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