LOVE ISLAND 2023 LIVE: Bombshell Zachariah Noble couples-up with Catherine Agbaje, leaving Andre Furtado’s villa place at risk
This is MailOnline’s live blog for episode two of the summer series of Love Island 2023:
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George Fensom bungled his chat up line while talking to his potential love interest Molly Marsh on the day beds during Tuesday’s episode.
Love Island is known for it’s common phrases and in recent series, the Islanders have been telling their romantic partners that they are ‘gravitating’ towards them but rather than gravitating towards Molly, George slipped up and accidentally told her that he was ‘levitating’ towards her.
Love Island fans were astonished to learn of the connection between the new arrival Zachariah and a former contestant.
Following his dramatic entrance in the villa, fans drew similarities between the series first bombshell Zachariah and ex-Islander Jack Fowler, with viewers saying the stars sounded exactly alike and had similar mannerisms.
They were later shocked to discover that London PT Zachariah and Jack actually know each other, after their friendship was confirmed by a social media snap.
Love Island fans were stunned to see that producers had already introduced a challenge to the show – and they didn’t hold back in their choice.
The cast took part in the revelations challenge Wary Tales, as contestants secrets were spilled and the Islanders had to guess who they belonged to by kissing them.
The challenge is one of the steamiest of the series, as the stars of the show get up close and personal and learn some of the co-stars deepest secrets.
The five Love Island couples are now:
Catherine & Zachariah
Ella & Tyrique
Jess & George
Molly & Mitchel
Ruchee & Mehdi
Andre is now single and his place in the villa hangs in the balance.
Viewers took to Twitter after the Zachariah coupled-up with Catherine.
Many said they thought Catherine had done well to step away from Andrew, while others said they thought he’d be better suited with Ruchee.
I mean Andre being so clingy was low-key icky but at the same time if I was in his position I think I’d be obsessed with Catherine too like LORDY LORD HAVE YOU SEEN THAT GODDESS?!!?!!?! #LoveIsland
She was feeling Andre from the jump she said it but Zach came proper … it feeling this new couple . Andre and Ruche will work lol #LoveIsland
I really hope Ruchee doesn’t go with André. She deserves better #LoveIsland Send someone suited I beg
It’s not like Andre wanted Catherine like that.
Ruchee should move on him. I think they’d look good😃. #LoveIsland
Viewers were quick to express their views on Zachariah coupling-up with Catherine, with many looking forward to seeing what’s in store for the pair.
catherine is the main character she's not going anywhere! #LoveIsland
catherine is wicked the way she left smiling #LoveIsland
Zachariah stealing Catherine from Andre is a good one. I don’t think they’ll last tho.
But Andre has zero game and not interesting to watch🤷🏽♀️. #LoveIsland
André & Catherine was starting to give me the Luca & Gemma vibe. Thank God Catherine is safe 🙏🏾 #LoveIsland
Who wouldn’t want to be with Catherine?
She’s adorable #LoveIsland
Bombshell Zachariah has chosen Catherine to couple-up with.
His choice splits Catherine and Andre up, leaving his place in the villa at risk.
Zachariah got a text instructing him to gather all Islanders round the fire pit as he prepared to make his decision.
He told them :It’s obviously not been an easy decision. Being given this power.’
Before announcing his decision, he said: ‘The conversations we have had, have been very easy, very natural, she’s a very beautiful person.’
Molly and Mitchel were quick to move on, with Mitchel explaining he’d left time in between speaking to the three girls he’d seen, adding that it was the ‘worse thing I’ve ever done’.
Molly told him: ‘It’s ok, people learn from their mistakes.’
Viewers had mixed opinions after watching Molly react Mitchel’s secret that he had dated three girls at the same time within the last year.
Mitchel said he would give Molly ‘the benefit of the doubt’ after he question her reaction, with some show fans seeming protective of her, while others were unable to believe cracks were appearing in their relationship after just a few hours.
Why Molly & Mitchel fighting?? It’s been 36 hours. #loveisland
Molly just had 1st day jitters. She doesn’t really like Mitchel. #LoveIsland
Mitchel is not the good guy he’s trying to portray! #LoveIsland
MITCHEL ???????? I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU #LoveIsland
Excuse me what do you mean youll give HER the benefit of the doubt Mitchel??? 😭😭 #LoveIsland
Mitchel has left Molly concerned after it emerged during the challenge that he was dating three girls at the same time just seven months ago.
When speaking about it afterwards, she said not only was she worried he’d been playing the field, she was put off by his aloof reaction after the secret was revealed.
It emerged Tyrique stopped keeping track of his body count after it reached 100, with the girls describing it as ‘cringe’.
He said: ‘Obviously, it’s not a flex, but I’ve been single all my life! Pulling and s**gging is all I know.’
The Wary Tales task revealed a lot about the Islanders, with the 10 villa residents revealing their deepest, darkest secrets.
It emerged Catherine kissed five boys on one of her first ever nights out, with the commercial real estate agent saying she ‘just went wild’.
Meanwhile, Mehdi recalled the time he hit on both a mother and a daughter at the same party without realising they were related.
Tyrique has spoken out about his hearing difficulties, with Jess testing him on his lip reading.
Like former contestant Tasha Amber Ghouri, Tyrique is deaf, with the sportsman lacking hearing in one ear – something he has honoured with a lightning bolt tattoo under his ear.
Molly and Mitchel have won fans over, with many taking to Twitter to say how much they liked the couple.
Mitchel was seen kissing Molly goodnight on the cheek after they got into bed together on the first night.
However, while many fans were pleased to see them getting close, some were concerned they were moving too fast.
1st kiss ?!?!
Are molly and Mitchel alright?
I mean molly & mitchel are cute….but there's a BUT#LoveIsland
Mitchel and Molly get the win already, I could leave it all here at that kiss. #loveisland
MOLLY U HAVE SECURED UR PLACE IN DA FINAL WHAT R U DOIN #loveisland
Molly and Mitchell are basically in the final after day 2 loool #Loveisland
Ruchee has claimed Zachariah is not usually her type but, speaking in the Beach Hut, he explained: ‘He’s not usually my type but there’s something about him, his mannerisms, where I’m thinking, yeah.’
Pulling Jess for a chat, she told Zach she had her eye on him, saying he was ‘really handsome and chilled out.’
Meanwhile, Ruchee pulled Mehdi (both pictured below) for a chat after she stepped forward to saying she had her eye on Zach during episode one. She told Mehdi: ‘I feel like we’re more than friends,’ to which he said: ‘No hard feelings at all.’
Love Island viewers have wasted no time in taking to Twitter to share their views on bombshell Zachariah, with many hoping he’ll choose Catherine to couple-up with.
Zach has just turned everyone’s head lol this is so embarrassing #LoveIsland
My Catherine and zach ship is sailing 😁😁😁 #LoveIsland
I’m here for Catherine and Zach #LoveIsland
Yoh Catherine even Zach get into baby ! #LoveIsland
I want Zach & Catherine together now!! #LoveIsland
The Islanders will be seen revealing their secrets to one another in the first challenge during tonight’s episode.
They were seen in their swimwear as they emerged from a colourful castle before using keys to unlock information about each other’s lives.
The boys and the girls are split into teams with each group of five reading a secret from a card, with the team having to guess who the confidential information applied to.
Despite admitting to being a player on and off the pitch, footballer Tyrique has claimed that he wants to settle down despite never having been in a committed relationship before.
He said: ‘I am the number nine, I am the main guy, I am the one that gets the goals and the one that pulls. You could say I am a playing on and off the pitch, flirting is something that comes second nature to me… it is one of my hobbies.
‘I have been single my whole life, I have never had a girlfriend… My mum is always on me and saying, ‘when are you going to bring someone home?’… I’m trying to make my mum happy and just leave the game.’
Tyrique is set to shock his co-stars by revealing he’s had sex with over 100 women as he passionately kisses three girls in tonight’s show.
The semi-professional footballer, 24, admits he ‘lost count’ of his conquests after surpassing 100 women during a game of Love Island’s sauciest challenge to date, which sees the Islanders confess to some X-rated secrets.
Wasting no time in getting to know each other on an intimate level, the contestants share a record number of 11 kisses in Tuesday night’s show, while Tyrique scores a hat-trick by snogging three of his co-stars.
Filming had to be stopped just hours after the 10 stars entered the villa, with Catherine Agbaje reportedly falling ill on the first night.
Paramedics were called to provide treatment after she had a ‘funny turn’ during filming for the first episode on Saturday.
A source told MailOnline: ‘Catherine was seen instantly by one of the 24 hour medics which resulted in a short pause in filming. Once the medic was happy with her temperature she was fine to continue with the rest of filming.’
The new series of Love Island launched last night with 1.7m viewers across all devices, including viewing on ITVX, which was the biggest digital audience outside of sport since the show’s last series earlier this year.
It had a combined peak audience of 1.9m viewers and was the highest rating programme in the slot across all channels, outside of BBC One.
and It brought in the biggest audience aged 16-34 of the day with 0.5m TV viewers, which makes it the third biggest 16-34 overnight digital audience of the year so far.
Molly and Mitchel have been named as the early favourites to win this summer’s edition of Love Island.
Bookmaker William Hill says their odds to be the top female and male respectively have shortened to 7/4, down from 5/2 before the show started.
They are also priced at 15/8 to be voted the outright winning couple, with Catherine and Andre (4/1) and Ella and Tyrique (11/2) their most likely competition.
Zachariah, from south east London, is a personal trainer and basketball player.
On what he would bring to the villa, he said before entering: ‘I’m a very chilled out guy and I’m completely myself 100% of the time. I’m quite straightforward and never struggle making friends, I like to look after people.’
And on what gives him the ick, he said: ‘I’ve got two and they’re both really stupid; Bad handwriting – I’ve got terrible handwriting so they’d need to have better handwriting than me and twerking, I really don’t like twerking!’
Elsewhere, model Ella Thomas who had been paired up with Tyrique Hyde also stepped forward to nominate herself as single.
Surprisingly, Ella and Tyrique had already met, with Ella insisting he had offered to buy her a drink on a night out.
But Tyrique was adamant he did not remember the meeting and seemed baffled.
The first girl to step forward for Zach was Jess Harding, who had initially been paired up with George Fensom.
She previously hinted she wasn’t entirely happy with the 24-year-old Business Development Executive from Bedford, Bedfordshire.
After informing Zachariah of his dilemma, Maya said: ‘Now, I know you didn’t choose your partners because the public did that for you.
‘Sometimes you have to follow your heart which means you have to take a risk. Ask yourself this – are you happy or could you be happier?
‘I have the ultimate dare for you! Girls, if you’re not sure you’re with the right person, I dare you to step forward now!’
It wasn’t long before the villa was rocked as the first bombshell, Zachariah Noble, walked in.
He was told by host Maya that he could choose whichever girl he liked to couple-up with.
Maya allowed the girls not entirely happy with their partners to nominate themselves as single before revealing that 25-year-old Zachariah would have the power to choose one of them or any of the other girls.
Fans of the show were asked to vote for the couples they thought were best suited via the Love Island app before the show started on Monday.
The first five couples are:
Catherine & André (pictured below)
Ella & Tyrique
Jess & George
Molly & Mitchel
Ruchee & Mehdi
Welcome to MailOnline’s live blog for the second episode of the summer series of Love Island 2023.
Join us here for all the news, gossip, reaction, pictures and videos as it happens, when the show kicks off on ITV2 and ITVX at 9pm.
Last night saw host Maya Jama welcome 10 new Islanders to the villa in Mallorca, where they were paired up into five couples as chosen by the public.
MEET THE ISLANDERS
Ruchee Gurung
NAME: Ruchee Gurung
AGE: 24
FROM: Sutton
OCCUPATION: Beautician
WHY ENTER THE VILLA? I’m single and looking for love, and it’s the perfect opportunity for me to find someone. I’m a relationship kind of girl, but so far it’s not worked out for me.
WHY DATE ME? I’m really caring, when I’m with someone I’m all about them. I’m also really loyal and love doing nice things for the people that are special to me. My love language is gift giving, so I’m a real giver when it comes to relationships
Tyrique Hyde
NAME: Tyrique Hyde
AGE: 24
FROM: Essex
OCCUPATION: Footballer
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I’ll bring vibes, confidence, good energy and honesty. I don’t sit on the fence, if I have an opinion I will speak up. I’m also not afraid to go after what I want
CLAIM T0 FAME? Toby Aromolaran is one of my best friends, we grew up together and were in the same class at school
Molly Marsh
NAME: Molly Marsh
AGE: 24
FROM: Yorkshire
OCCUPATION: Actress
WHY LOVE ISLAND AND WHY NOW? I think it’s ideal timing and the perfect way to find someone.
I don’t go out and party and I don’t use dating apps, I’m actually quite old-fashioned, so there’s no better way to meet someone than by going into a Villa in the sun with the potential ‘one’ in there.
George Fensom
NAME: George Fensom
AGE: 24
FROM: Bedford
OCCUPATION: Business Development Executive
HOW WOULD YOUR FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? I’m the first person to bring the vibe up, I’m always dancing, I’m always the one who wants to go out. My go-to dance move is what I call the Dad Dance, I’m gonna bring dad jokes and dad dancing to the Villa.’
Catherine Agbaje
NAME: Catherine Agbaje
AGE: 22
FROM: Dublin
OCCUPATION: Commercial Real Estate Agent
HOW WOULD FAMILY AND FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? Someone who is fun and a loving character. They know I have so much love to give.
I’m always smiling, I’m always happy, I’m always laughing. You’ll always see me with a smile on my face.’
Mehdi Edno
NAME: Mehdi Edno
AGE: 26
FROM: Bordeaux/London
OCCUPATION: Communications Manager/Model
ARE YOU READY TO FIND THE ONE? Yes. I’ve been busy for the last few years with work, and doing my Masters degree but now I’m done with the busy schedule, and ready to find love.
THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO HAVE IN A PARTNER? Looks are important but they aren’t everything, a good sense of humour and someone who is outgoing and up for an adventure is what I’m looking for.
NAME: Ella Thomas
Ella Thomas
AGE: 23
FROM: Glasgow
OCCUPATION: Model
WHAT’S YOUR CLAIM TO FAME? I’ve been in a Headie One and Burna Burna Boy music video and I was once an extra in World War Z. I was 12 years old when I filmed it and got to meet Brad Pitt which was cool.
WHY SHOULD SOMEBODY DATE YOU? I’m the whole package, I know what I want in life and I’ve got a big heart.
Mitchel Taylor
NAME: Mitchel Taylor
AGE: 26
FROM: Sheffield
OCCUPATION: Gas engineer
WHY SHOULD SOMEBODY DATE YOU? I thrive on being a gentleman. I’ll shower you with flowers, I’ll take you on dates, I’ll fill your bedside drawer with your favourite sweets and chocolate. I’ve been single, I’ve had my fun and now I want to settle down.
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? I’m just really picky. I’ve got to find the girl that I want to marry and have kids with. I’m nearly 27, I don’t want to play the field anymore, I want to find the one.
Jess Harding
NAME: Jess Harding
AGE: 22
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Aesthetics Practitioner
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? Because every boy is giving me the ick at the moment. I feel like it’s fate because I’m saving myself for Mr Right in the Villa!
WHAT GIVES YOU THE ICK? When a guy stunts for money, that’s an ick. Showing off all their designer clothes because most of the time they’re probably fake anyway! Another one is when a boy runs for the train and the train goes without him. Lunch Boxes also – just go to Tesco and get a meal deal!
Andre Furtado
NAME: Andre Furtado
AGE: 21
FROM: Dudley
OCCUPATION: Economics graduate and clothing brand entrepreneur
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I’m charming, I’m going to bring good looks and some language lessons. I’m going to teach the other Islanders Portuguese, Spanish and a little bit of Creole. I think I’ve got every slice of the pie.
DO YOU FALL IN LOVE QUICKLY? I would say I fall too quickly to be honest. When I look at beautiful ladies, before I’ve said hello to them I’ve already fallen in love. I’m already planning the wedding.
Zachariah Noble
NAME: Zachariah Noble
AGE: 25
FROM: South East London
OCCUPATION: Personal trainer and basketball player
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I’m a very chilled out guy and I’m completely myself 100% of the time. I’m quite straightforward and never struggle making friends, I like to look after people.
WHAT GIVES YOU THE ICK? I’ve got two and they’re both really stupid; Bad handwriting – I’ve got terrible handwriting so they’d need to have better handwriting than me and twerking, I really don’t like twerking!
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