I was on Love Island and there’s a secret second villa that’s never shown on camera

LOVE ISLAND star Tyler Cruickshank has revealed there is a second "huge" villa that is never shown on camera.

Tyler, 27, made the final of the ITV2 dating show in 2021 alongside Kaz Kamwi.

Speaking two years on, he said Islanders get ready for the final in a luxury accommodation where cameras are banned and the stars are treated to the full works by a team of stylists.

He said: "With the final, we went to a separate holding villa. The girls got their nails done, their make-up, their hair... so it’s a proper pamper day.

"The guys got their hair cut and we got pedicures as well if we wanted.

"It’s a proper chilled kind of vibe, but you do have schedules to follow – like, 'Tyler you’re here, Liam you’re over here'."

The star - who reached fourth in the final with Kaz - said everyone from the cast to crew spend the day in the second villa and it's where the Islanders begin to adjust to normal life.

He added to : "That’s the same holding villa we go back to after the final to chill out, and then you get your phones back and it’s like: 'Woah'.

"The second villa was massive. It’s like a big complex where all the finalists go. It had to hold a lot of people because not only were the finalists there but you had security, producers, welfare, a lot of different people in the villa so it was actually huge.

"But it’s nice because obviously the mics come off, so you don’t have to worry about not swearing or whatever.

"You can basically do whatever you want – and you have your phones as well so it’s like a miniature holiday just before you go back."

Before heading into the villa, Tyler worked as an estate agent - and now he's decided that he wants a different career.

Tyler recently said: "I'm finishing my legal studies, so I'm preparing for my SQE which will eventually take over from the LPC."

The star revealed he will sit his exams this year.