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LOVE Island sees sexy singletons enjoy a summer of love in a gorgeous Spanish villa.

One of those lucky Islanders is Tyrique Hyde, who is hoping to find romance and meet the woman of his dreams.

Tyrique Hyde is looking for love this summer on Love Island
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Tyrique Hyde is looking for love this summer on Love IslandCredit: ITV

Who is Tyrique Hyde?

Tyrique Hyde is a semi-professional footballer from Essex who is appearing on Love Island 2023.

The 23-year-old Dartford midfielder is swapping his boots for flip flops as one of summer series' original line-up.

Speaking about the hunk in trunks, a source told The Sun: "Tyrique is the whole package. He's fit, handsome and has charisma.

"He's had a good season and love his football, but he couldn't say no to spending the summer in Majorca in a luxury house filled with beautiful women."

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What has Tyrique Hyde said about going on Love Island?

Speaking about going on Love Island, he told ITV: "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."

Tyrique also added that he has hearing difficulty, and said: "That I’m deaf in my right ear.

"I’ve got a tattoo next to my left one that symbolises strength and power in my good one."

Is Tyrique Hyde on social media?

Like most of Love Island stars, Tyrique is very popular on social media.

He likes to keep his followers up-to-date with his flashy life on Instagram.

You can follow his on his handle , but he is not on TikTok.

Who is Tyrique Hyde's dad?

Tyrique dad Micah Hyde is a one-time Premier League star who played for Watford in England's top division

While a decent player in his own right, Tyrique is yet to experience the heights his dad reached in the early noughties.

Micar played 253 times for Watford before making 102 appearances for Burnley in the Championship and 64 for Peterborough United.

He also earned 17 international caps for Jamaica.

Who is in the Love Island 2023 cast?

A new batch of sexy singletons are signed up for the summer Love Island 2023.

The line-up of Islanders so far includes:

When does Love Island 2023 start?

Love Island gets underway June 5, 2022 on ITV2 at 9pm.

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It will continue at the same time every Sunday to Friday, which each episode lasting around an hour.

There is a change up Saturday nights, as a highlights show will air.

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