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Love Island footballer hunk set to return as shock bombshell after split with villa ex
He denied cheating on his stunning villa partner
A SEMI-PRO footballing hunk could be set for a bombshell return to Love Island.
Montel McKenzie, 26, failed to find true love in 2023, but it could be a case of second time lucky with the news series of All Stars in full swing.
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A source told us: "Montel turned a lot of heads when he entered the villa back in the summer of 2023, and so bosses were keen to get him in the mix as a bombshell for the second series of All Stars.
"He's been in talks and it's looking promising that he'll enter the villa. After all, he's the full package - sporty, handsome and cheeky, so the girls are sure to make a beeline for him.
"He may not have found love with Leah but it could be second time lucky."
ITV have been contacted for comment.
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Ahead of his first time in the villa, Montel, who plays as a right back for Billericay Town, described himself as "calm and cool".
Similar to current Love Island girl India Reynolds, Montel said he isn't one to graft for a partner.
He said : “I am used to people coming up to me - I’m lucky I guess! I don’t usually approach girls and win them over."
Montel left the villa with Leah Taylor in 2023, but that romance lasted just two weeks.
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There were suggestions he had cheated on her, but Montel addressed the speculation head on and said: "I can confirm I've never cheated on her.
"I would never do that, if you hear the way I speak about her you would know that."
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However, he did explain that Leah did get fed up with the attention he received from girls outside of the villa.
He said: "Leah wasn't happy with the positing in the pictures, where people were posing.
"She said it made her feel a type of way and made her feel stupid."
He insisted: "I didn't do anything, I didn't sleep with anyone, I wasn't DMing anyone."
He's been focused on his football career since, and he's helped Billericay reach second place in the Isthmian Premier table, one point behind Dover Athletic.
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Love Island All Stars 2025 official line-up
Love Island All Stars is back on TV for season 2.
Here we take you through the line-up of all the Islanders who are in the villa so far.
- Scott Thomas - season 2 (2016).
- Marcel Somerville - season 3 (2017).
- India Reynolds - season 2 (2017).
- Gabby Allen - season 3 (2017).
- Elma Pazar - season 5 (2019) - born in 1993.
- Curtis Pritchard - season 5 (2019).
- Kaz Crossley - season 5 (2019).
- Olivia Hawkins - season 10 (2023).
- Nas Majeed - season 6 (2020).
- Luca Bish - season 8 (2022).
- Catherine Agbaje - season 10 (2023).
- Ronnie Vint - season 11 (2024).
Bombshells
Each series brings with it a string of hot single bombshells making their epic entrance into the villa.
Here's who has joined the villa so far:
- Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu - season 8 (2022).
- Casey O’Gorman - season 9 (2023) and All Stars (2024).
- Ron Hall - season 9 (2023).
- Tina Stinnes - season 2 (2016).
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