Who is Casa Amor star Kodie Murphy on Love Island?

CASA Amor is back and a number of new singletons have joined the cast of Love Island 2023 for the dramatic - and fan favourite - twist.

One of the contestants hoping to stir things up on the Maya Jama-hosted dating show is Kodie Murphy, who has been confirmed as one of the new Casa Amor bombshells.

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Who is Kodie Murphy?

Kodie is a social media marketer who has joined the cast of Love Island 2023.

The Birmingham-based lad, who is 20 years old, describes himself as “cheeky, charismatic, and enthusiastic” and admits he is “a bit of a charmer”.

He says the three traits he is looking for in a romantic partner are loyalty, confidence and independence.

When asked about which girl he has his eye on ahead of his Casa Amor entrance, Kodie named Jess Harding as his favourite.

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He said: “Jess is my weak point as I do love a blonde”.

Kodie also admitted he does like the look of Manchester-based Leah Taylor.

He said: “Leah is a very pretty girl but Jess’ personality is stand-out for me. She can give good banter!”

Revealing how he was feeling about Casa Amor, Kodie said: “I love a challenge and can’t wait to bring my flirty, cheeky side out. 

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“There isn’t as much pressure when you go into Casa Amor, you can go in and have some fun. I’ll definitely be a little mischievous.”

He added: “I’m going to go in there and be my big, bubbly, cheeky self - I definitely know what I want. 

“You have to lay it on a bit thicker in Casa Amor than the outside, which will be different for me but I am confident in approaching things. 

“I work well under pressure, so no worries there.”

Is Kodie Murphy on Instagram and TikTok?

Kodie is already very popular on social media, and no doubt he will become even more so after his time on Love Island.

On Instagram he boasted over 30k followers before he had even made his first appearance on the ITV2 dating show.

His wall is full of pictures of his travels to various locations, as well as lots of topless pictures.

On TikTok, Kodie had over 250k followers at his time of joining Love Island.

On the video sharing site, he regularly shares clips of himself lip-syncing to songs.

Like , there are a number of topless videos on also.

Who is in the Love Island 2023 cast?

Love Island started with 10 original Islanders, but as the days go on more singletons arrive in search of love.

There have also been a number of contestants dumped from the show.

The lucky contestants still left in the Love Island villa are as follows:

• Kady McDermott, former Love Island star and influencer
• Montel McKenzie, account manager, and semi-professional footballer
• Scott Van Der Sluis, footballer
• Leah Taylor, business manager
• Sammy Root, project manager
• Whitney Adebayo, entrepreneur
• Zachariah Noble, personal trainer
• Jess Harding, beauty clinic owner
• Mitchel Taylor, gas engineer
• Catherine Agbaje, real estate agent
• Ella Thomas, supermodel
• Tyrique Hyde, semi-professional footballer

When is Love Island 2023 on?

Love Island airs Sundays to Fridays on ITV2 at 9pm. 

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There is also a special highlights episode on Saturday evenings, filled with unseen footage.

All series of Love Island are also available on the ITV Hub.