Who is Rykard Jenkins? Former Love Island star dating Rachel Fenton who claims Kem Cetinay ‘attacked’ hiim
The hunk burst onto our screens in summer 2016 but what's he all about?
RYKARD Jenkins burst onto our screens in summer 2016 when he caused quite a stir in the Love Island villa.
He is back in the headlines following a "bust up" with Kem Cetinay - here's what we know...
Who is Rykard Jenkins?
Rykard is a personal trainer originally from Kent.
The 26-year-old went into reality in summer 2016 when he joined ITV2’s Love Island Villa.
When asked by the Radio Times why he was keen to go into reality TV he said: “It’s my favourite genre of TV out there. It is real, these characters are real.
“So for example, when I watching Scotty T on Ex on the Beach, Geordie Shore and Big Brother, when I finally met him I was so excited and so happy because he is that real character.
“But if you was to meet for example Phil Mitchell of the street, it's not Phil Mitchell is it? It's the actor, so you can't get excited over it.”
What happened between Rykard Jenkins and Kem Cetinay?
Rykard stunned fans with a selfie of his bloodied face after claiming he was attacked by 2017 winner Kem Cetinay for "flirting" with his girlfriend Amber Davies.
He accused this summer's champion of physically attacking him with the help of "his mates" following the
swanky boohooMAN fashion launch in London.Yet later on, Kem took to his own account to deny the fisty cuffs incident.
The reality TV stars were on the star-studded guest list for the high-profile event to celebrate Kem's new role as brand ambassador, as exclusively revealed by The Sun Online.
What did Rykard Jenkins do in Love Island?
Rykard was one of the founding members of Love Island season two’s cast.
In the first episode the cast were asked to team up with a member of the opposite sex and Rykard initially teamed up with Malin Andersson.
But when Terry Walsh came in and stole Malin’s attentions he was forced to couple up with friend Olivia “just as mates”.
Shortly afterwards Rachel Fenton entered the villa and caught Rykard’s eye with the pair starting to speak and even sharing a romantic date.
But scandal hit the relationship when Rykard, finished up his date and got into bed with Olivia – all normal so far as coupled up pairs are supposed to share a bed – and had sneaky sex with her.
Viewers were flabbergasted as Rykard, who had never shown any interest in Olivia made love to her on the sly with his date Rachel in the next bed.
Rykard and Rachel went on to have a relationship in the house without him ever coming clean about the midnight tryst.
It was only when Rachel was booted off the show by the viewer’s vote that host Caroline Flack revealed the truth to a shocked and hurt Rachel.
The pair managed to overcome their differences and Rykard left the show in solidarity with his new girlfriend and despite his indiscretion they are still together now.
What is Rykard Jenkins doing in Ibiza Weekender?
After Love Island, Rykard joined the cast of Ibiza Weekender.
The show saw him joining the existing cast of reps to host eager holidaymakers as they drink, dance and pull in the Spanish holiday destination.
He said: “Recently I had an amazing holiday where I fell in love and I am going to use that as a motivation to help people and see if I can be a bit of a cupid rep.”
Before he added: “I feel like I’m the missing part of the crew. I’m here to really elevate them up to the next level.”