Love Island: Meet the Girls – Tanyel Revan

Love Island returned to ITV2 on Monday 16 January and it’s time to meet the contestants. Tanyel Revan is 26 and from north London. She is a hair stylist.

Why Love Island and why now?
I feel like the experience will be amazing! I do feel like I am ready to meet someone and push myself out of my comfort zone to meet someone who’s not my typical ‘bad boy’ type.

What do you think you’ll bring to the Villa?
Energy, confidence, I’m funny, loud, feisty, charismatic.

What’s your ‘elevator pitch’ for why someone should want to date you?
I’m hard to get, confident, funny, charismatic, good looking and happy. I’m also a very loyal person, what is there not to love?

Why would you say you’re single?
I’m single because I’m so fussy. When it comes to dating, I’ve had bad experiences but also good experiences, which have moulded me into who I am today.

How would friends/family describe you?
They always say that I’m very giving, I’m the most giving person. They would say that I’m really kind, but also direct.

Best / worst date story?
It’s hard to think of one in particular, but I would say that the best dates have been with my ex. We went on loads of holidays.

What gives you the ‘ick’?
Someone who is tight and stingy, it makes me feel sick. If you’re tight, I will never see you again in my life, honestly!

Do you fall in love quickly?
I can fancy someone so quickly and think that I’m in love, but I can easily fall out of love with them. When someone keeps me on my toes it’s the chase that I like.

Tell us something not many people know about you?
I have this weird phobia of certain things touching me, like if it’s something creamy or weird I actually feel like I want to throw up. Certain things can’t touch me and I can’t share drinks. I don’t like anything milky – if milk touched my skin it would make me feel so sick. I hate it!

Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?
J.Lo because I feel like she’s actually talented and she’s beautiful, she’s someone that I look up to.

Music is a big part of Love Island – who do you have on repeat and why?
Anything by Burna Boy.

Who is your celebrity crush?
Channing Tatum – I don’t like pretty boys, they give me the ‘ick’ because they always have a crap personality. Channing Tatum is handsome but not too pretty. He’s manly and he can dance. If a man can dance I’m in love with him straight away.

Who are your dream dinner party guests?
Piers Morgan, I’d love to have a conversation with him. I like how direct and honest he is, I think he’s so sick. I would like to have a debate with him. Other than him, I’d then just go for really good looking people like J.Lo and Channing Tatum.

If money was no object, what would be your ideal first date?
I’d want to go somewhere really beautiful on a holiday, but somewhere you can experience a different culture.

Love Island returns to ITV2 and ITVX on Monday 16 January 2023.