Love Island's Megan Moore reveals why she really dropped out of last year's series - and insists she doesn't look up to ANY stars of the show
Megan Moore will be stepping into the Love Island villa on Monday and has revealed why she dropped out of last year's series.
The payroll specialist, who goes by Meg, is one of the 12 new islanders to jet off to Mallorca and star in the newest instalment of the ITV show.
Meg had applied for 2024's season but didn't end up entering the villa. Now, she has admitted she 'felt like I wouldn't really have fitted in'.
The 25-year-old from Southampton continued living her normal life until she was approached again this year and thought, 'what have I got to lose?'
She explained: 'So I applied and did a few Teams interviews or Zoom and then I went up to London, and obviously met the casting, had an interview with them.'
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Meg was then kept up to date with things about the show in a WhatsApp group where she would say who she 'fancied' and who her 'top three' would be.
'Then it just got to the point where I felt like I wouldn't really have fitted in, like I just didn't really think, yeah, we'd really get on with that person,' she admitted.
'So they always kept me in the loop and then it just all happened really quickly, to be honest,' Meg added.
'I didn't really think about it, I was still living my normal life. So then obviously, it come around again this year and then they said, 'Meg, would you go for it again?' And I was like, 'Well, nothing's changed',' she revealed.
The new islander went on, 'We've been on no dates, I'm still single, so what have I got to lose?'
This series marks the tenth anniversary of the ITV show and despite there being plenty of stars in the villa, Meg admitted she hasn't really 'looked up' to any of the previous islanders and celebrities.
Instead, she feels like 'you just have to be you' and get to know others for who they really are.
'I think you take you for you, and I think that's what people need to do, and that's what I'll be doing anyway, because I don't think you should change for anyone,' she added.
Meg explained: 'And when you say, look up to people like I look up to people in my family, I'll look up to my mum.
'She doesn't have a man, but that's the type of person I'd look up to, to have the same traits as her. So when it comes to celebrities and islanders, no, you just gotta be you.'
Meg boasts a strong social media following and regularly posts photographs of her travels.
She hopes to meet someone 'tall with a nice tan' who has a good fashion sense and a funny personality to match her own.
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