Love Island star has a famous dad who is a football legend
The ITV series is returning for its 12th series as host Maya Jama helps the singles find their match, with the winners of Love Island getting to take home £50k.
The new cast includes a motivational speaker and author, a landscape gardener, a private hire taxi driver, and a wealth management client services executive.
Among the new cast is a personal trainer, Dejon Noel-Williams from London, who happens to have a famous dad.
Love Island star has a very famous dad
26-year-old Dejon is the son of former professional football player Gifton Noel-Williams.
Gifton played for a number of teams during his career, including Watford, where he spent seven years and at age 19 became the top goalscorer for the club.
The footballer also played for clubs Stoke City, Burnley and was on loan for some time at Brighton & Hove Albion.
In the latter part of his career, Gifton joined the American team Austin Aztex FC for two years.
Ahead of his appearance on the new series of Love Island, Dejon has opened up about having a famous dad.
Sharing: "My dad being an ex-professional footballer.
"I've met all kinds of famous people through him.
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"When I was younger it was weird because he was just my dad, but we'd go to a game and fans were asking for photos.
"I've met David Beckham, he was really nice."
When does Love Island start?
Love Island will kick off its 12th series on Monday, June 9 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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