Love Island star makes racy sex confession ahead of show launch tonight
A LOVE Island star has made a racy sex confession ahead of the show's return to screens TONIGHT.
A new group of singletons looking for love are set to enter the ITV villa.
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Among them is Irish rugby player Conor Phillips - who was drafted in to the villa as a replacement for axed Kyle Ashman.
Original star Kyle, 23, was struck from the dating show line-up after it was revealed that he had been held and questioned by police over a machete attack at a wake.
Speaking to press, Conor revealed the most unusual place he's had sex.
The 25-year-old shared: "Probably behind a nightclub, I think, is the craziest, to be honest.
"I know it's nothing too crazy. I was young as well."
Meanwhile, Conor also discussed how his mother feels about him joining Love Island.
He said: "It's a weird one for parents. My mam will be quite reserved and lowkey. So, it's a bit out of her comfort zone.
"But again, she knew that I'm an adult, so I'm going to make my own decision, and she's going to support me.
"And she has supported me. But yeah, it's a bit of a weird one, isn't it, if your child decides to do something like this."
Revealing his preparations for the villa, Conor shared: "I had budgie smugglers in my hand. I just thought of everyone else who is going to be watching the show and said no.
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"I put them down. It would have been too stereotypical rugby player. In terms of getting ready for the show, I actually haven't changed any diet, or any gym routine.
"I train quite heavily anyway, so that side of it was taken care of."
He also reflected on past relationships, remarking: "I've only had one. It just didn't work out, because it was my first one. I was 23 as well, so single my whole life.
"I probably just didn't want to get in a relationship, because I didn't want to have that commitment. I'm an only child.
"I've never really had to answer to many people and stuff. So then when I had to tell this person everything I was doing, it was just a bit heavy on me.
"And we lived four hours away from each other. The distance was too much.
It comes as he previously admitted to breaking a show rule after having signed up.
Islanders are forbidden from revealing their involvement in the series before entering the villa.
However, Conor revealed he'd sought the advice of past winner Greg O'Shea, a fellow Irish rugby player.
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"He just said 'be yourself, it's a really really really cool experience that not many people get.
"So enjoy it and yeah take it day by day and if you can be yourself you can't really go too far wrong'.
"So that's my plan. He was like 'my advice might be a bit different from others because I won'."
Love Island returns tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
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Talk about the experience with your partner if you like, listening to how they found it. 4. Listen, properly – even to the mundane Even a cursory ' how was your day? ' can be turned into an opportunity for deeper connection. Take it seriously, slow down, dig a little deeper with your questions and really focus on their answers. Passing too quickly from one state to another, or worse, being in two places at once, means we're not fully present for either activity, making connection and intimacy near impossible. In her book, O'Brien refers to a New York Times article about the psychologist Arthur Aron, who created 36 questions for prospective lovers to ask each other – the experiment resulted in two people falling in love. Its success, O'Brien muses, was not only down to the questions – 'propelling people into a vulnerability and openness that would ordinarily take weeks or months to build' – and use of eye-gazing, but the role of active listening. 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