Netflix's Love Is Blind UK star has very famous ITV star cousin
A contestant on Love Is Blind UK has been unveiled as having a famous ITV cousin, who is also well-acquainted with reality TV fame.
The popular reality dating show returned to our telly screens yesterday (August 13), introducing viewers to a new batch of 30 singletons ready to plunge into the global dating experiment in search of love.
The hopeful singles have moved into a communal house where they'll spend two weeks chatting to potential partners in "pods", unable to see each other but able to hear and send gifts to one another.
If a pair decide to get engaged in the pods, they meet for the first time in a long hallway before setting off on a couple's trip.
Audiences are already hooked on the new series and cast, and among the Love Is Blind contenders is Yolanda, the youngest member of the pod squad, reports OK!.
The 26 year old thrill-seeker loves nothing more than skydiving and bungee jumping. She's taking a bold leap into the show, hoping to catch a partner who's up for joining her on exciting adventures.
Yolanda will have plenty of support along the way, including from her famous cousin Mimii Ngulube, who bagged the Love Island crown last year.
The reality TV star, better known as Michelle, won the Love Island title alongside then partner Josh Oyinsan in 2024. At the time, Yolanda appeared on Aftersun, showing her support.
The cousins even teamed up for a festive Boots advert. "Join Mimii and her cousin Yolanda as they pick out some of the best beauty and fragrance gifts from Boots this Christmas," the ad teased, showcasing their tight-knit relationship.
Now, it's Yolanda's moment in the spotlight. Matt and Emma Willis have returned to host the popular programme and if the first series is anything to go by, the fallout from series two will be packed with drama and viewers will be quick to share their thoughts online.
One participant has already left audiences 'feeling physically sick' as he describes his rather unusual profession. Whilst introducing himself to singer Aanu, Patrick Justus disclosed that he worked as a human design coach.
Clarifying it was "like a lifecoach but using a system called spiritual design", Patrick's key philosophy in life was to "trust your spleen", explaining that "splenic energy" was a more powerful force than gut instinct.
Chatting in the pods to potential partner Yolanda, Patrick revealed that he follows his spleen "literally to the second", later adding: "Listening to my spleen is the best way to find the love of his life."
Audiences were swift to share their reactions as one posted on X:"I loveee Patrick, do you know how nice you have to be for me to ignore the fact you keep mentioning your spleen? ?".
"Please the word "spleen" is just making me cringe and feel physically sick. How many times are we going to have to hear this nonsense" said a second. Another person chimed in: "This bloke and his damn SPLEEN, his spleen should have told him to stay home."
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