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Who is Love Island 2022 star Deji Adeniyi?

THE drama of Casa Amor has returned to Love Island along with some new arrivals.

One of them is 25-year-old Deji Adeniyi, but who is he, and is he on social media?

Who is Deji Adeniyi?

Deji is an accounts manager from Bedford and will be looking to shake things up by making his entrance in the second Love Island villa.

Deji has described his love life as "awful" but insists going on Love Island could be that turning factor.

Asked why he decided to go on the ITV2 show, he said: "The reason why is that my sex life is amazing but my love life is awful.

"I am the master of failed talking stages.

Deji Adeniyi will be searching for love in the second Love Island villa
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Deji Adeniyi will be searching for love in the second Love Island villaCredit: ITV

"My love life isn’t going the right way so one night I decided to apply for Love Island and now I’m here!"

 The 25-year-old is taking the show seriously.

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He said: "I’m 100% competitive - I think that is what fuels me on a daily basis. I’m my own competition."

He added: "I’m really going to wear my heart on my sleeve through this.

"I’m hoping I’ll bring an energy that makes people realise that love is real!

"A lot of people take the power of love for granted and I hope people are more open to their sensitive side."

Is Deji Adeniyi on Instagram and Tiktok?

Deji has various social media channels.

You can find him on Instagram, where he has over 6.7k followers, as of July 2, 2022.

On TikTok, where he has 9.1k followers, his handle is .

He also has a , a , and is on Twitter .

Who are the Casa Amor boys?

Deji arrives on the show at the same time as Ronan Keating's son, 23-year-old Jack Keating.

Six new boys have entered the Casa Amor villa, where the girls have been separated from their previous couplings.

The boys include:

Six new girls will also join the contestants to shake things up.

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A show insider said: “Just when the Islanders start to get comfortable in their couples, they are going to get a real shock as they are torn apart.

“This year’s Casa Amor promises to be the most explosive yet thanks to some seriously fiery characters, who have already shown their heads can be turned.”

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