Who is Scott van-der-Sluis? 'Love Island UK' star joins US series amid reconciliation rumors with ex
PACIFIC HARBOUR, FIJI: 'Love Island USA' Season 5 to welcome a bombshell who is familiar to many. Scott van-der-Sluis, who recently exited 'Love Island UK', is all set to stir up the pot in the Fiji villa as he will take an islander on a secret date.
Scott was coupled up with Catherine Agbaje in the UK version of 'Love Island'. However, they had ups and downs in their relationship eventually sparking breakup rumors.
Scott's arrival in the Fiji villa comes just weeks after he left the villa in Mallorca. Scott's second attempt to find romance on 'Love Island' comes despite sparking reconciliation rumors with Agbaje in recent times.
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Who is 'Love Island' star Scott van-der-Sluis?
Scott van-der-Sluis is a 22-year-old footballer who hails from Connah's Quay in north Wales. Scott plays for the Irish Premier Division club Shelbourne.
Scott was a goalkeeper for Shelbourne Football Club, however, he has taken a break from his sporting career to appear on 'Love Island'. Football has been Scott's main career goal since he began playing when he was just 16.
Scott has often been busy pursuing his aspirations but now he feels this is the right time for him to find love.
Notably, he doesn't fall in love easily and would get the ick immediately if the girl he fancies got too 'clingy'.
Scott has more than 290k Instagram followers and he often posts snaps playing football and with his mother. Scott previously appeared in 'Love Island UK' Season 10.
With his handsome looks and Welsh charm, Scott will send shockwaves among the 'Love Island USA' girls, who have so far longed for the arrival of a new man to chase after them.
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Are 'Love Island UK' stars Scott van der Sluis and Catherine Agbaje still together?
'Love Island UK' stars Scott van-der-Sluis and Catherine Agbaje had a very strong connection since the first time they had been coupled up. However, Scott and Catherine's connection was sabotaged during the Casa Amor twist.
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Catherine returned to the 'Love Island' villa with Casa Amor bombshell Elom Ahlijah-Wilson, leaving her former partner Scott devastated. However, Catherine and Elom split shortly after they were booted out of the villa.
However, Scott and his former partner slid into each other's DMs when they were both back in the UK.
Scott noted during the 'Love Island' Reunion, "We're in a good place with it. We were friends before Catherine left the villa."
Additionally, Catherine and Scott sparked reconciliation rumors earlier this month. Scott and Catherine's intimate FaceTime call was caught on live stream.
Scott and Catherine's co-star Ruchee Gurung, who was dumped on day nine, shared one of their calls on Instagram Live.
Ruchee was filming herself via her front camera on her phone and panned it to Catherine, who was talking to Scott on FaceTime.
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Scott van-der-Sluis invites Kassy Castillo for a secret date in 'Love Island USA' Season 5
After his stirring appearance on the UK version of the show, Scott is all set to raise the temperature of the 'Love Island USA' Season 5 villa.
Scott invited islander Kassy Castillo for a secret date in the latest episode of the Peacock Show.
Islander Kassy received a text telling her to go and meet the mystery new bombshell outside the villa. Kassy read out a text that noted, "Kassy, come and meet me at the front of the villa for a secret date, don't tell anyone."
However, Scott was then seen doing the classic slow-motion walk into the villa.
His voiceover said, "I'm Scott, and I'm from Wales in the UK. I was in Love Island UK, I didn't find love, so I thought why not take it international."
Notably, it didn't take must time for Kassy to recognise Scott, having watched the UK version of the show. The islander covered her mouth in shock and exclaimed, "Wait, stop. You're from the UK one?"
Who is 'Love Island USA' Season 5 star Kassy Castillo?
Kassandra 'Kassy' Castillo is a vibrant real estate student from Zachary, Louisiana. She is close to her family, especially her mother, who is her boss and confidante, and her older sister.
She was born on January 6, 2001, and enjoys the excitement of partying. Her outgoing and warm personality has helped her excel in her career as a real estate student.
She joined 'Love Island USA' season 5 in search of romance and adventure.
However, it has been a tough and emotional ride for Kassy as her connection with Leonardo Dionicio had been put to the test during the Casa Amor.
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'Love Island USA' Season 5's new episodes premiere from Thursday to Tuesday, 9 pm ET on Peacock.