ITV’s Love Island has today been announcing the latest islanders set to jet off to South Africa.

The winter version of the show returns in only a week (January 16) and will follow a new set of islanders hoping to find love.

23-year-old Will Young from Buckinghamshire has been the latest contestant to be announced.

The farmer says he is entering the villa to give him time away from the farm to find love.

He said: “Having grown up on a farm, it’s been quite difficult juggling relationships and work. Love Island will give me time away from the farm to solely go out and find love. I think I’m at the time of my life where I’m mature enough to go and find a wife.”

He continued: “Every night I light a candle and meditate for 20-25 minutes. A girl I was seeing told me to meditate, I tried it and loved it. I stopped seeing her and carried on meditating! It’s a nice way to self-reflect, taking a minute on my day/ week. It’s really nice and sets me up for a nice sleep.”

Love Island to see rules shakeup

Recently it was announced that the next season of Love Island would see a shakeup in the rules as ITV looks to add further safeguarding to the islanders’ experiences.

To prevent trolling and online hate, participants will be asked to pause handles and accounts on their social media platforms for the duration of their time on the show. Islanders’ accounts will remain dormant while they are in the Villa, so that nothing is published on their behalf.

Alongside this, ahead of entering the Villa, Islanders will also receive guidance and training around mutually respectful behaviour in relationships. They will be offered resource links to read up on, in advance of meeting their fellow Islanders, to help them identify negative behaviours in relationships and understand the behaviour patterns associated with controlling and coercive behaviour.

Love Island starts at 9pm Monday January 16 on ITV2 and ITVX.