{"id":606047,"date":"2026-05-27T05:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/606047\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T05:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:18:17","slug":"kent-detective-lola-deal-from-broadstairs-and-property-broker-aidan-murphy-revealed-as-series-13-love-island-contestants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/606047\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent detective Lola Deal, from Broadstairs, and property broker Aidan Murphy revealed as Series 13 Love Island contestants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two Kent singletons are set to enter the Love Island villa this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Lola Deal, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/thanet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Broadstairs<\/a>, and property broker Aidan Murphy have been announced as part of this year\u2019s line-up on ITV\u2019s hit show.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 993 768\" alt=\"Lola Deal from Broadstairs will be entering the villa. Picture: ITV\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"7QSISGU2TCLVAE4LEEQ8.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.29\"\/>Lola Deal from Broadstairs will be entering the villa. Picture: ITV<\/p>\n<p>Lola, 28, said she is \u201cnot too fussy\u201d when it comes to finding a love match, but likes someone who is a \u201cgood cuddler\u201d and \u201cfunny\u201d, The Sun reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to her LinkedIn profile, she is a recent criminology and forensics graduate from the University of Portsmouth and is looking for a role within the criminal justice sector.<\/p>\n<p>The former Dane Court Grammar School pupil has also worked for Broadstairs-based Humble Abodes and window suppliers The Window Workshop in Ramsgate.<\/p>\n<p>She will be entering the villa with fellow Kent resident Aidan Murphy, 23.<\/p>\n<p>The property broker said personality is key when looking for a partner and is hoping to find someone who \u201ccan take a joke and does not take themselves too seriously\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 993 769\" alt=\"Aidan Murphy is also set to join the show. Picture: ITV\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"UEUGNP48M224ODITG7QL.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.29\"\/>Aidan Murphy is also set to join the show. Picture: ITV<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear where in Kent Aidan is from, but he has posted on social media visiting Bluewater Shopping Centre in Greenhithe and Casino Rooms in Rochester.<\/p>\n<p>Love Island will be back on our screens on Monday (June 1) for Series 13, with presenter Maya Jama also returning.<\/p>\n<p>The reality show will follow the Islanders as they couple up with other contestants and navigate bombshell arrivals and twists to test their connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Kent singletons are set to enter the Love Island villa this summer. Detective Lola Deal, from Broadstairs,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":606048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[10052,96,191,188,2555,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-606047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-arts-and-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-kent","tag-medway","tag-thanet","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/606048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}