Name: Kady McDermott
Age: 27
From: Hertfordshire
Returning former Islander, series 2 bombshell
Why have you decided to return to Love Island?
Not many people can say they’ve been on Love Island, let alone have done it twice! I think I’m known from season 2 for being so chaotic. People always ask, ‘Do you have regrets?’, expecting me to say yes, but I was so true to myself and I was 100% authentic.
I’ll still be like that now, but seven years on, I am more mature. I’m still the fiery pocket rocket but I know what I want and what I don’t want. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still going to be me and the fire I have is in my soul. I’ll never get rid of that and I love that about me, but I’m a lot more emotionally mature now, so I know how to navigate things better. I’ve grown up a lot.
How are you feeling about going into the Villa now and how does it compare to the first time that you did it?
The next person I’m with I want that to be marriage and babies. I don’t want to waste any more time with the wrong people, so I think I’ll be a lot pickier than what I was when I was previously in the Villa. Seven years on, I think I’m allowed to be pickier now. In the Villa, I think I’ll take my time.
Having been in the Villa before, do you think that you’ll have an advantage over the other girls?
I don’t think so, it’s going to be completely different. Every season is different and it’s the people that really make the experience, so it’s going to be completely different people and I’m going to be older and – I’d like to think – a bit more wiser.
Who do you have your eye on in the Villa?
Zach’s my number one, Tyrique on looks, but he might need his ego putting down a little bit. I also want to get to know Mitch. Age is a big thing for me. Immaturity in a man for me, it’s just a complete no. I don’t like boys that are too cheeky, I just don’t trust them. Zach seems the most chilled and and is nice to look at.