Coming from the elite fifth series of Love Island – hello Molly-Mae, hello our queen, Amber Gill – we had high hopes for a fairy-tale ending for the gorgeous India Reynolds. Sadly, she and Ovie Soko weren’t to be, and even her time on this year’s All Stars was a dud when she was unceremoniously dumped from the island within a week.
So, it’s no wonder India, now 34, was slightly put off the dating world. Speaking to Olivia Attwood on Surf’s Come Clean in 15 podcast, India admits, ‘When I was with Ovie, we couldn’t even walk down the street. That was a bit crazy. And so, after that, [dating] was a little bit difficult. Then I was in a long-term relationship and then single for three years so I feel like I just got the fear of dating.’
And despite being a bonafide knockout with a kick-ass personality, even India was nervous to head back into the villa for All Stars.
‘I’d been on the show five years before; I was 28 when I did it the first time so I’m thinking, who’s going to come on all stars that’s not going to be 12 years old? I didn’t want to be a creep in the villa! I was really worried about that going in. But to be fair the age range… there were guys older than me. There were people nearly 40 on the show!’
Sadly, India wasn’t successful in finding love on the show after being paired up with Scott Thomas swiftly ended in disaster. But India reveals that it helped her put her big girl pants on and get back in the dating saddle.
‘After I came out of this series, I thought, you need to get your act together. You haven’t dated anyone properly for ages, you’re getting older, you want to have kids and stuff, get a move on!’
India tells Olivia that her ideal man would be someone who is empathetic, kind, caring, funny, and – crucially – good in bed. So did she find that elusive unicorn of a man?
Watch the full interview here to find out if India’s first date on Hinge was a success…
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