Too Hot To Handle’s breakout star Chloe Voitch has revealed she was initially approached by Love Island producers before turning them down to appear on the Netflix version.
Essex-based model Chloe admitted she snubbed ITV producers because she wanted to try “something different” and take part in the first series of the new show.
“When I was getting cast for Too Hot to Handle, I actually got a phone call requesting to get a meeting to go on Love Island in London,” she explained.
“But I turned it down because I thought…I know what I’m walking in to with Love Island.
"This new show is completely different. What if this new show is something that is more suitable and beneficial for me?”
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1 of 14David Birtwistle, 30
David is a fitness and nutrition coach from London with a swanky-looking life coaching business. Claim to fame? His ex-girlfriend is now engaged to Hugh Hefner's son.
2 of 14Sharron Townsend, 25
Sharron is a personal trainer and model from the US who was also crowned Mr Pennsylvania in 2018, ooft.
3 of 14Harry Jowsey, 21
Harry is no stranger to reality TV, he appeared on New Zealand show Heartbreak Island in 2018. He's a 'cheeky chappy' from Australia and seems like a bit of a laugh, tbh.
4 of 14Haley Cureton, 20
Haley is a business student and sorority member at the University of North Florida. According to her Netflix bio, she is 'open to building romantic connections with both the boys and the girls.'
5 of 14Kori Sampson,
Kori is a model and personal trainer (another reality TV bingo point) from the UK. From his IG feed we can see he seems to enjoy posing topless. We're not complaining.
6 of 14Bryce Hirschberg
According to his Wikipedia page (yep, this one's legit famous), Bryce is an award-winning actor, writer, director and producer. He's based in LA and also has a debut album on the way, phew we're exhausted just reading about him.
7 of 14Chloe Veitch
Chloe is from Essex (another one for the reality TV show bingo) and was once asked to be in a girl band based in South Korea. Random, but we like it.
8 of 14Kelechi Dyke
Kelechi 'Kelz' is a senior recruitment consultant and American football player currently living in London. He's described in his Netflix bio as 'an alpha-male who is used to getting what he wants.' Sounds like drama to us.
9 of 14Francesca Farago
Francesca is a model and travel influencer from Vancouver who's previously dated DJ Diplo. She's vegan, has her own clothing line and seems generally like a bit of a 'cool girl'.
10 of 14Nicole O'Brien
Nicole is an Irish marketing consultant based in London, who has previously worked on yachts in Chicago hosting the likes of Kanye West and Jay Z after graduating - that's quite the summer job.
11 of 14Madison Wyborny
Madison is a model based in LA, who shares envy-inducing bikini shots from all over the world on her IG feed. We're obsessed with her hippie/glam vibe.
12 of 14Matthew Smith
Matthew is an actor and model from Colorado who's now based in LA. From his IMBD page we can see he made his acting debut in The Young and the Restless and has also made appearances in several feature films.
13 of 14Lydia Clyma
Lydia is a social media and TV presenter from Portsmouth who presents cage fighting shows. From the trailer it definitely seems like she gets some snogging action - but who's the lucky guy?
14 of 14Rhonda Paul
Rhonda is a jewellery line-owner and ring girl from Atlanta. Netflix says 'Rhonda can have any boy she wants and won't let anyone get in her way.' We can't wait to see what she gets up to.
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Love Island has made the careers of some huge names like Olivia Attwood and Megan-Barton Hanson, as well as stoked the romantic fire underneath plenty of successful couples like Olivia and Alex Bowen and Jess Shears and Dom Lever.
But despite not finding love in the Mexican villa in Too Hot To Handle, Chloe insists she has no regrets.
Speaking to the Evening Standard she continued, “I picked the right card. Everything happens for a reason."
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She went on to say, “Going on the show and experiencing such a life-changing experience coming out the show, I feel I respect myself more, and I love myself more.
"I’m not going to let any boy treat me like rubbish.”
One couple that have stood the test of time from the show are Aussie Harry Jowsey and Canadian Francesca Farago, who took to Instagram to prove they were still going strong one year after filming ended.
“Francesca and I are better than ever, we took a bit of a break in between but now we are full steam ahead,” Harry said. “I can't wait to start travelling and we can put some babies in her belly.”