Lorenzo Alessi has been confirmed as one of the six boys in the starting line-up for the next Love Island season, giving the villa a new face days before Series 13 begins. The 28-year-old fashion business owner will be making his first appearance on television when the show returns on June 1 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
That is why viewers are searching for lorenzo love island now: he is not a background name, but one of the first men set to walk into the villa as the new cast takes shape. Alessi was approached for the show back in January and said he had planned to have a sensible year before the offer landed, but decided to take the chance instead. He said he had never experienced love and wanted to see if it could happen for him under the cameras.
Alessi also made his debut interview memorable for reasons beyond romance. He said he would “definitely” be flirting with Maya Jama, then immediately asked, “Was she not dating the footballer? I’ll ask her.” The returning host is one part of the show's familiar rhythm, but the remark gives his arrival a sharper edge: he is entering a dating series and already testing the boundaries of the banter before the doors have even opened.
There is another detail that will follow him into the villa. Alessi said his ultimate turn-on is a skinny arm, adding that he has always been attracted to “a nice slender arm.” He also said he has used reverse psychology on girls in the past, describing it as a tactic that can make someone seem more valuable by pushing them away. It is a revealing mix for a contestant whose first shot at TV comes with a readiness to say the quiet part out loud.
For producers, Alessi is part of the handpicked opening group they want to launch the season with, and the new series is being sold with the usual promise of romance and mess. For him, the bigger question is simpler: after saying he has never experienced love, can the villa actually change that, or will he end up remembered more for the lines he delivered before he ever coupled up? Love Island Series 13 begins on June 1 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX, and Alessi will have his answer as soon as the doors open.
