Love Island Australia: Who is the host of Love Island Australia?
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UK viewers will be used to seeing the late Caroline Flack on their screens hosting the UK version of Love Island in the summer. However, due to the current coronavirus, UK Love Island has been cancelled and replaced by Australian Love Island instead which means 10 new singletons, a new host and new narrator. Express.co.uk has everything you need to know about the host of Love Island Australia.
Who is the host of Love Island Australia?
Sophie Monk is the host of Love Island Australia.
Monk is an Australian singer, actress, model, and media personality.
She was born in London in 1979 to an English father and Australian mother but moved to Australia’s Gold Coast in Queensland when she was two-years-old.
Monk rose to fame as part of the girl group Bardot and went on to release her solo album called Calendar Girl in 2003.
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In Bardot, she sang alongside Belinda Chapple, Sally Polihronas, Katie Underwood, Chantelle Barry and Tiffani Wood.
They became the first Australian act to debut at the No 1 position with both its debut single, “Poison”, and self-titled debut album.
She then embarked on an acting career, appearing in the films Date Movie, and Click in 2006.
In Date Movie, she played the role of Andy opposite Jennifer Coolidge, Adam Campbell and Alyson Hannigan.
In Click, Monk starred as Stacey, alongside Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale and David Hasselhoff.
She has also appeared in Sex and Death 101, Spring Breakdown and The Hills Run Red.
Other credits include Life Blood, Accidental Heroes, The Choice and Getaway.
In 2016, she won The Celebrity Apprentice Australia and in 2016 was a judge on Australia’s Got Talent.
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Monk is also well known for starring in the third season of Bachelorette Australia in 2017.
Since 2018, Monk has hosted Love Island Australia.
Speaking about the 2018 series which is airing on ITV2 in the UK, Monk said: “Everything about Love Island is so fresh…the music, the funny narrator and the jeopardy at the end.
“Having money involved where you find out if that couple is actually in love or if the viewers have been played is great television.”
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Who are the Love Island Australia contestants?
Like Love Island UK, Love Island Australia begins with 10 singletons entering the villa in Mallorca, Spain.
Not only are they hoping to find love, but the winning couple will also take home a 50,000 Australian dollar cash prize (£27,000).
Here is the full list of the 10 original contestants:
Tayla, 21-year-old beauty queen from Perth
Natasha, 24-year-old beautician from Perth
Erin, 23-yer-old nurse from Melbourne
Millie, 24-year-old animal handler from Sydney
Cassidy, 23-year-old barmaid from Melbourne
Justin, 27-year-old model from Melbourne
Charlie, 22-year-old footballer from Sydney
Josh, 25-year-old sports administrator from Sydney
Eden, 25-year-old prison guard from Sydney
Grant, 22-year-old tradesman from Canberra
Love Island Australia airs weekdays and Sundays at 9pm on ITV2
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