Love Island’s new star Munveer breaks silence on villa sex – and secret friendship with celeb’s son
LOVE Island newbie Munveer Jabbal has revealed the respectful reason he won’t be having sex in the villa.
The 30-year-old is one of this year’s starting line-up and insists he isn’t going to turn to saucy antics to gain favour with viewers at home.
The recruitment manager exclusively told The Sun: “I’ll be keeping it PG for sure, my mum and nan will be watching, so I’m going to be very respectful.
“Obviously representing the South Asian community, that goes against everything we stand for. So, I’m going to be keeping it PG for sure.”
His approach is in line with All Stars hunk Anton Danyluk, who used his second stint in the villa to promote being a gentleman as opposed to a ‘f**k boy’ – the phrase he used to describe villa rival Mitch Taylor.
It’s a dramatic turn away from Munveer’s raunchy past that saw him bed three women in one day.
In a promo video he bragged about the romp on party island Kos, Greece, giving him abs.
However, he has since branded the behaviour “young and dumb” and said it was a long time ago.
Munveer recently revealed he is good friends with the son of a very famous media personality.
“I’m mates with Spencer Morgan,” said Munveer. “We met when I moved to Fulham in 2018.”
While Piers Morgan famously hates Love Island, often likening its stars to brain-dead zombies, he may take more of an interest this year due to Munveer and Spencer’s friendship.
In his column for The Sun in 2022, Piers was scathing in his assessment of Love Island.
He wrote: “Nothing so perfectly epitomises this ghastly, fraudulent, breathtakingly ignorant assault on our senses that sends such a diabolically damaging message to Britain’s youth about how to behave and succeed in life.”
But that hasn’t put off Munveer, who is on a mission to look for Mrs Right.
He is going on Love Island as “London dating hasn’t worked out for him” and he needs to find the right girl.
“The opportunity to be surrounded by good looking people in a villa under the sun is an absolute no brainer!” he said.
“I’m 30 years old and I need to start thinking seriously about the next step, and what better place.”
As for what he’s looking for, Munveer added: “I’m quite picky and have high standards. Dating in London is horrible. You don’t know who’s single… but now you’re putting me in a place where everyone’s single so there’s no issues around that.”
The full cast line-up includes a trainee nurse, a makeup artist, two footballers and a professional dancer.
Maya Jama will be back to guide the islanders through their quest for love, and a £50,000 prize fund.
On Sundays, she will host spin-off chat show Aftersun to recap the week’s events, and talk to dumped islanders as they return home.
The star will be joined by an all-star panel including former islanders Indiyah Polack, Chris Taylor and Amy Hart, as well as Jordan Stephens and Sam Thompson.
Love Island 2024 kicks off June 3 at 9pm on ITV1, ITV2 and ITVX.
Love Island cast 2024
Patsy Field – an Influencer with a disability.
Samantha Kenny – works in a beauty salon
Ciaran Davies – Welsh hunk and rugby player
Mimii Ngulube – student nurse from Portsmouth
Jess White – shop manager from Stockport
Harriett Blackmore – pals with YouTuber Saffron Barker
Nicole Samuel – account manager and former champion dancer
Sean Stone – runs a sweet firm
Sam Taylor – a hairdresser with a love of tattoos
Munveer Jabbal – the oldest contestant in the villa this year
Ayo Odukoya – a footballer and former model
Ronnie Vint – best mates with Olivia Attwood’s hubby Bradley Dack
Grace Jackson – Manchester based model who is followed by Molly-Mae Hague and Conor McGregor, she is tipped to enter as a bombshell