Love Island’s first bombshell has been revealed as American pool waitress, Antonia Laites, who is bound to cause a stir among the class of 2025 as the new series gets underway on ITV
Love Island’s first bombshell is already in the villa and has caused a stir among fans as a new series of the ITV dating show gets underway. Fans couldn’t wait for the sexy show to start last night and are in for a whole heap of drama as the new arrival was told that her entrance would send an ‘original’ girl packing.
Pool waitress, Antonia Laites, from Sin City, Las Vegas, arrived as the end of Monday’s launch episode to cause a stir among the saucy singletons. While the boys looked thrilled to see a new female in the house, not everyone was impressed.
«Oh I can’t be doing with the ‘dramatic’ twists already. Why can’t you just see if they get on or not . Bring back the OG style of Love Island and the smoking round the fire pit,» complained one fan.
«Dumping someone after 2 days. What’s the point in getting them in. Absolutely crazy. Waste of time waste of energy. They’d have prepped and gymed and dieted for weeks for this and told their work or whatever. To then be dumped after a day,» fumed another.
Other fans moaned about the arrival of the first American star in the villa, with one swiping: «Don’t we have enough beautiful people of our own?»
Stunning Antonia, 24, who was born in Connecticut, but has also lived in Miami, looks after the swanky VIP cabanas at the lavish Fontainebleau Resort in Vegas, where she waits on the rich and famous, while they soak up the sun.
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Speaking about bagging her ‘coveted’ job, she said: «I’m always the number 1 in sales at both hotels I work at. I’m a workaholic. You have to audition to get the job I’ve got – over 1000 people applied. There’s only 10 cabana servers! For the audition they set up a fake pool deck, they tell you to load up trays and zig zag through the chairs.
«The trays are heavy with pitchers and our large cocktails are really large! I’ve definitely dropped drinks on people before, but on the whole I’m really good.»
When asked who she is looking for in the villa, the American quipped: «Someone that can make me laugh – I’m super outgoing. And someone that’s quite active. Maybe one day we could start our own family together.»
Ahead of her ITV debut, Antonia dubbed the dating scene in the states a ‘mess’, saying people are there for a ‘good time, not a long time’.
She also reckons she loves the British accent, claiming «British men are just more polite». She continued: «I’ve lived in three different states and I’m still single. It’s time to try something new! I have some British friends and they’re pretty charming. I think all Americans love a good accent. British men are just more polite, with better manners.»
However, she does have some deal breakers. Listing her «icks», she said: «Bad hygiene. Bad breath. Not getting hair cuts. If we’re going on a date and you’re not dressed for the occasion, then that’s a bit of an ick!
«I like to be treated like a lady, going to nice spas in Vegas, being taken to nice restaurants. I’m still waiting to be taken on vacation for a date.»
Heading into the villa, the brunette said she is looking for someone with «darker hair, definitely muscular but not too muscular. Super fit. Clean hair cut.»
Antonia has also revealed that she suffers from ulcerative colitis, which is an inflammatory bowel disease and can sometimes lead to life-threatening complications.
Explaining that she was left hospitalised and needing an infusion when she younger, the bombshell said she almost missed her school prom but was allowed to go as long as she was back in hospital at 11pm «like Cinderella».
Love Island host, Maya Jama, teased Antonia’s entrance in last night’s show as she purred, while sporting a silk dressing gown: «Oh, I’ve got a text… I’ve been expecting this one.»
She then listened to the message, which teased: «Hey Maya, I heard you want more twists. How about an American bombshell? Get ready, I’m on my way.»
* Love Island is on ITV at 9pm tonight
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