'I'm not going to be asking 許可 to speak to someone': Love Island's Ikenna Ekwonna says he is 'very 競争の激しい' and is looking to find 'the one' in the 郊外住宅

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Love Island 希望に満ちた Ikenna Ekwonna has made no bones about his 決意 to find that special someone in the 郊外住宅, 布告するing: 'I'm not going to ask for 許可 to speak to someone'.

The?製薬の salesman, 23, who 述べるs himself as 'very 競争の激しい', said he isn't nervous to enter the 郊外住宅 and had never watched a 十分な episode of the ITV show before agreeing to take part.

Speaking to MailOnline, Ikenna said: 'I'm hoping Love Island is the 適切な時期 for me to find love. Let's just say I'm not going to be asking for 許可 to speak to someone.'

競争相手: Love Island 希望に満ちた Ikenna Ekwonna has made no bones about his 決意 to find that special someone in the 郊外住宅, 布告するing: 'I'm not going to ask for 許可 to speak to someone'

Ikenna also 追加するd that if he and a pal in the 郊外住宅 liked the same girl, he would put romance before friendship, 説: 'I've just got to remember I'm on Love Island to find love. That's the 目的（とする）.'?

Ikenna 認める he never auditioned for Love Island and was instead approached by a 生産者 while on an 遠出 with friends in Shoreditch.

He said: 'It's a funny story 現実に. It's the first time I was in London this year, the first time in やめる a long time. I was up there for my friend's birthday.?

'We were in Shoreditch box park and I was approached there. I think I was pretty relaxed about it, I wasn't thinking too much about it, until it got a little bit more serious and I had to make a 決定／判定勝ち（する）.'

確信して: The 製薬の salesman, 23, who 述べるs himself as 'very 競争の激しい', said he isn't nervous to enter the 郊外住宅 and had never watched a 十分な episode of the ITV show before agreeing to take part

Ikenna, from Nottingham, reckons his career in sales will serve as an 資産 to him when looking for love in the 郊外住宅.

He said: 'I think with sales, it's all about 信用／信任 and knowing how to speak to people. I guess you could sort of say it's sales 策略.?

'I've never watched the series fully, 完全に. But I've seen clips of it everywhere on TikTok, YouTube and whatnot.'

Asked what he looks for in a girl, he jokingly said: 'Number one 質, big buns! To be fair, I'm just into banter, 平易な to 雑談（する） to, and that's it really. Yeah definitely, I am definitely looking for love and trying to find my one.'

Asked if he is nervous, Ikenna said: 'I don't really think I'm nervous about anything. What I'm dreading is the long nights and 欠如（する） of sleep. Long nights chatting to girls and 汚職，収賄ing.'

Interview:?Speaking to MailOnline, Ikenna said: 'I'm hoping Love Island is the 適切な時期 for me to find love. Let's just say I'm not going to be asking for 許可 to speak to someone'

Ikenna, who said he is on 'good 条件' with his ex-girlfriend, 特記する／引用するd Amber Gill, Yewande Biala, Joanna Chimonides and Kaz Kamwi as girls from past series who he would've liked to couple up with.?

The sales rep said he has no 期待s of fame after the show, 追加するing: 'I will just have to see where the universe takes me really. As long as I've got my skipping rope - and watermelon - every day, I'll be 冷気／寒がらせるing.'?

With just days left to go before the new series debuts, Ikenna said he has been busy hitting the gym to make sure he's in 最高の，を越す 形態／調整.

He said: 'I've been training やめる a bit. Drinking lots of water. I've probably eaten about half a watermelon every day. It's now my favourite fruit. I have nearly finished Ozark. Pretty 冷気／寒がらせる I would say.'

Along with the summer series,?Love Island is 報道によれば 始める，決める for another series' as 'bosses begin 計画（する）s for a 2023 winter' 版, just a week before the summer cast are 始める，決める the enter the 郊外住宅.

Love Island starts at 9pm Monday 6th June on ITV2 and ITV 中心. Episodes are 利用できる the に引き続いて morning on BritBox.

It's 支援する!?Love Island starts at 9pm Monday 6th June on ITV2 and ITV 中心. Episodes are 利用できる the に引き続いて morning on BritBox