Love Island's Jess Harding says ex-Islander slid in her DMs but he was 'too old'

05 June 2023 , 06:00

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Jess Harding is ready to find love this summer on Love Island - but she previously had a former Islander slide in her DMs, and whilst she entertained him 'because he had a blue tick', he was ultimately 'too old' for her (Image: ITV)

Jess Harding has already had one of the Love Island alumni slide in her DMs - as she prepares to find love this summer.

The 22-year-old aesthetics practitioner from London is hoping she could be lucky this summer, after admitting every guy is giving her the 'ick' at the moment. With a guy flashing the cash, showing off their fake designer clothes, running for the train and even carrying a lunch box off the cards for her, her fellow Islanders will no doubt be working hard to impress her.

However, she can count a former Love Island and The Only Way Is Essex star as one of her admirers, with Jess admitting that she "proper entertained" him because he had a blue tick - but they never went out on an official date.

Jess said every man is giving her the ick right now (ITV)

She revealed a previous Islander had his eye on her (ITV)

Speaking to The Mirror and other press, Jess confessed: "I had Jon Clark slide in my DMs but he’s a bit too old for me. I proper entertained it - if you’ve got a blue tick, why wouldn’t I? We never went on a date or anything.

"I remember I saw him at Winter Wonderland and he put me in the VIP section but nothing happened."

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Jess explained how she had tried to get Jon help her bag a place on a previous series and would love to know his reaction now.

"He was on Love Island and TOWIE. I always said to him, I remember I applied for it a couple of years ago when I split with my ex-boyfriend. I was like yeah I’m gonna do it. I spoke to him and was like can you try and get me onto the show just for a laugh," he said.

Jon Clark was on the 2015 series of Love Island (Supplied by WENN)

"It’ll be funny his reaction. He’d be like oh she’s actually done it."

Jess previously opened up about her worst date ever - after meeting the guy at a petrol station.

Explaining how it all happened, she said: "I went out with a guy and he picked me up in his black Lamborghini and at every traffic light there were people jumping out to take a picture with the car and it was just such an ick. I usually would love the attention but he was stunting for it. It was a bit cringey, especially when I’d only just met him...

"Every boy is giving me the ick at themoment. I feel like it’s fate because I’m savingmyself for Mr Right in the Villa!"

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