‘Love Island’ runner-up Ovie Soko will be appearing as a guest chef on ‘This Morning’ on Thursday (08.08.19).
The 28-year-old professional basketball player, who came third on the ITV2 dating series with partner India Reynolds, is following in the footsteps of his fellow 2019 Islander Maura Higgins by landing an appearance on the daytime TV show alongside hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford.
The episode on Thursday (08.08.19) will see the hunk, who famously sung to his eggs in the villa, share his special recipe with viewers.
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He said:
“Message! Cooking on ‘This Morning’ is going to be dope, but I’ll need to graft hard if my infamous eggs are to live up to the hype for Love Island fans Eamonn and Ruth.
“They’re daytime royalty after all.”
‘This Morning’ editor Martin Frizell said:
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“Here at ‘This Morning’ we pride ourselves on nurturing and developing new talent.
“Ovie was undoubtedly one of the most popular Islanders this year and so we’re thrilled to have him on the show as a brand new guest chef.”
Maura, 28, proved such a hit with viewers during her time in the villa that ITV producers hired her to host her own phone-in advice slot and the segment ‘Maura Than Meets the Eye’, where she takes on challenges across the country.
The 28-year-old model said:
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“I’m getting flutters about joining ‘This Morning’. I can’t believe it. It’s beyond my wildest dreams.
“I’ve grown up watching Phillip [Schofield], Holly [Willoughby], Eamonn [Holmes], Ruth [Langsford] and the team. Mad to think I’m now part of that iconic family. Can’t wait to crack on.”
Martin said:
“Maura was the stand out star of this year’s villa antics with her straight-talking opinionated views.”