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‘Love Island UK’ Adds Rugby Player Conor Philips To Season 12 Cast Following Surprise Islander Exit


Rugby player Conor Philips will join the 'Love Island UK' Season 12 cast after Kyle Ashman was dumped following a machete attack incident.

Following the cast reveal for the new season of the ITV2 series, it was confirmed that Kyle Ashman would not enter the villa after being a suspect in a machete attack incident. A day after Ashamn was dumped from the show, the British broadcaster found a replacement: Irish rugby player Conor Philips. However, ITV was soon made aware that earlier this year, Ashman was interrogated about a gruesome incident that occurred in his hometown in Stafford.

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