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New Love Island contestant REVEALED after Kyle Ashman was axed from the line-up following machete attack arrest


A new Love Island contestant has been announced after it was revealed Kyle Ashman had been axed from the show on Tuesday evening.

The 23-year-old from Stafford threw the show into chaos after The Sun reported that he was involved in a machete attack in February when masked thugs stormed a wake and hacked at a dad with a blade. The 23-year-old from Stafford threw the show into chaos after The Sun reported that he was involved in a machete attack in February when masked thugs stormed a wake and hacked at a dad with a blade A show source told the publication: 'ITV were entirely unaware of Kyle’s past and, as he was not charged, it was not flagged as part of Love Island’s stringent DBS checks.

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