Love Island 2019: Are Lucie and Joe set to WIN the show? Bookmakers reveal new couple are already the hot favourites
Season five of Love Island kicked off on Monday with plenty of drama as the new crop of Islanders faced their first coupling of the season.
And despite only being paired up for a few hours, bookmakers have tipped Lucie Donlan and Joe Garratt as the early favourites to win the show as a couple.
Data complied by odds comparison site Oddschecker found that Joe and Lucie have the edge over the other couples with 4/1 odds, whilst the pair are also slated to finish on top individually with odds of 9/4 and 2/1 respectively.
Winners? Despite only being paired up for a few hours, bookmakers have tipped Lucie Donlan and Joe Garratt as the early favourites to win the show as a couple
Whilst Love Island is notorious for its twists and it’s impossible to predict who will be entering the villa at a later stage, Lucie and Jo certainly dominated the first episode of the hit ITV2 show.
Lucie originally put herself forward to couple up with fireman Michael Griffiths only to later swap him with ‘sandwich man’ Joe.
However, Lucie then caught the eye of gym owner Anton, who abandoned his partner Amy Hart in a bid to make a move on the bubbly surfer.
LOVE ISLAND 2019: WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
TOP MAN
Joe Garratt
Tommy Fury
Michael Griffiths
Curtis Pritchard
Callum McLeod
Anton Danyluk
Sherif Lanre
9/4
7/2
7/1
7/1
10/1
11/1
14/1
TOP WOMAN
Lucie Donlan
Amy Hart
Amber Rose Gill
Yewande Biala
Anna Vakili
2/1
7/2
7/2
8/1
10/1
TOP COUPLE
Joe Garratt and Lucie Donlan
Tommy Fury and Lucie Donlan
Tommy Fury and Amy Hart
Curtis Pritchard and Lucie Donlan
Anton Danyluk and Amy Hart
Curtis Pritchard and Amy Hart
Michael Griffiths and Lucie Donlan
Anton Danyluk and Lucie Donlan
4/1
16/1
25/1
25/1
25/1
33/1
40/1
50/1
Data compiled by Oddschecker – the odds comparison site
Change of heart: Lucie originally put herself forward to couple up with fireman Michael Griffiths only to later swap him with ‘sandwich man’ Joe
The gym owner – who admitted in his VT that he struggled to stay loyal – asked Lucie: ‘I just wanted to see if you’re attracted to me.’ To which she replied: ‘Yeah of course, but my type is normally more surfer looking?’
Ultimately she dashed back to Amy and informed her that Anton had approached her, but that she needn’t worry because she didn’t feel the same way.
The evening rounded off with a twist – with the entrance of two new boys arriving at the villa out of the blue.
Curtis Pritchard and Tommy Fury burst through the doors, after the first text of the series was sent to Amber, and revealed that they now have 48 hours to choose a girl they want to couple up with – leaving two of the other men ‘vulnerable’.
The shock re-coupling will see at least one, if not two, boys being given the boot.
LOVE ISLAND 2019: WHO ARE THE COUPLES?
JOE & LUCIE
Name: Joe Garratt
Age: 22
Occupation: Catering Company Owner
Location: London
Marks Out Of 10? ‘Today, I reckon about an 8.5! In the mornings I’m probably like a low 8. I consistently stay around the 8s to 9s in my opinion. Maybe some days I go past the 9, when it’s a really good day…. a suit day. My best feature is my chat. I’m cheeky and a bit of a charmer. Looks wise, I’d say my best features are my teeth or curly hair’
Name: Lucie Donlan
Age: 21
Occupation: Surfer
Location: Newquay
Famous exes? ‘The last guy I was with was Charlie [Frederick] from last year’s Love Island. We got together a few weeks after he came out of the villa. I’ve spoken to Joey Essex on and off because I love his personality, it’s so funny. Lookswise I like Jay Alvarrez. He surfs, skydives and he’s got amazing hair. I would marry him!’
ANTON & AMY
Name: Anton Danyluk
Age: 24
Occupation: Gym Owner
Location: Airdrie, Scotland
Worst Date: ‘I bought myself a Porsche when I was 21, as you do! I picked a girl up in that and she started taking pictures when she was in the car and sending it to her friends. It shouldn’t matter what I was driving whether that be a Corsa or a Porsche so I finished the date right there’
Name: Amy Hart
Age: 26
Occupation: Cabin Crew
Location: Worthing, Sussex
Claim To Fame: Amy once met Liam Payne and had a photo with him. When she posted it online she was bombarded with hate mail from One Directioners, who thought she was his new squeeze
SHERIF & ANNA
Name: Sherif Lanre
Age: 20
Occupation: Chef and Semi-pro Rugby Player
Location: London
Worst traits: ‘Number one would be that I’m pretty outrageous, that can also translate to the bad side,’ Sherif says. ‘On top of that, I laugh at everything which sometimes gets me into trouble. I can’t really take anything seriously. My actual laugh, my hysterical laugh is pretty ugly’
Name: Anna Vakili
Age: 28
Occupation: Pharmacist
Location: London
Claim To Fame: ‘I ended up on the Iranian News earlier this year when my sister and I were away in Qatar with two Iranian footballers who have a huge following. Suddenly my followers went up by 20,000 and I started being tagged in fan pages!’ she recalls
CALLUM & AMBER
Name: Callum Macleod
Age: 28
Occupation: Aircraft Engineer
Location: South Wales
Disastrous Dating Story: ‘I went to the cinema with a girl and she sat on a piece of chocolate that melted onto her leather trousers,’ Callum recalls. ‘She shot off to the toilet to clean them and didn’t come back for ages. I watched the majority of the film on my own. I later found her fretting in the toilets because she couldn’t get her trousers back on’
Name: Amber Gill
Age: 21
Occupation: Beauty Therapist
Location: Newcastle
Disastrous Dating Story: ‘I was speaking to this guy and he lived in Manchester and I got the train down to see him,’ Amber recounts. ‘I was nervous because he was really good looking and a bit older than me. I had five Cosmopolitans in a can and I drank them on the train. When the train got to Manchester I got up and I was drunk! He was waiting for me at the train station and when I got off I fell through the gap between the train and platform. What an icebreaker though!’
MICHAEL & YEWANDE
Name: Michael Griffiths
Age: 27
Occupation: Firefighter
Location: Liverpool
Marks Out Of Ten? ‘I get complimented on my smile a lot. People seem to be obsessed with my lips. I’d rate myself ten out of ten, I would have said nine but I’m a hero so it bumps it up,’ is Michael’s modest answer
Name: Yewande Biala
Age: 23
Occupation: Scientist
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Thoughts On Love: Yewande says: ‘I don’t think there is a science to finding love and if there is then I have clearly been reading the wrong books’
Celebrity Crush: Anthony Joshua
Frontrunners: Taking to Twitter after the show, fans also seemed to be in agreement that Lucie and Jo should take home the prize
Taking to Twitter after the show, fans also seemed to be in agreement that Lucie and Jo should take home the prize, tweeting: ‘Joe and Lucie to win they’re too cute together #loveisland
‘Joe and Lucie for the win’; ‘ Love them already, they suit each other and look lush together ❤️ Just shows that personality is key when it comes to relationships! #LoveIsland’
‘ok can joe and lucie please win the whole thing already. they’re way too cute #LoveIsland’; ‘I’m really routing for Lucie and Joe to win already ngl #loveisland
‘Lucie and Joe are gunna win the show calling it now #LoveIsland’; ‘I am already so obsessed with lucie and joe, honestly I think they are so cute and low key want them to win already… #loveisland @LoveIsland
‘Joe and lucie already have to win #loveisland’; ‘Lucie & Joe to win please #Loveisland’; ‘Calling it early Joe and lucie for the win #loveisland’.
LOVE ISLAND 2019: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
Strictly speaking: Curtis is AJ Pritchard’s kid brother
Name: Curtis Pritchard
Age: 23
Occupation: Latin and Ballroom Pro
Location: Shropshire
Claim To Fame: Curtis is a pro dancer on Dancing With The Stars in Ireland, and is the younger brother of Strictly Come Dancing’s AJ Pritchard
Thoughts On Dating: ‘I’ve probably been on less than ten dates, maybe five. I’ve never used a dating app. All of this meeting people on social media and apps is fake,’ he says
Ever Cheated? ‘I have cheated before. I will always be loyal from now on’
Exotic: Anna boasts a Middle-Eastern heritage
Name: Anna Vakili
Age: 28
Occupation: Pharmacist
Location: London
Claim To Fame: ‘I ended up on the Iranian News earlier this year when my sister and I were away in Qatar with two Iranian footballers who have a huge following. Suddenly my followers went up by 20,000 and I started being tagged in fan pages!’ she recalls
Marks Out Of 10? ‘I would rate myself an eight. My best feature is my eyes, I get compliments on my eyes a lot. I wish I had a penny for every time I’ve had a compliment on my eyes’
She blinded me with science: Yewande has been unlucky in love
Name: Yewande Biala
Age: 23
Occupation: Scientist
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Thoughts On Love: Yewande says: ‘I don’t think there is a science to finding love and if there is then I have clearly been reading the wrong books’
Celebrity Crush: Anthony Joshua
In It To Win It? ‘I am a terrible flirt but I’m such a girly girl and I can’t imagine stealing someone’s man in there. I don’t think I’d be that type but never say never,’ she says
Too fast, too fury-ous: Tommy’s a boxer… like his brother
Name: Tommy Fury
Age: 20
Occupation: Boxer
Location: Manchester
Looking For? ‘Blonde hair, blue eyes, good tan, gym girl… Ariana Grande. That girl is fire!’
Claim To Fame: ‘It’s probably my brother, Tyson, but I’m my own man and I’ve said it throughout my whole boxing career. I don’t want to be labelled as his little brother, I’m my own man and I’m doing the best that I can do in life and that’s all I’m setting out to achieve,’ Tommy says
Hot stuff: Fireman Michael wants to be ‘someone’s personal hero’
Name: Michael Griffiths
Age: 27
Occupation: Firefighter
Location: Liverpool
Marks Out Of Ten? ‘I get complimented on my smile a lot. People seem to be obsessed with my lips. I’d rate myself ten out of ten, I would have said nine but I’m a hero so it bumps it up,’ is Michael’s modest answer
Ever Cheated? ‘Once. It was a revenge cheat’
Up and away: Welsh Callum works in aviation
Name: Callum Macleod
Age: 28
Occupation: Aircraft Engineer
Location: South Wales
Disastrous Dating Story: ‘I went to the cinema with a girl and she sat on a piece of chocolate that melted onto her leather trousers,’ Callum recalls. ‘She shot off to the toilet to clean them and didn’t come back for ages. I watched the majority of the film on my own. I later found her fretting in the toilets because she couldn’t get her trousers back on’
Cocky? Amber rates herself 10/10
Name: Amber Gill
Age: 21
Occupation: Beauty Therapist
Location: Newcastle
Disastrous Dating Story: ‘I was speaking to this guy and he lived in Manchester and I got the train down to see him,’ Amber recounts. ‘I was nervous because he was really good looking and a bit older than me. I had five Cosmopolitans in a can and I drank them on the train. When the train got to Manchester I got up and I was drunk! He was waiting for me at the train station and when I got off I fell through the gap between the train and platform. What an icebreaker though!’
Got talent? Amy has a crush on David Walliams and Simon Cowell
Name: Amy Hart
Age: 26
Occupation: Cabin Crew
Location: Worthing, Sussex
Celebrity Crushes: Liam Hemsworth, Ashley Banjo, David Walliams and Simon Cowell. ‘You’d never go there obviously but there is something about them,’ Amy says
Claim To Fame: Amy once met Liam Payne and had a photo with him. When she posted it online she was bombarded with hate mail from One Directioners, who thought she was his new squeeze
Food of love: Sherif is a dab-hand in the kitchen
Name: Sherif Lanre
Age: 20
Occupation: Chef and Semi-pro Rugby Player
Location: London
Worst traits: ‘Number one would be that I’m pretty outrageous, that can also translate to the bad side,’ Sherif says. ‘On top of that, I laugh at everything which sometimes gets me into trouble. I can’t really take anything seriously. My actual laugh, my hysterical laugh is pretty ugly’
Fitness first: Anton wants a girl who likes working out
Name: Anton Danyluk
Age: 24
Occupation: Gym Owner
Location: Airdrie, Scotland
Worst Date: ‘I bought myself a Porsche when I was 21, as you do! I picked a girl up in that and she started taking pictures when she was in the car and sending it to her friends. It shouldn’t matter what I was driving whether that be a Corsa or a Porsche so I finished the date right there’
Clumsy: Jack says he’s a total klutz
Name: Joe Garratt
Age: 22
Occupation: Catering Company Owner
Location: London
Marks Out Of 10? ‘Today, I reckon about an 8.5! In the mornings I’m probably like a low 8. I consistently stay around the 8s to 9s in my opinion. Maybe some days I go past the 9, when it’s a really good day…. a suit day. My best feature is my chat. I’m cheeky and a bit of a charmer. Looks wise, I’d say my best features are my teeth or curly hair’
Name: Lucie Donlan
Age: 21
Occupation: Surfer
Location: Newquay
Famous exes? ‘The last guy I was with was Charlie [Frederick] from last year’s Love Island. We got together a few weeks after he came out of the villa. I’ve spoken to Joey Essex on and off because I love his personality, it’s so funny. Lookswise I like Jay Alvarrez. He surfs, skydives and he’s got amazing hair. I would marry him!’
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