Love Island fans are wondering whether Tom Clare already has a connection to the show's latest bombshell as she made a jaw-dropping entrance into the villa. Claudia Fogarty has made a shock entrance in South Africa amid the popular heart-rate challenge during Tuesday night's episode (February 7) of the ITV2 dating show.
The 28-year-old fashion boutique owner from Blackburn, and daughter of former motorcycle racer and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here winner Carl Fogarty, arrived after all the other girls had performed their sultry routines The boys had already done their dance routine for the girls, who were all wearing heart-rate monitors to assess who gets their pulses racing most.
And Claudia surprised the other islanders as she strutted into the villa dressed in a red angel outfit with elaborate wings and said: "Let's really get them hearts racing."
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The boys cheered Claudia on, as she strutted towards them in a sexy lace outfit with matching red wings. But it was Tom's reaction that caught fans' attention with them flocking to social media to question if they already knew each other due to the semi-professional footballer's two-word response.
Tom appeared to be staring at Claudia when he suddenly shouted: "Oh f**k!" @ftwsHaN tweeted: "Does Tom know the new girl that seemed like a oh shit I know you? #loveisland." @thegirlinblue20 posted: "Okay why do I feel like Tom knows Claudia from his reaction #loveisland."
@mummysunshine wrote: "Wondering if Claudia is Tom’s ex after his reaction at end #loveisland." @EveAL2627 posted: "I feel like Tom has already slid into Claudia's DM's before!#loveisland." @Josh_Asare added: "Tom defo knows the new girl from somewhere #Loveisland."
Ahead of her arrival, Claudia revealed that her father Carl was "really proud" of her for joining the show and that he wanted her to take the opportunity to "find someone that’s not a d******d".
However, she said he had warned her that she could not have sex on TV and that she had advised him to shut his eyes at moments he did not want to see. Her father was also crowned King of the Jungle on I’m a Celebrity in 2014, but Claudia added that this did not put pressure on her as she had joined Love Island to find love, not to win.
Reflecting on what she will bring to the villa, she said: "Definitely my northern charm with some humour, bubbliness and sass… I think I’ll spice things up a bit, I’m a confident person, I can be fiery when I want to be, but I’m a girls’ girl so I know I will get on well with all of them all."
The fashion boutique owner also revealed she had her eye on Tom as she feels he is a “really down-to-earth guy” and is also family-orientated like herself.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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