Love Island's Adam Collard: Age, career and…

Love Island's Adam Collard: Age, career and relationship with Zara McDermott

Love Island' s Adam Collard has re-entered the villa. In a first for the reality dating show, a past contestant is returning to the villa as a bombshell and this one is guaranteed to shake things up.

The former Islander made a huge impact during his debut in the villa back in 2018. Adam made his entrance on day one of series four and coupled up with Kendall Rae-Knight and then Rosie Williams. After dumping both girls in quick succession, he moved on to Zara McDermott. When Zara was unexpectedly dumped on day 25, Adam quickly turned his attention to newcomer Darylle Sargeant.

His behaviour in the villa attracted criticism, including from Katie Ghose, the then chief executive of Women’s Aid, who issued a statement highlighting “clear warning signs in Adam’s behaviour”. She asked viewers to join her in “recognising unhealthy behaviour in relationships and speaking out against all forms of domestic abuse – emotional as well as physical”.

This time around, Adam has promised to make a splash once again, saying: "I'm going to ruffle a few feathers when I go in." Here is everything you need to know about the new bombshell.

How old is Adam Collard?

Adam is 26 years old and was born on October 26, ‎1995. He comes from Newcastle.

What does Adam Collard do for a living?

Since his first outing on Love Island, Adam has added many strings to his bow. The personal trainer is still based in Newcastle and has founded his own gym, Sculpt Fitness. As well as access to top-level equipment, Sculpt provides classes, body transformation group training and one-to-one personal training.

A monthly membership costs £80, though students only pay £60 and additional sessions cost extra. Group training sessions are booked in eight-week blocks and cost £240. They include semi-private training in small groups, nutritional support as well as "bi-weekly tape measurements, body fat and progress check-ins".

Outside of his gym, Adam has been keeping himself busy. He has an extremely active Instagram account, a vast online portal of digital fitness guides and training sessions, at least nine training e-books, a training app, a YouTube channel and a podcast called "The Lift. Laugh. Life Podcast.".

Was Adam Collard in a relationship?

It’s fair to say Adam definitely caused chaos when he was on the show four years ago. He entered on day one as part of a shock twist where he was allowed to "steal" one of the girls to couple up with. After getting to know them, he chose Kendall Rae-Knight, before he swiftly dumped her a week later for bombshell Rosie Williams.

His head was turned once again though when Zara McDermott entered as a bombshell. Though she was unexpectedly dumped mid-way through the season and Adam coupled up with someone else, he and Zara tried to make things work on the outside.

They broke up in February 2019, with Zara saying at the time: “I am heartbroken to announce that Adam and I have parted ways. I love him very much and will always have a special place in my heart for him and our time spent together.

"I have tried so hard to be the best person I can possibly be and to make it work. Sometimes in life, you just aren’t enough for someone; no matter what you do for them or how much you try to be.”

Who will Adam couple up with this time?

Well, we'll have to wait and see exactly who Adam picks, we've seen in the past that his head can turn pretty quickly. During a "first look" segment on Love Island's sister show After Sun, it looks as though he has set three girls in his sights: Paige, Ekin-Su and Danica.

He is seen taking all three girls aside separately for a chat and in the beach hut, it seems as if the girls like what they see. But will anyone's head really be turned by the Geordie?

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