Season 9 of Love Island will start in January and will feature a fresh group of singletons on their journey to South Africa to find their perfect love. The show is returning for the first time since 2020, and fans are thrilled to see it back. Tanya Mahenga, a 22-year-old biology student who had to put her schooling on wait to compete on the program, is one of the competitors due to appear. Season 9 of Love Island UK will premiere on ITV2 on Monday, January 16, at 9 p.m. ET.
Tanya Mahenga, a Love Island competitor, aspires to work in embryology.
Season 9 of Love Island will feature ten participants who will go to a luxury villa in South Africa, where the climate will make the winter season seem like summer. Tanya Manhenga, a 22-year-old biomedical science student from Liverpool, is one of the competitors due to feature on the program. The candidate is so determined to appear on the program and find love that she has chosen to postpone her schooling.
In an interview with Metro UK, she indicated that she intends to continue her degree after Love Island. Tanya aspires to work in embryology, which is mostly concerned with IVF (in-vitro fertilization.) She mentioned that she wants to assist individuals in having children.
She said in her interview:
“That was the one job I truly wanted because it’s the most satisfying to me; I want to get up and say, ‘This is helping.'” That is absolutely where I would go.”
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The Love Island participant only has one semester left, and her mother supports her desire to go on the program and then continue her school. Tanya added that her mother was relieved that she was almost through with her degree since she would not have liked it if she had stopped in the midst. She was afraid that Tanya would be certain of her choice, but when she learned how little of it remained, she became supportive and on board.
According to Mahenga’s ITV profile, she falls in love early and wants to be treated like a princess. She also keeps her cards at her chest. Mahenga considers herself to be impulsive, lively, and self-assured. She went on to say:
“I’m quite pleasant, but don’t let that mislead you. I want to be friends with everyone, but if you’re going to be cheeky, I’m the kind of guy who will return the favor.”
Tanya’s personality
Mahenga told ITV that she is seeking a relationship and that being on Love Island with various individuals would help her figure out what she wants in a mate. Tanya confessed to Bustle that her ideal type is “mid-gorgeous.” If she had to choose someone from past seasons, she would have chosen Dami Hope, who has a wonderful sense of style, or Luca, who has a “really mysterious feel with tattoos and whatnot.” Watch what happens on Love Island season 9 on Monday, January 16, at 9 p.m. ET on ITV2 or stream the episode on ITVX.
