Who is Love Island contestant Tommy Fury? Everything you need to know about Tyson Fury’s brother ahead of tonight’s launch show

Older brother Tyson is convinced he will be a "hit with the ladies"
Tom Herbert3 June 2019
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Twelve hopefuls are preparing to get grafting in the quest to find Mr or Mrs Right-Now as they enter the Love Island villa tonight.

The hit ITV2 show returns for a fifth series this week and among the 12 new singletons looking for love is 20-year-old Tommy Fury.

Tommy, who is the younger brother of boxer Tyson Fury, describes himself as "honest, charismatic and charming", while his older sibling reckons he will be a "hit with the ladies" in the villa.

Here's everything you need to know about Tommy Fury:

Who is Tommy Fury?

Tommy Fury is the younger brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury - aka 'The Gypsy King'- and like his more famous sibling, is also a boxing professional.

The 20-year-old from Manchester is the youngest boy in the 2019 cast but seemingly doesn't suffer from low confidence after once describing himself as a "solid eight".

“I feel like I’ve got a unique personality and Love Island is a good place to showcase it,” he said.

Packs a punch: Tommy Fury is leaving the ring behind for the villa
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As a heavyweight boxer himself, 6ft tall-Tommy often shares his training sessions on Instagram, which tops the Love Island list at 71k followers.

Tommy may be related to a famous face, but he is determined to be his own man and not just "labelled as [Tyson's] little brother".

With only two professional fights to his name so far, Tommy is still a relatively new face in the boxing world, but the future looks bright after he won both.

Speaking about Tommy's career, Tyson said: “He’s going on a TV show called Love Island. He’s a good looking young kid and I think he’s going to be a hit with the ladies on it. He clearly doesn’t look like me because I look like an ogre!

"He’s only just started his professional career, he’s 2-0 at the moment. He’s got a big future but it’s going to take a lot of sacrifice and dedication to achieve goals.”

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But, despite his professional success, Tommy has been fairly unlucky in love and is yet to find "the one".

Prior to his Love Island appearance, he had reportedly been dating chemistry student Millie Roberts for around two years, but she accused him of dumping her before the show "to chase money and fame".

He recently came out and claimed that girls regularly approach him on Instagram, but said he prefers meeting face-to-face and isn't "interested" in phones.

Describing his type on paper he said: "I want to end up with a girl where I look at her every morning and think ‘You are gorgeous, I’m so lucky.’ and if a thousand girls walked past, I don’t want to look at one of them. "

What sort of girl is Fury looking for? He's after a "gym girl" with "blonde hair, blue eyes, good tan...." - sound familiar?

  • Love Island airs tonight on ITV2 at 9pm

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