Who is Jess Harding on Love Island 2023?

Jess Harding poses for Love Island 2023
Jess Harding in Love Island 2023. (Image credit: ITV)

Jess Harding is one of the contestants taking part in Love Island 2023! 

Love Island 2023 is our second helping of Love Island following the return of Winter Love Island 2023 earlier in the year, and now we have a new group of singles hoping to find love and win the hit dating series, under the watchful eye of host Maya Jama.

Speaking about why she thinks she's a good date, Jess revealed: "Firstly I think I’ve got quite a big personality and I’ve got a heart of gold. I can stand up for myself if I need to. I’m honest, and I love, love. I’m also a really good girlfriend."

Here's what you need to know about Jess Harding...

How old is Jess Harding?

Jess is 22.

Jess Harding full body shot for Love Island 2023

Will Jess find love in the villa? (Image credit: ITV)

Where is Jess Harding from?

Jess is from London

What does Jess do for a living?

Tanya is an aesthetics practitioner.

What is Tanya's Instagram handle? 

You can follow Jess on jesshardingox where she currently has 35.3k followers at the time of writing. On her social media accounts, she posts life updates, travel snaps, and glimpses at what she does at work.

What does she think she will bring to the villa?

Jess prides herself on her sense of humour and conversation skills, revealing: "I’m quite a funny person. I do love a bit of gossip as well."

What's one thing not many people know about her?

Jess wasn't always a practitioner, and revealed a little bit about her previous career. She said: "I was a professional street dancer when I was younger and went to the British Championships."

What is her worst date story?

"I went out with a guy and he picked me up in his black Lamborghini and at every traffic light there were people jumping out to take a picture with the car and it was just such an ick. I usually would love the attention but he was stunting for it. It was a bit cringey, especially when I’d only just met him."

Love Island 2023 starts on Monday, June 5 at 9 pm on ITV2 and ITVX; the series is expected to follow past seasons of the show and air on Hulu in the US.

Lucy Buglass
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