Who is Mitchel Taylor on Love Island 2023?

Mitchel Taylor poses for Love Island 2023
Mitchel Taylor is ready to settle down. (Image credit: ITV)

Mitchel Taylor 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 he'd be the perfect date, Mitchel revealed: I thrive on being a gentleman. I’ll shower you with flowers, I’ll take you on dates, I’ll fill your bedside draw with your favourite sweets and chocolate. I’ve been single, I’ve had my fun, and now I want to settle down now."

Here's everything you need to know about Mitchel Taylor...

How old is Mitchel Taylor?

Mitchel is 26.

Where is Mitchel Taylor from?

Mitchel is from Sheffield.

Mitchel Taylor for Love Island 2023

Mitchel Taylor's official Love Island promo shot. (Image credit: ITV)

What does Mitchel Taylor do for a living?

Mitchel is a gas engineer.

What is Mitchel Taylor's Instagram handle? 

You can follow Mitchel on Instagram at mitcheltaylor_ where he has over 8,000 followers at the time of writing. On his profile, he shares a lot of lifestyle and fitness content with his followers.

How would friends/family describe him?

Mitchel's got a reputation for cracking jokes and winding people up, but he also cares.

He explained: "A wind-up merchant with a big heart. I like to wind you up but I’ve always got your best interests at heart."

What is his worst date story?

Mitchel has opened up about an awkward double date he went on with his best friend... it didn't go too well!

He said: "I once took a girl out on a double date with my best mate and his girlfriend. My mate's girlfriend and I were having a bit of banter, but then the girl I brought out on the date started to defend her and we ended up having a massive argument... I literally left within the first drink and went home."

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
Senior Staff Writer

Lucy joined the WhatToWatch.com team in 2021, where she writes series guides for must-watch programmes, reviews and the latest TV news. Originally from Northumberland, she graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a degree in Film Studies and moved to London to begin a career writing about entertainment.


She is a Rotten Tomatoes approved film critic and has a huge passion for cinema. She especially loves horror, thriller and anything crime-related. Her favourite TV programmes include Inside No 9, American Horror Story, Stranger Things and Black Mirror but she is also partial to a quiz show or a bit of Say Yes to the Dress