Love Island star Chris Taylor 'signs up' to All Star series after Barbie movie role
06.01.2024 - 18:45
/ ok.co.uk
Chris Taylor has reportedly signed up to appear on the new Love Island: All Stars series. The Daily Mail reports that producers are delighted to have secured Chris, 33, who attracted attention online when he landed a role in the Barbie movie thanks to star and producer Margot Robbie’s obsession with Love Island.
The TV personality played one of the multiple Kens in the film alongside Dr. Who star Ncuti Gatwa, 31, Simu Liu, 34, and main Ken Ryan Gosling, 43.
Chris, who previously dated Maura Higgins, originally appeared on the show in 2019. Maura had initially dated Curtis Pritchard, 27, before later dating Chris for around six months. A source told the publication: “Chris is a great signing for the new series.
His personality has really shone since he found fame on Love Island while when he was on the series as a late addition, he didn't have enough opportunity to really show the viewers what he's all about. "Now he's a star in his own right on TikTok and Instagram, not to mention his role in the Barbie film and being mates with Margot Robbie.” They added that Chris, who hasn’t gone public with another relationship since Maura, will have "nothing stopping him" from finding love on the show. OK! contacted reps for Chris and ITV.
Chris met actress Margot at a film premiere afterparty where they became friends, and she told him about her love for the dating show. A year later, Barbie producers reached out to him about featuring in the film, with Chris later attending the star-studded premiere alongside Dua Lipa, America Ferrera, and Sam Smith. Announcing the news to fans on social media, he penned: “This will sound made up but I'm in the actual Barbie film.
"No bloody idea how but here we are. I'm an actual Ken. Wish I had
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