Survival Of The Fittest is being hailed as ‘Winter Love Island’, and we can see why. It’s basically a bunch of female hotties and male hotties being pitted against each other in daily physical and mental challenges to determine if boys are better than girls or vice-versa. And all against the beautiful backdrop of the South African savanna. So here are the contestants you'll be getting the hots for while the show's on.
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Shanice Benstaed, 25
ITV
Shanice's USP: "My personality. I’m not boring and I’m not dull. I like to flirt – it’ll give me an advantage with the boys to get them on my side. I’m a girls’ girl so the girls should warm to me. They need gluing together."
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Hayley Madigan, 28
ITV
Hayley's USP: "I’ve worked my way up to be a confident, strong, independent female who wants to empower other women to be that as well. I want to show that girls can do it on their own, they don’t have to build relationships like some of the others in The Lodge. But at the same time, they can enjoy the boys’ company but still be on the girls’ team."
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3
Tom Wilson
ITV
Tom USP: "My hair, my size and my tattoos."
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Sam Dewhurst, 24
Survival Of The Fittest
Sam's USP: My unique selling point would have to be that I treat everyone equally and fairly and that is part and parcel of me. I think it’s a good attribute to have. It helps me gain friends and be confident and comfortable around people.
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Mettisse Campbell
ITV
Mettisse's USP: "My USP is my personality. I’ve got a bubbly personality, I’m likeable and I’m a good all-rounder. With regards to my looks, it’ll have to be my tattoos because they are unique."
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Callum Pardoe
ITV
Callum's USP: "I’m a little bit different. I’m not the stereotypical kind of boy who might be on the show, I’m a lot slimmer, I’m not big and muscly or tattooed. I’m a bit quirky and different."
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David Lundy
ITV
David's USP: "Physically, my eyes, they are very eye-catching. I can’t be anyone else but myself – I’m very genuine which makes me stand out when a lot of other people aren’t so genuine."
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James Middleton
ITV
James' USP: "My charisma and personality. I’m a very outgoing guy, I get on well with everyone, I’m very easy going and I don’t have a lot of enemies. I’m always very positive with people and have good friendships."
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Mariam Musa
ITV
Mariam's USP: "My positivity and my energy. I’m always happy and I’m always energetic, you never see me upset unless there is no food."
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Jenny West
ITV
Jenny's USP: "My unique selling point is the fact that I’m really strong and I do body building and weight lifting. I’ve also got a twin sister which seems to make me stand out!"
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Tristan Jones
ITV
Tristan's USP: "My looks. Or my personality – I’m very confident and cheeky and always smiling."
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Warren Phillips
ITV
Warren's USP: "My tattoos and the size of me because I like to train."
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EVICTED: Georgia Cole
ITV
Georgia's USP: "The way I dress is quite over the top, I like designer and I’m quite out there and outrageous."
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EVICTED: Sydney Devereaux, 24
ITV
Sydney's USP: "My personality. Watching the show, I can see there is no one in there like me. I’m quite mischievous, energetic, bubbly. I’m very flirtatious. If I don’t fancy you, I can make you feel like the best person in the world. If I fancy you, I’m not as nice. It does mean I can lead people on the wrong way sometimes."
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EVICTED: Joel Bennett
ITV
Joel's USP: "I might come across as cocky or vain but when you get to know me, I’m a really genuine guy. I’m cheeky, I push the boundaries but I will make you laugh and I’ve got a heart of gold."
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EVICTED: Lottie James
ITV
Lottie's USP: "I’m so real and I say what I think. I try and be the best version of myself I can be."
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EVICTED: Ryan Cleary
ITV
Ryan's USP: "I’m told I have a nice smile so I’ll take that."
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EVICTED: Georgie Clarke
ITV
Georgie's USP: "My unique selling point is the fact that I think I have brains and beauty. I have a lot to offer in the sense of intellectual conversation and I know how to hold my own. I work in the hard-core tech industry so I find that I’m able to hold my own in environments where it’s me and 10 men in the room and I have to keep their attention. "
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EVICTED: Tia Latham
ITV
Tia's USP: "My individuality. My story is very different from most other people’s. When I was born, nature was a bit confused. I had female chromosomes - which are xx - but my body didn't know which direction to go in. So as I got older, I had to go through a process to become the woman I am today. "
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ELIMINATED DUE TO INJURY: Dani Mas Dyer
ITV
Dani's USP: "I like to have a lot of fun and I like to have a laugh with people. A lot of my friends say I bring the best one-liners. I don’t think before I speak and say silly things. I want to bring fun, it’s a massive new experience."