A woman from Norwich could be walking into the Love Island villa this winter to shake things up.

The first 10 Love Island contestants for 2023 have already been announced and the show will be filmed in South Africa.

Ahead of the launch, the first twist of the series has been announced and involves and former Wymondham College pupil. 

Ellie Spence, 25, is up against footballer Tom Clare, 23, from Barnsley, to be the first bombshell to enter the villa.

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Spence is a business development executive for a law firm and went to Hobart High School in Loddon before attending the Wymondham school.

Viewers can vote for who they want to see walk in out of the two on the Love Island app.

Ellie said: "I’ve been single for three years and the roster is pretty dry, it’s been dry for the last year, I don’t know what happened, it’s just not been a great time for me so I’m ready to find my husband.

"I’ll bring drama, fun and a bit of unpredictability.

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"I fall in love really quick, but I fall out of it just as quickly.

"I could literally fall in love with a chair and then a week later be like, 'Oh wait, no, that’s a chair…'

"I fall in love quickly because I build up a character of someone in my head and then they breathe in the wrong direction and I’m like, 'Next!'"

TV and radio presenter Maya Jama, 28, is hosting for the first time as the winter series makes a post-pandemic return.

Norwich Evening News:

Islanders Ellie could couple up with if she enters the villa include Haris Namani, a 21-year-old salesman from Doncaster, Shaq Muhammad a 24-year-old airport security officer from London, and Will Young, a 23-year-old farmer who has more than a million followers on TikTok. 

And a source who knows Ellie said she has everything it takes to win the show.

"She is super hot and very funny - the opposite of some of the pretentious people you see on the show," they said. "I really hope she is this year's first bombshell and brings the drama!"

Love Island returns to ITV2 at 9pm on January 16. 

Norfolk's Love Island history

While Ellie is eyeing up the Love Island villa - two people from Norfolk have already experienced the ups and downs of the reality TV show.

Harley Judge, who went to Attleborough High School, entered the villa as a 22-year-old in 2017.

He coupled up with eventual winner Amber Davies on the first day and the pair shared a steamy kiss just hours after meeting.

Norwich Evening News: Sam Bird when he went into the Love Island villa in the 2018 series.

Sadly Harley didn't find love and was the first islander to be booted out of the villa.

In 2018 Sam Bird, a then-gym owner from Norwich, entered the Majorcan villa as a bombshell on day 19 and coupled up with Samira Mighty.

Sam ended up in a drama-filled couple with Georgia Steel and the pair were dumped from the villa on day 47 after refusing to couple up with other contestants.

The couple broke up shortly after the show and Sam married Kailah Casillas-Bird last year.