Two famous Love Island stars are related – but have never even met
LOVE Island star Lana Jenkins has revealed that she is related to a very famous Islander from series two.
Lana, 25, surprised fans when she confirmed that she and Rykard Jenkins are distant relatives but admitted they have never met in person.
Fans have been keen to know if the pair were family after noticing they share the same surname.
During an Instagram Q&A, one fan asked: “Is it true that you are related to Rykard from series two.”
The celebrity make-up artist replied: “Our granddads are brothers, so yes we are although we have never met.”
Lana and boyfriend Ron Hall, 25, came in second place in the most second-ever winter edition – and most recent instalment – of the hit ITV2 show Love Island.
The couple have gone from strength to strength since returning to the UK in March.
Despite living over 200 miles away from each other they see each other as often as they can and have plans to move in together in the future.
He told The Sun: “It’s not forever. Every relationship at some point, it’s natural to move in together.
“It’s weird we get so many questions like ‘when are you moving in?’ and you’re like… baring in mind we’ve only been together a couple of months, one of her big goals and one of my big goals is to buy a place up there, and down here, have our own bases.
“Then when we’re ready, it could be six months, a year, two years, I don’t know, then we’ll buy together.
“I can see myself going up there, I can. I feel like leaving my friends and family would be like hard, but for her I’d do it. I don’t care. So that would be the natural profession.
“But right now, we’ve been out five/six weeks, I think we spend six or seven days apart, everyone sort of grilled me I think for when I said I want to miss her.
“When I’m not with her, it’s actually quite hard. It’s well hard.”
Ron and Lana didn’t have the smoothest of rides in the villa.
The two coupled up on day one, but by day five Ron recoupled with Tanyel Revan and the hunk wanted to explore their connection.
Ron later recoupled with bombshell Ellie Spence, leaving Lana gutted.
Meanwhile Lana was left in a pair with Aaron Waters, and later decided that she wanted to see if she could see a spark with Casey O’Gorman.
After exploring her connection with Casey, Lana decided that Ron was the man for her.