Meet Love Island's Ikenna Ekwonna! His Bio, Parents, Height, Job, Age

Posted by Martina Birk on Saturday, May 4, 2024

Ikenna Ekwonna is a fitness enthusiast who never had to approach women because they were always the ones to make the first move submitting to his dashing looks. But surprisingly, this hunk of a man had only been in one past relationship. Thus, deciding it was time to get serious in love, Ikenna joined join Love Island 2022.

Learn all about him as this Ikenna Ekwonna Bio proceeds.

Ikenna Ekwonna On Love Island 2022

ITV2’s Love Island 2022 premiered on June 6, 2022, and as always it saw a bunch of attractive males and females looking for love on the show. Among them, Ikenna Ekwonna had viewers drooling right on the very first ep as he explained he need not work hard when it came to ladies.

However, as Ikenna made his way into the villa to meet his paired partner, many viewers were turned off by his choice of footwear — a black croc! In disbelief, a fan tweeted, “Never has the disparity between men and women been more apparent than the girls in 4-inch heels and a guy wearing crocs.”

Also, another added, “The only way Ikenna can live this down is if Crocs gives him a brand deal.”

But then again, Ikenna never really cared “too much about what people think.” He can be young, wealthy, charming, and could still rock a comfy Crocs.

Also, this charming contestant considered himself to be confident and competitive! He wasn’t afraid to step on people’s toes if he had to. Well, a part of his confidence also came from his selection process — He was “plucked from the street” while on a trip to London by the Love Island crew.

Joining Ikenna in the luxury Majorcan villa for Love Island 2022 were his co-contestants — Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Afia Tonkmor, Amber Beckford, Luca Bish, Andrew La Page, Gemma Owen, Davide Sanclimenti, Tasha Ghouri, Dami Hope, Indiyah Polack, Liam Llewellyn, and Paige Thorne.

Also, Missy Keating, Kat Harrison, Brad McDermott, Sophie Draper, Jordan Spencer, and Joshua Legrove were rumored to join the show in the latter half.

Promoting Love Island, Ekwonna took it to his IG on May 30, 2022, to share, “The secret is out, catch our boy in the villa from June 6th.”

Is Ikenna Ekwonna Dating Anyone?

Ikenna Ekwonna didn’t seem like he was dating anyone as of 2022. Or at least, this was what his FB relationship status shared.

But then again, Ikenna might just be keeping his love life out of the light until Love Island ends. We’d definitely want no spoilers!

On Love Island, Ikenna was coupled with Indiyah Polack. While some contestants seemed enthusiastic about their match, Indiyah couldn’t hide the disappointment on her face as Ikenna sidled up to her. Seeing this, many viewers took it to Indiyah’s IG to comment that she was mispaired.

However, Indiyah’s friends who were in charge of her account (then) defended them by responding, “‘Oh gosh y’all aren’t feeling it at all. But let’s remember to be mindful y’all, it’s the first episode and Ikenna looks like a sweetheart.”

Prior to Indiyah, Ikenna had only been in one past relationship. Infact, he had been single for three years, describing his love life as “turbulent.” Also, Ikenna revealed that he found it difficult to commit to one person, and admitted that on a night out, “things can get a bit messy.”

Fun Fact: Ikenna’s favorite body part on a girl is “the bunds” — “I need something to put my head on, to rest,” he explained. Also, his record is “around 15, 20 girls in one night.”

Ikenna Ekwonna Age

Ikenna Ekwonna was 23 years of age when he appeared on Love Island 2022.

He is the same age as Indiyah, Tasha, and Luca.

Ikenna Ekwonna Parents

Ikenna Ekwonna loves his parents. They gave matching names to Ikenna and his alleged bother Kenny Ekwonna.

And ladies! Kenny’s as attractive as his bother too.

Kenny Ekwonna is from Conegliano. He went to the Nottingham Bluecoat Academy and later graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in math and stat. The last we checked, he resided in  Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Also, Ikenna has a cousin named Towson Alumna. She was the CSA dance team captain.

Is Ikenna Ekwonna On Instagram?

Yes, find him on Instagram @ikenna._ and @ikennafitness.

Also, here’s his Facebook @ikennaek22, Twitter @ikenna_ek, and TikTok @ikenna.__.

Ikenna Ekwonna Job

Ikenna Ekwonna is a biomedical professinal. As of 2022, he was employed as a “remote primary care accounts specialist” at AstraZeneca and as an “AstraZeneca CVRM specialist” at Bionical Solutions.

Prior to that, he worked at Walgreens Boots Alliance – Retail Pharmacy International for 3 long years.

Also, from June to July 2016, Ikenna worked as a pre-op nurse b50 at NHS England.

As for his education, Ikenna studied biology/maths/psychology at Bluecoat Academy 6th Form from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, he then joined Nottingham Treant University to study biomedical science and graduated 4 years later.

Ikenna Ekwonna Height

Ikenna Ekwonna stands tall at a height of 6 feet 5 inches (195 cm).

Related FAQs

  • What Is Ikenna Ekwonna Ethnicity?

Ikenna flaunts Nigerian ethnicity.

  • When Is Ikenna Ekwonna Birthday?

Ikenna celebrates his birthday on February 22, making him of the Pisces zodiac.

  • Where Is Ikenna Ekwonna From?

He hails from Nottingham, United Kingdom, and resided there as of 2022.

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