Catherine Funmilayo Agbaje (born 23 June 2000) is an Irish television personality, known for appearing as a contestant on the
tenth series of the
ITV2
ITV2 is a Television in the United Kingdom, British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the fiv ...
dating show ''
Love Island'' in 2023 and appearing on the
second series of ''
Love Island: All Stars'' in 2025.
Life and career
Catherine Funmilayo Agbaje was born on 23 June 2000 in
Tyrrelstown
Tyrrelstown () is a townland in Fingal, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Mulhuddart. It is located 13 km northwest of the city of Dublin, and is often considered as part of the g ...
,
County Dublin
County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin. It is located on the island's east coast, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Until 1994, County Dubli ...
to parents of Nigerian descent. She obtained a
BA in psychology and sociology from
Maynooth University
Maynooth University (MU) (), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. Maynooth University was formerly known as National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM; ). It was Ireland ...
, before going on to get an
MSc in real estate from the
University of Greenwich
The University of Greenwich is a public university located in London and Kent, United Kingdom. Previous names include Woolwich Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic.
The university's main campus is at the Old Royal Naval College, which along wi ...
. Prior to appearing on television, she worked as a commercial real estate agent.
In June 2023, she entered the ''
Love Island'' villa to appear as one of the original contestants on the
tenth series of the show. She was initially coupled up with André Furtado on the first day of the series, and subsequently featured in couples with Zachariah Noble and
Scott van-der-Sluis, before deciding to couple up with Elom Ahlijah-Wilson during the show's "Casa Amor" twist. She was dumped from the island alongside the latter on Day 38 of the series, after the pair received the fewest votes to save from the public. In January 2025, it was announced that Agbaje would return to ''Love Island'' to appear as a contestant on the
second series of ''
Love Island: All Stars''.. She subsequently placed fourth place and left with Omary Nyame but their romance ended shortly after leaving the villa
[https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a64384565/love-island-omar-catherine-split/]
Filmography
References
External links
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2000 births
Alumni of Maynooth University
Alumni of the University of Greenwich
Irish people of Nigerian descent
Irish women television personalities
Living people
Love Island (2015 TV series) contestants