Nkazana "Kaz" Kamwi (born 27 October 1994) is an English

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ger and television personality. In 2021, she was a finalist on the seventh series of '' Love Island'' and in 2022, she won the third series of ''

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''. She later returned for '' Love Island: All-Stars'' in 2024.

Life and career

Kamwi was born on 27 October 1994 in

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, England. She studied sociology at

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before becoming a full time

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and blogger. She set up a

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channel in May 2017 where she began posting various different videos including make-up tutorials and vlogs. In June 2021, Kamwi became a contestant on the seventh series of '' Love Island''. Throughout the series, Kamwi was coupled up with Toby Aromolaran, Aaron Francis and Matthew MacNabb, however it was with Tyler Cruickshank, with whom she reached the final and finished in fourth place. They began a relationship during the series, but announced their split three months after the series had ended. Kamwi later opened up about the racist abuse she received online throughout and after appearing on the show. Kamwi and her ''Love Island'' co-stars Liberty Poole, Millie Court and Liam Reardon presented the award for Newcomer at the

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. In October 2021, Kamwi appeared as a guest on the ''+44 Podcast with Zeze Millz and Sideman'' and in December, was a contestant on ''

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''. She also appeared as a guest on the podcast ''Pressed'' in March 2022. In June 2022, Kamwi appeared on the third series of ''

'', entering the club on Day 3. Kamwi reached the final and was voted winner of the series by her fellow contestants, making her the first late entrant to win the show. In February 2023, she competed in ''

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''. In 2024, Kamwi returned as a contestant on the spin-off '' Love Island: All-Stars''.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamwi, Kaz 1994 births Alumni of Birmingham City University Black British television personalities Fashion influencers Living people Love Island (2015 TV series) contestants Social media influencers Television personalities from Essex Participants in American reality television series English people of Zimbabwean descent