Sam Gowland (born 2 August 1995) is an English television and social media personality. He rose to fame when he participated in the third series of the

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dating reality competition '' Love Island'' in 2017. After his stint on the programme, he began appearing in the

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reality show ''

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'', debuting in the sixteenth series in 2018 before leaving in 2019 at the conclusion of the twentieth series.

Early life

Gowland was born on 2 August 1995 in

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and was raised in

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. After leaving school, he became an oil rig worker. Gowland is the cousin of footballer

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Career

On 29 May 2017, Gowland was unveiled as one of the eleven original contestants for the

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of the

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'' Love Island''. During his first stint on the series, he was "coupled up" with four different women, originally with Camilla Thurlow. On Day 23, he was "dumped" from the programme, alongside Chloë Crowhurst; Gowland had been coupled up with her and Crowhurst had also been an original contestant. However, Gowland and fellow "dumpee"

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returned to the programme on Day 39, in which they became the first Islanders to return to the villa having been dumped from the island, after being voted back in a recent public vote. Gowland then coupled up with Georgia Harrison, before they were dumped together on Day 46, just a week after his return and days prior to the live final. Five months after ''Love Island'' concluded, in December 2017, it was confirmed that Gowland would join the cast of the sixteenth series of

reality show ''

'', which commenced on 9 January 2018. Gowland was notable for his row with fellow cast member Alex MacPherson in the seventeenth series after the latter made unintentional sexual advances towards Gowland's girlfriend

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and voluntarily leaving the house in the tenth episode after sustaining a minor injury before returning in the following episode. In October 2019, it was confirmed that Gowland, as well as his co-star Tahlia Chung, would not be returning for the twenty-first series, ending long-running speculation over his future as a result of the breakdown of his and Ferry's relationship.

Filmography

List of MMA fights

1 wins – 0 losses – 0 draws

References

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Early life

Career

Filmography

List of MMA fights

See also

References