Catherine Agbaje
Catherine Agbaje | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catherine Funmilayo Agbaje 23 June 2000 Tyrrelstown, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Maynooth University (BA) University of Greenwich (MSc) |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2023–present |
| Known for | Love Island Love Island: All Stars |
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 dating show Love Island in 2023 and appearing on the second series of Love Island: All Stars in 2025.
Life and career
[edit]Catherine Funmilayo Agbaje was born on 23 June 2000 in Tyrrelstown, County Dublin to parents of Nigerian descent.[1][2] She obtained a BA in psychology and sociology from Maynooth University,[3] before going on to get an MSc in real estate from the University of Greenwich.[4] Prior to appearing on television, she worked as a commercial real estate agent.[5]
In June 2023, she entered the Love Island villa to appear as one of the original contestants on the tenth series of the show.[6] 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.[7][8][9] 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.[10][11] They were briefly in a relationship after the series concluded, however confirmed their split in July 2023.[12][13] 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.[14][15]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Love Island | Contestant; series 10 | [16] |
| 2025 | Love Island: All Stars | Contestant; series 2 | [17] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Love Island 2023: Who Is Catherine Agbaje?". Grazia. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Catherine Agbaje: her age, Scott van der Sluis romance and what she's doing now". Closer. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Dublin's Love Islander Catherine Agbaje reveals trolls encouraged her to take her own life after she left show". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "This is where all the cast of Love Island 2023 went to university and what they studied". The Tab. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Who is Catherine Agbaje? Meet Love Island 2023 contestant". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Catherine says Movie Night manipulated her words". Cosmopolitan. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island 2023 airs first coupling shake-up twist". Digital Spy. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Scott responds to Catherine romance rumours". Digital Spy. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Catherine makes shock decision during Casa Amor". Digital Spy. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island dumps two more Islanders, confirms three more couples at risk". Digital Spy. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Catherine Agbaje lifts the lid on 'ruthless' scenes after being dumped by text". Heat. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Islanders Catherine And Elon 'Secretly Split'". Evoke.ie. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Kady McDermott "upset" over rumoured Catherine and Elom split". Digital Spy. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island All Stars line up 2025: Full cast and their show history revealed". Heart. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Who is Catherine Agbaje, the Irish All Star Love Islander?". Evoke.ie. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Meet Catherine". ITVX. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island All Stars line-up: Marcel and Gabby to return". BBC News. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.