Bucks sheep farmer to enter Love Island villa

Buckinghamshire sheep farmer Will Young will be leaving the countryside behind for a few weeks to appear on the reality dating show Love Island in search of his very own shepherdess.

“I think I’m at the time of my life where I’m mature enough to go and find a wife,” said the 23-year-old of his quest for true love.

“Having grown up on a farm, it’s been quite difficult juggling relationships and work. Love Island will give me time away from the farm to solely go out and find love,” he explained.

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The young farmer’s TikTok (@farmerwill_) has 1.1m followers, with whom he shares videos of his flock and life on farm.

However, despite his boots being firmly grounded in agriculture, his future wife doesn’t need to share the same enthusiasm, he said.

“My mum didn’t step on the farm for the first 20 years of [her] marriage. What attracts me is energy; if the energy is there, she can do whatever she wants.

“As long as she respects what I do and my busy times of the year, then that’s all I need. If she loves it, bonus! But it’s not a big issue for me.”

So what can Will bring to the table for the right woman?

“I bring real, good, loving energy and I’m a wholesome boy who can bring you to the farm and show you his animals and just live one of those happy lives in the cottage,” he said.

Proving that he isn’t one to shy away from romance, Will added: “Once I took a girl on a date to the bottom of our farm where there’s this really nice hill with amazing views.

“I put fairy lights up in the tree, set up a picnic with wine and we watched the sunset.”

To see if Will finds Miss Right, you can watch the new series of Love Island from Monday (16 January) on ITV2 and ITVX