The son of the Boyzone singer is returning to Love Island All Stars after his brief appearance in series 8
A former Love Island contestant has revealed there’s one X-rated rule he might be willing to break as he prepares for the spin-off show All Stars.
Jack Keating is gearing up for a villa comeback, hoping for a more successful stint and considerably more screen time on this occasion. The radio host and son of Boyzone’s Ronan Keating is jetting off to South Africa for the special edition of ITV2’s popular reality dating programme.
The 26 year old first appeared during the eighth series of the main show. During that appearance, he entered as a bombshell but failed to secure his place in the main villa. He made his entrance on day 26 but found himself eliminated just days afterwards.
Jack acknowledges he’s in a completely different headspace now. Most notably, since his original departure from the show, he’s become a dad, welcoming daughter Maya in 2023, reports OK!.
He confessed uncertainty about how much of the programme his daughter will be permitted to watch at home. In an exclusive interview, Jack revealed: “I don’t know how much her mum will let her watch to be fair. I mean, I think she’ll be so happy if she sees me for just a little bit.
“Just to see your daddy’s face on TV and I hope she gets to watch some bits. Hopefully, not everything. Maybe not the challenges. Maybe not the drama and stuff like that. If there is a hideaway moment that’ll hopefully not be shown to her. But I’m sure there’s like a PG version of Love Island that you can show kids if there’s an edit there.”
There might well be occasions when his family will need to ensure his daughter doesn’t witness certain scenes, as he’s also admitted he might break one particular rule set by his famous father.
When questioned about whether his singer parent had offered any guidance for his second stint in the villa, Jack revealed: “I mean, the whole no sex on TV is a big staple for him. He’s like, don’t you do it. But I’m not ruling anything out. You never know what could happen in the moment.
“But he knows four years after coming off the show, I’ve kind of been working in the industry for a couple years now, he knows that I’m more prepared. He hasn’t really sat me down and been like you got to do this, you cannot do that. I mean, he’s not done any reality TV before either.”
Jack explains that his parents continue to back him, though their enthusiasm levels have essentially reversed since his last Love Island preparation. He noted: “I mean, the first time he [Ronan] was definitely a lot more nervous. I feel like this time, I think he’s more excited.”
He went on: “My parents, the first time, my mum was excited and she was like it’s a great opportunity. My dad was a little more like, ‘Oh, are you sure? Are you ready for this? Do you know what you’re getting yourself into?’
“Now it’s flipped. My mum is more like, ‘Oh you sure you want to do this? Like you know you’ve got a good thing going at home with work and everything. Are you sure you want to step back in the fire pit again?’ So my dad’s more excited, my mom’s a little more, like, okay, just be careful.”
Love Island All Stars returns to ITV2 and ITVX on Monday, January 12 at 9pm
