Love Island's Marcel Somerville's six-word response as he signs up for All Stars

Love Island star Marcel Somerville has admitted "I need to take some advice" as he makes an epic return to the ITV show.

The 39-year-old is set to become the oldest Love Island UK contestant as he takes part in the 2025 All-Stars spin-off, which will hit screens on January 13th on ITV2. During his first stint, Marcel left a memorable impression on viewers in 2017 and came a respectable fourth place alongside his former partner, Gabby Allen.

However, although Marcel was known for imparting wisdom to his fellow co-stars during his time on the island of love, the star has confessed that he will take a different approach this time around.

Following the public breakdown of his marriage last year to Rebecca Vieira and his relationship with Gabby coming to an end prior, Marcel has admitted that he could do with some words of advice of his own.

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He told ITV: "In my series, I was deemed Dr Marcel; I was giving everyone love advice. Since the show, I’ve gone through a lot of situations in life and in love so I’ve topped up my knowledge… but I feel like maybe I need to take some advice when it comes to love this time round as well."

When asked why he wanted to give the All-Stars version a go, he explained: "I thought that I’d completed love and found my happily ever after – but the universe had a different plan. Somehow every time my life’s at a crossroads, I’ve got the opportunity to do Love Island. So I thought, why not?"

After their whirlwind romance in 2017, Love Island stars Gabby and Marcel called time on their relationship in 2018 when it was revealed musician Marcel had been unfaithful.

Years later, Marcel hit headlines again when he tied the knot to TV personality Rebecca Vieira in 2022. But the pair's relationship fell apart drastically after allegations of her affair with a US pop star emerged.

As speculation heightened, Rebecca later confessed to cheating on Marcel last year. As the frenzy continued, Marcel told Mail Online: "I've gone through a little bit of a crazy time in my life.

"I'll talk more about it at a later time, as I'm not really ready to talk about what's going on right now. We're working through the situation to get the best outcome that we can."

It's now understood that Marcel is still currently married but in the process of a divorce from Rebecca.

Love Island All Stars returns Monday, January 13 on ITV2 at 9pm