Catherine Agbaje

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Catherine Agbaje
Born
Catherine Funmilayo Agbaje

(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24)
Tyrrelstown, County Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater Maynooth University (BA)
University of Greenwich (MSc)
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2023–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.

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Life and career

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

As herself
YearTitleNotesRef.
2023 Love Island Contestant; series 10 [16]
2025 Love Island: All Stars Contestant; series 2 [17]

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