Mal Nicol

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Mal Nicol
Born
Malissa Nicol

(1997-10-09) 9 October 1997 (age 26)
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationTelevision personality
Television Love Island

Malissa Nicol (born 9 September 1997) is a Scottish television personality. She rose to prominence when she was cast on the tenth series of the ITV2 dating series Love Island .

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Life and career

Malissa Nicol was born on 9 September 1997 in Edinburgh. [1] She is of Scottish and Thai descent. [2] Nicol was in a brief relationship with 2022 Love Island contestant and fellow Edinburgh resident Jay Younger. [3] [4] [5] After relocating to London, Nicol began working as a picture researcher, with her credits including the BBC property series Homes Under the Hammer . [6] [7] She also worked for Bauer Media Group, for Heat and Closer magazine up until her casting on Love Island . She did not tell her colleagues that she had been cast, and when she left the workplace, they guessed that she would appear on Love Island. [8]

In 2023, it was announced that Nicol had been cast on the tenth series of the ITV2 dating series Love Island. [9] [10] She entered as a "bombshell" on day 16 of the series. [11] [12] During her time on the series, Nicol participated in the annual "heart rate challenge", in which she danced to "Greedy" by Ariana Grande. [13] [14] Her dance went viral on social media due to her awkwardness, with Grazia calling it "relatable yet cringey". [15] Nicol was voted out of the series on day 23, with viewers of the show missing her following her exit. [15] [16]

Filmography

YearTitleNotesRef.
2022 Homes Under the Hammer Researcher2 episodes
2023 Love Island HerselfContestant
2023 Love Island: The Morning After HerselfGuest

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