Scott Thomas (TV personality)

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Scott Thomas
Born
Scott Alexander Thomas

(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 36)
Salford, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2016–present
Known for Love Island
Love Island: All Stars
Relatives Ryan Thomas (brother)
Adam Thomas (twin brother)

Scott Alexander Thomas (born 11 August 1988) is an English television personality, known for appearing on the second series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island (2016), and later returned to compete in the spin-off series Love Island: All Stars (2025).

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Life and career

Scott Alexander Thomas was born on 11 August 1988 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. [1] [2] He is the twin brother of actor Adam Thomas, who is known for appearing in Waterloo Road and Emmerdale , and the younger brother of Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas. [3] [4] He is of English, Indian and Caribbean heritage. His paternal grandfather is from Mumbai, India, and emigrated to Manchester, England, in 1947. His paternal great-grandmother was a West Indian who had Caribbean ancestry. [5] In June 2016, Thomas was announced as one of the contestants on the second series of Love Island . [6] Throughout the series, Thomas coupled up with Zara Holland on the first day, before coupling up with Kady McDermott, whom he reached the final alongside and finished in third place. [7] [8] During the series, they entered a relationship and dated for a year before splitting up in August 2017. [9] [10] [11]

Thomas has since gone on to make several appearances on the daytime show Lorraine , and has served as a competition presenter on Loose Women . [12] In 2018, he appeared in his brother Adam's episode of Big Star's Bigger Star . In 2020, he starred alongside his brothers and father in the ITV documentary Absolutely India: Mancs in Mumbai, in which they visited India to trace their family roots. [13] In 2022, he appeared on a celebrity edition of the BBC Three programme Hot Property. [14] In 2023, he appeared on The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show. [15] In January 2025, Thomas returned to Love Island nine years after his initial appearance to appear on the second series of the spin-off Love Island: All Stars . [16]

Filmography

As himself
YearTitleRoleRef.
2016 Love Island Contestant; series 2 [17]
2016, 2018, 2020 Lorraine Guest; 3 episodes [18]
2018 Big Star's Bigger Star Guest; 1 episode [19]
2020 This Morning Guest; 1 episode [13]
2020Absolutely India: Mancs in MumbaiDocumentary series [20]
2021 Loose Women Guest/Competition presenter; 5 episodes [12]
2022Hot Property: Celeb EditionGuest; 1 episode [14]
2023The Chris & Rosie Ramsey ShowGuest; 1 episode [15]
2025 Love Island: All Stars Contestant; series 2 [16]

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