Scott Thomas (TV personality)
Scott Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scott Alexander Thomas 11 August 1988 Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2016–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).
Life and career
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 2020 | Absolutely India: Mancs in Mumbai | Documentary series | [20] |
| 2021 | Loose Women | Guest/Competition presenter; 5 episodes | [12] |
| 2022 | Hot Property: Celeb Edition | Guest; 1 episode | [14] |
| 2023 | The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show | Guest; 1 episode | [15] |
| 2025 | Love Island: All Stars | Contestant; series 2 | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info". freeBMD. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island All Stars Scott Thomas: Age, when he was on show first time & ex-girlfriend". Capital XTRA. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Scott: 'Soap star brothers were cautious'". Digital Spy. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Who is Scott Thomas? Dating history, age and Love Island career". Heart. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Dougie James death: Follow-up series to Mancs In Mumbai with Thomas brothers?". Entertainment Daily. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Love Island Scott: "Jon & Josh think I'll be brilliant"". Digital Spy. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Scott shares pic of Kady passed out". Digital Spy. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island 2016: Scott & Zara are kissing ALREADY". Digital Spy. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island: Is it all over for Scott and Kady?". Digital Spy. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Scott & Kady make it official". Digital Spy. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island's Scott Thomas confirms Kady McDermott break". Cosmopolitan. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b Sansome, Jessica (9 February 2021). "Distracted Loose Women fans ask if Denise Welch is 'in her dressing gown'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b Scullard, Vickie (29 April 2020). "Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas on confronting their absent dad in new TV show". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b "BBC Three - Hot Property, Celeb Edition, Scott Thomas". BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b Rodger, James (10 June 2023). "Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show viewers 'forced to speak out' over two guests". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Love Island All Stars: Curtis and Kaz among returning islanders". BBC News. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Love Island: Emmerdale's Adam Thomas makes appearance". Digital Spy. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Donaldson, Laura (13 July 2017). "Love Island star Scott Thomas to join EastEnders? Lorraine Kelly jokes about career change as Kady McDermott reveals it's her 'favourite'". OK!. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Big Star's Bigger Star". Dvber. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Scullard, by Vickie (29 April 2020). "Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas on confronting their absent dad in new TV show". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Scott Thomas at IMDb