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Love Island bombshell Claudia Fogarty: Who's in her famous family?

Claudia Fogarty (ITV)
Claudia Fogarty (ITV)

Love Island welcomed Claudia Fogarty as the villa's latest bombshell on Tuesday – but who is in her famous family?

The ITV2 dating show contestant is the latest child of a celebrity to sign up and was seen entering the winter series villa in South Africa on Tuesday.

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Claudia, a 28-year-old fashion boutique owner from Blackburn, made her entrance wearing a red angel outfit during the heart rate challenge, which saw contestants dress up in costumes to perform dance moves.

She is the daughter of superbike racer Carl Fogarty, who won I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in 2014.

Foggy won I'm A Celebrity. (ITV)
Foggy won I'm A Celebrity. (ITV)

The King of the Jungle famously set up one of his daughters with campmate Jake Quickenden after his win – although it wasn't Claudia.

Quickenden dated her sister Danielle for three years and the pair were even engaged, but split in 2018 and now both have children with their new partners.

Ahead of her entrance to Love Island, Claudia said her dad was "proud" of her for taking part in the show.

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She said: "He was really for it. My dad said he was really proud and to take the opportunity to find someone that’s not a d***head, that’s exactly what he said to me."

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07:  Danielle Fogarty, Jake Quickenden and Carl Fogarty attend the TV Choice Awards 2015 at Hilton Park Lane on September 7, 2015 in London, England.  (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Exes Danielle Fogarty and Jake Quickenden were introduced by dad Carl. (Getty Images)

Talking about her dad's rules for appearing on TV, she said: "Absolutely no sex on TV he said, he hasn’t really watched it before so it’s going to be a bit of a shock. I just said get a blind fold on, shut your eyes, if you don’t like it, turn it off."

However, she added that she wasn't daunted by her father's reality TV success, explaining: "My dad wins everything he does but for me it’s not about winning it’s about finding love.

Claudia Fogarty (ITV)
Claudia Fogarty is looking for love. (ITV)

"It was so nice to see how many people loved my dad and for people to see the real him. My dad will be proud to watch me, but he will also be nervous. He said he’s excited to see me on TV as opposed to him - he’s passed me the baton."

Last series of Love Island saw Michael Owen's daughter Gemma and Ronan Keating's son Jack take part, while Danny Dyer's daughter Dani won the show in 2018.