Kady Harriet McDermott was born on 4 September 1995 and is an English television personality and social media influencer, known for her appearances as a contestant on the second and tenth series of Love Island, in 2016 and 2023 respectively.
11 Facts About Kady McDermott
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Kady Harriet McDermott was born on 4 September 1995 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and prior to appearing on television, she worked as a make-up artist.
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In 2016, McDermott became a contestant on the second series of Love Island.
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Kady McDermott was voted into the villa by the public as a "bombshell" on the third day of the series and eventually coupled up with Scott Thomas, with whom she reached the final and finished in third place.
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In 2017, she was scheduled to switch on the Christmas lights in Welwyn Garden City, the town she grew up in, however angry residents started a petition arguing that having a contestant from Love Island switching on the lights was "setting a bad example", a point Kady McDermott argued against on an episode of Good Morning Britain.
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Kady McDermott was later dropped from the light switch-on, with organisers stating that they didn't expect such a "strong reaction".
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In 2018, Kady McDermott joined the cast of the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex for the show's twenty-third series, as she was dating cast member Myles Barnett at the time.
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In 2022, Kady McDermott was signed up to appear on Celebs Go Dating but was later "dropped from the series".
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In 2023, Kady McDermott returned to the Love Island villa as a "bombshell" in the tenth series, seven years after her original appearance.
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Kady McDermott became the second contestant in the show's history to participate in another series, after Adam Collard.
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Kady McDermott was dumped from the island on Day 44 alongside Ouzy See at the VIP Beach Party.