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Eyal Booker
Born
Eyal Adi Booker

(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29)
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Education
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • model
  • singer
Television

Eyal Adi Booker (born 2 August 1995) is an English media personality. Whilst attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School, he was selected as a member of the music group EverYoung. Then in 2018, he was a contestant on the fourth series of Love Island. Booker later went on to appear on Celebs on the Ranch and Celebs Go Dating, as well as The X Factor: Celebrity as part of the group No Love Lost.

Life and career

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Eyal Adi Booker was born on 2 August 1995 in Watford, Hertfordshire and raised in Bushey.[1][2][3] Booker is Jewish and attended the Jewish Free School in Kenton, London.[4][5] He later attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School, where he became a member of EverYoung, a band formed by Sylvia Young. Booker, alongside fellow students Cherelle Williams, Hollie McKinlay and Jack Morlen were signed by Young's record label Seymore Place Music as part of an 18-month apprenticeship.[6][7] In 2016, he appeared in one of the music videos for Zara Larsson's song "Lush Life".[8] Booker later began working as a model and a social media influencer, and has appeared in fashion campaigns and worked for brands including Adidas, Puma and Bed Head.[9][10]

In 2018, Booker became a contestant on the fourth series of Love Island.[11][12] He entered the villa on Day 1 and was dumped on Day 25.[13][14] After leaving the series, he made guest appearances on Love Island: Aftersun, The Wright Stuff and The Big Narstie Show.[15] In October 2018, Booker appeared on the fifth series of Celebs Go Dating.[16] In March 2019, Booker appeared on the second series of the game show Impossible Celebrities on BBC One.[17] In April 2019, Booker took part in the 5Star reality series Celebs on the Ranch, where he was the fourth celebrity to be eliminated.[18] He also appeared on MTV Cribs UK.[19] In October 2019, he took part in The X Factor: Celebrity as part of No Love Lost, a group consisting of Booker and his former Love Island co-stars Zara McDermott, Samira Mighty and Wes Nelson. They were eliminated from the show in week 3 and the group disbanded shortly afterwards.[20][21] In 2021, Booker appeared in two episodes of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, alongside his then-girlfriend Delilah Belle Hamlin, the daughter of cast member Lisa Rinna.[22] In 2022, he appeared as a guest on the ITV2 game shows CelebAbility and Apocalypse Wow.[23][24]

Filmography

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As himself
Year Title Notes Ref.
2018 Love Island Contestant; series 4 [14]
2018 Love Island: Aftersun Guest; 1 episode [15]
2018 Celebs Go Dating Cast member [16]
2019 Impossible Celebrities Contestant; 6 episodes [17]
2019 Celebs on the Ranch Contestant [18]
2019 MTV Cribs UK Homeowner; 1 episode [19]
2019 The X Factor: Celebrity Contestant [20]
2021 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Guest; 2 episodes [22]
2022 CelebAbility Guest; 1 episode [23]
2022 Apocalypse Wow Participant [24]
2023 Love Island Games Participant [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Bushey boy Eyal, 22 is on Love Island". Watford Observer. 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Eyal Adi Booker - Edgware - Model". CheckCompany. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ Booker, Eyal (2 August 2021). "Another lap around the sun 🎈 Grateful to have reached 26. For all the people in my life, the places I've travelled, the opportunities I've had and the lessons I've learnt along the way. Excited for what's to come 🙃". Instagram. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Meet Love Island's first Jewish contestant". The Jerusalem Post. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Love Island's Eyal Booker opens up about shocking past". Heat. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Drama school's chief makes band EverYoung take long road to stardom". Evening Standard. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ^ "'I'm having the time of my life': Remembering EverYoung, Eyal's terrible pre-Love Island pop career". The Daily Telegraph. 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Love Island star previously appeared in Zara Larsson's music video". Digital Spy. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Eyal Booker - Gleam Features". Gleam Features. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Eyal Booker - Celebrity and Brand Management Specialists - BellePR". BellePR. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Five things you need to know about Love Island". BBC News. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  12. ^ Waring, Olivia (28 May 2018). "Meet Love Island 2018 contestant Eyal Booker – former member of pop band EverYoung". Metro. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Eyal Booker at ITV". ITV. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Meet Eyal: Our sexy, spiritual soul". ITV. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Love Island's Eyal Booker explains why he kissed Megan Barton Hanson in front of Alex George". Digital Spy. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Love Island's Eyal tells brunette date he prefers blondes in awkward Celebs Go Dating moment". Digital Spy. 15 October 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Impossible Celebrities, Series 2, Episode 1". BBC. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Love Island's Georgia Steel and Eyal Booker CONFIRMED to reunite for this reality TV show". Digital Spy. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Here are some of the celebrities to expect on MTV's Cribs". Cosmopolitan. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Meet The Islanders – the Love Island series four stars taking part in The X Factor: Celebrity". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Love Island's X Factor Celebrity supergroup No Love Lost break up after three months as Wes Nelson and Samira Mighty go solo". Metro. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  22. ^ a b "What is Eyal Booker's ethnicity? RHOBH star's Jewish roots and family". Reality Titbit. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Iain Stirling's CelebAbility - Series 6, Episode 2". ITV. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Apocalypse Wow - Series 2, Episode 4". ITV. 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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