ONE of the new Love Island hunks denied being a nepo baby, despite his premier league footballer dad and TV star friend.
Dejon Noel-Williams is one of the latest singles hoping to find love on the ITV reality series and opened up about what he is looking forward to the most.
In a roundtable chat with media, Dejon spoke about his dad, Gifton Noel-Williams, 45, a professional footballer who had played for Stoke City, Watford and Burnley.
The personal trainer and semi-professional footballer in his own right said his dad was proud of his “football journey.”and has already worked with a string of big name sportswear brands.
When asked about what he thought of being labelled a “nepo baby,” a modern term for someone whose success has been on the back of nepotism, Dejon admitted he’d never heard the term.
“Now that I’ve been called a nepo baby, I don’t know how to react,” he said.
The accusations of being a nepo baby were also put to Dejon over his friendship with former Love Islander, Tyrique Hyde.
“I’ve known him since we were kids, like babies,” Dejon said, adding, “my dad and his dad played for the same team and they were best friends.”
“As we got older, we had similar interests. We played for the same teams and we played against each other at football.”
As for his own footballing career, Dejon currently plays for Bedford Town having previously featured for Oxford United, Wealdstone, Guadalajara and the Grenada national team.
“I was the first in my family to represent our family name internationally. I played international football,” Dejon told The Sun.
Recently, Dejon was questioned by police after being accused of stealing a woman’s phone on a night out.
He told The Sun: “I was never arrested.
“I voluntarily spoke to the police to clarify the truth about what happened in this incident, with no further action taken.
“To stress, my intentions here were entirely honourable and it is very upsetting to read claims that suggest otherwise.”
ITV was aware of the incident with Dejon when he secured his place on the show, a spokesman confirmed.
This year’s series has already seen a shake-up with Love Island prospect, Kyle Ashman axed from the show after he was arrested over a machete attack.
Love Island 2025 will start at 9pm on Monday, June 9, when Maya Jama will welcome a host of new contestants into the villa.
As usual, the show starts on ITV2 the week following the Late May Bank Holiday — a Love Island tradition.
MEGHAN Markle has shared rare footage from Lilibet’s birthday bash in Disneyland.
The Duchess of Sussex can be seen in Minnie Mouse ears – while the young royal, who turned four last week, given a Little Mermaid cake.
Prince Harry can also be seen in the video montage on his wife’s Instagram on various rides at the theme park in California, and at some points with Mickey Mouse ears.
The 1946 song It’s A Good Day by Peggy Lee is playing over the footage and snaps, including an in-ride photo of Harry and Meghan on the Space Mountain roller coaster.
The Duchess captioned the video: “Thank you @disneyland for giving our family two days of pure joy!“
The footage starts with Lilibet seen excitedly dragging her dad through the park entrance before she is given a special greeting by a Disney princess.
Next, the whole family are seen on a log flume and then Lilibet appears on a Dumbo ride.
A snap shows Harry and Meghan standing with Archie as they watch a Star Wars stage show featuring Storm Troopers.
Another video clip then sees Minnie and Mickey Mouse stuffed toys with ‘Happy Birthday Lilibet’ badges before another photo shows Harry beaming as he and his daughter ride a Buzz Lightyear-themed Star Cruiser ride.
The two royal kids are then shown on a carousel before a snap shows the Ariel cake which says: “Happy Birthday Lili.”
A couple of in-ride photos show Harry, Archie and Meghan on the Cars-themed Radiator Springs Racers attraction – then mum and dad on the space coaster.
A family snap then sees Harry kneeling down to hug his son, six, while Meghan holds Lilibet’s hand – with both kids’ faces obscured by heart emojis.
All the photos of the children in the collection show either the backs of their heads or have their faces covered.
It comes after Meghan, 43, marked Lilibet’s birthday on June 4 by posting a video of her in 2021 twerking in a hospital room in an effort to induce labour.
While wild conspiracy theorists have branded it fake, experts reveal how every pregnancy bump is different – whether it’s large or small, high or low, wide or pointy, it’s all completely normal.
It’s been suggested Meghan posted the video to quell rumours that her pregnancy was faked, and that she wore a prosthetic fake pregnant belly known as a ‘moonbump’.
But the clip has only further fuelled claims from conspiracy theorists, who have questioned whether the baby bump is real.
Some have claimed her bump was too high or the wrong shape, and that her ability to dance in that way at nine months meant she was either “superhuman” or not pregnant at all.
