A FORMER Love Island contestant from this year's series will be joining fans at a Hereford bar to watch the final tonight.

Simon Searles, who starred in the hugely popular ITV2 show for a week in June, is swapping the Love Island villa for the Kerry this evening.

Simon was dumped from the villa by fellow islanders when he and fellow contestant Tyla Carr were bottom of a public vote and the other islanders were forced to choose just one of them to stay.

Love Island has been entertaining - and dividing - the nation for the last seven weeks and the winning couple will be announced tonight.

The Kerry will be opening at 8pm tonight and the Love Island final will be shown from 9pm.