contestant

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Finally, Cypriot entrant Antigoni - who you might recognise as a former Love Island contestant - beckons us onto the dancefloor for three minutes of Mediterranean escapism.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“Summer House’s” Miller and “The Traitors” contestant Higgins — both publicly betrayed by men they trusted on their shows — are the first celebrities joining Season 35 of “Dancing With the Stars.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Real-life Roma singer Bianca Mihai, a contestant on the Romanian version of reality TV show "The Voice" last year, called Lolita's overnight success "unfair".

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

“Dean and I started taking the Baby Making Bundle from Perelel so we can get ahead together,” reads a sponsored post from Caelynn Bell, an influencer and a former contestant on ABC’s “The Bachelor.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“Let’s hear it for contestant number eight!” the emcee announces for a second time.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles