Downpatrick man Matthew MacNabb appeared on series seven.
Speaking to BBC News NI about his experience, the 31-year-old said it was fun and he “did enjoy it” but “it’s otherworldly in a sense”.
“It’s just so mad seeing the inner workings of it,” he said, adding: “It was really cool actually doing it.”
He got married to professional dancer Laura Nolan last weekend.
And no, they didn’t meet on the show. They met later on Dancing With The Stars.
MacNabb said he had just returned from San Diego when someone reached out to him on Instagram, urging him to apply for Love Island.
“I wasn’t an influencer or anything. I only had 1,500 followers,” he said.
He credits his friend, who is a photographer, for being the reason he was noticed and asked to go on the show.