The new series of Love Island kicked off last night, but Irish footballer, Fitzy - aka Sean Fitzgerald - has already annoyed his ex-girlfriend, who took to TikTok to air her feelings12:53, 02 Jun 2026Updated 12:53, 02 Jun 2026Love Island's Fitzy has already made his mark on the show. The Irish primary school teacher - aka Sean Fitzgerald - wasted no time in choosing between Robyn and Lola when the series kicked off last night, with Fitzy branding detective Lola "wifey material".‌It certainly looks like there's going to be some drama surrounding the Galway-native, 25, not least because his ex-girlfriend has already jumped on TikTok, criticising the footballer for wearing a ring on the show, which she says they made together on their first date.‌Sharing screengrabs of Fitzy chatting up the Love Island ladies, flashing the jewellery on his hand, she wrote: "When Fitzy from Love Island wears the ring you made with him on our first date in Dublin." She added: "Bringing me piece of me with him into the villa. Isn't he sweet x."‌Content cannot be displayed without consentResponding, one viewer said: "What could have been" while another quipped: "Fella might have been a player but at least he had good taste."Love Island fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of the summer series, which kicked off last night in Majorca with host Maya Jama once again at the helm.‌Fitzy looks like he's one to watch after appearing to upset sexy singleton Robyn by claiming Lola was "wifey material" while telling her co-star he didn’t know her well enough yet to say the same.While chatting to Robyn earlier in the day, the footballer called her a “spoofer” after she said she was interested in him. “You’re a spoofer, man, the smell of bulls**t off you,” he said.Robyn had to ask what a spoofer was, to which he explained it is “someone who’s chatting shit”. Speaking alone to the cameras after the interaction, Fitzy said Robyn was “good craic” and “laying it on thick”.‌The new Love Island contestant has already had a taste of the TV limelight and has a special 'plan' for when he gets to the villa, as he promises to 'scare' his fellow Islanders.The 25-year-old star has been on the telly before, in an Irish language docuseries. The documentary aired on TG4 in 2025. The four-part series dived into the issues facing young people in Ireland, their cultural attitudes, and their everyday lives.As well as teaching, playing Gaelic football and appearing on TV, Fitzy also has an active TikTok account with almost 100,000 followers. His TikTok is how he got scouted for Love Island - he posted a video saying what he would do as an Islander, which was seen by production.Article continues belowIn the video, he said he would "scare" his fellow castmates when they were sleeping or kissing. He mused: "You know when people are sleeping or kissing? How has no one thought to scare them?"So let's set the scene: Say this is my bed and their bed. You get on the ground, army crawl, get off the floor and then go: 'Ahh!'" Miming jumping at a couple with his arms in the air, he continued: "Can you imagine? They're never going to kiss again. It might come across as creepy, but who cares? It's funny."Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.