Nick Cave reveals the Love Island 2022 contestant he wants to win after revealing emotional connection

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22 Jul 2022, 15:32

It's not a sentence we ever thought we'd be saying, but prolific musician Nick Cave has shared who he wants to win Love Island 2022. Following the devastating loss of his son Arthur aged 15 in 2015, the star was comforted by one of the islander’s parents.

Writing on his blog The Red Hand Files, the musician was asked the question what the 'major difference' is between him and wife Susie.

He replied: “At the moment, the defining difference between Susie and me is that she watches Love Island, and I don’t."

Luca had been at school with the Cave twin sons Arthur and Earl, and the singer and his wife had grown close to Luca’s parents Maria and Michael.

“After Arthur died, in the early days of that terrible, chaotic first week, Maria turned up on our doorstep with a tray of lasagne and basically looked after us,” he wrote.

“She barely said anything to us… She was just there. She was the one constant through a time of horror and confusion, when scores of despairing and commiserating people came and went. We will never forget her kindness.”

Cave continued: “To this day Michael brings fresh fish around to our house, drops it off and leaves without a word. He pretends to charge us for it, but we know that he doesn’t.

“These people, Luca’s parents, are as good as people get, and they love their son, Luca. So, Susie watches Love Island and cheers him on, and hopes that he will win. I also hope that Luca wins, and wins soon, because then I can get the f***ing TV back.”