{"id":1428,"date":"2026-06-23T16:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:48:32","slug":"new-love-island-contestant-is-a-drexel-grad-and-jalen-hurts-doppelganger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1428","title":{"rendered":"New \u2018Love Island\u2019 contestant is a Drexel grad and \u2018Jalen Hurts doppelganger\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A new bombshell has entered the villa, and it\u2019s not Jalen Hurts \u2014 but, uh, close enough! <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1426\">Flyers draft: Jack Hextall brings way more than a famous last name \u2014 and could be a fit with the Orange and Black<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ronnie Gunter, a lacrosse player and recent Drexel graduate best known for his viral resemblance to the Eagles quarterback, made his TV debut Monday night. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Sporting orange swim trunks and not much else, Gunter was one of 12 new men who entered the show on episode 18 of <i>Love Island USA<\/i>. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s all part of Casa Amor, the mid-season twist where OG contestants split off into two villas and are forced to explore new connections. Gunter, 25, was one of a dozen new men and six new women who\u2019ve been introduced to the show in the last two nights. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He was also one of the men chosen to stay: Those 12 men were quickly cut to six within the same episode. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Proving Philly is the center of the universe \u2014 even on a remote Fijian island and <i>even<\/i> at Casa Amor, Gunter was quick to tell North Philly native Melanie Moreno that he went to Drexel. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In a prior episode, Moreno, 24, told her most consistent connection, Sincere Rhea \u2014 who\u2019s from Cape May \u2014 that her dream first date for them would be to walk through Penn\u2019s Landing. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But with Rhea away at the other villa with new arm candy and the OG women forced to explore connections with their own new crop of islanders, Gunter stood out. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He chose to kiss both Moreno and Jen Terry as part of a challenge and later won the women over by talking about family life and his cooking chops. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI want my wife sipping red wine on the countertop while I\u2019m cooking,\u201d he said. \u201cI love to chef. Y\u2019all will never go hungry with me around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1424\">6abc is warning viewers about the FCC taking away its TV license. Here\u2019s what\u2019s going on.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Your dream man Ronnie just entered the chat \ud83c\udf77 #LoveIslandUSA pic.twitter.com\/WB8efAFL6A<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Love Island USA (@loveislandusa) June 23, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>While attending college in Philly, where he majored in sports studies, Gunter achieved virality for his likeness to Hurts. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Two years ago, in a TikTok reshared by accounts including ESPN, Gunter\u2019s then-girlfriend (now-former Division I golfer and prominent sports broadcaster and social media personality Emma Carpenter) said he\u2019d get mistaken for Hurts \u201ceverywhere we go.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<section> @emmacarpenter <\/p>\n<p>No cuz it\u2019s everywhere we go \ud83d\ude2d <\/p>\n<p> \u266c MILLION DOLLAR BABY (VHS) &#8211; Tommy Richman <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Gunter told The Inquirer at the time that the comparisons started coming around his sophomore year \u2014 along with stares and photo requests \u2014 but he welcomed the attention for the most part. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s funny. And I mean, he\u2019s not a bad guy to be compared to,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an awesome comparison to be mistaken for that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Even Drexel\u2019s Lacrosse program got in on the fun, posting on Instagram in 2023: \u201cAll we\u2019re saying is that we\u2019ve never seen @_ronniegunter and @jalenhurts together.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Notably, Gunter\u2019s comparisons to Hurts \u2014 and his graduation from Drexel \u2014 predated the popular look-alike contests that popped up nationwide months later. A different ringer won Philly\u2019s grassroots quest for a Hurts double. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Born and raised in Minnesota before heading Northeast for school, Gunter lives in New York these days, where he works as a program director for the nonprofit Harlem Lacrosse.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>So far, no one on <i>Love Island<\/i> has made any comments about Gunter\u2019s resemblance to Hurts. 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