Who is Winter Love Island 2023 bombshell Claudia Fogarty’s famous dad Carl Fogarty?-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro

Will Claudia ruffle some feathers when she enters the villa tonight? (Picture: Instagram/@claudiafogarty)

Tonight’s episode of Love Island is set to get the contestants’ hearts racing, as the boys and the girls in the cast each take turns in bringing the heat with raunchy dance routines.

However, a new bombshell is set to ruffle some feathers as they’re thrown into the mix, with newcomer Claudia Fogarty making her way from the UK all the way to the villa in South Africa to start her Winter Love Island journey.

While to some viewers, they might have no idea who she is, the 24-year-old does have a famous dad – Carl Fogarty.

She’s not the first islander to enter the villa with well-known parents, following in the footsteps of people including Gemma Owen, Michael Owen’s daughter; Dani Dyer, Danny Dyer’s daughter; and Jack Keating, Ronan Keating’s son.

So who is her famous dad? Here’s what you need to know.

Who is Claudia Fogarty’s famous dad Carl Fogarty?

Carl, otherwise known as Foggy, is not only a former motorcycle racer, but regarded as one of the most successful World Superbike racers ever.

His penchant for riding fast on two wheels ran in the family, as his father George Fogarty was also a former motorcycle racer.

Carl is a seven-time motorcycle racing world champion, making his competitive debut when he was just 14 years old.

Claudia runs a boutique clothing brand wiht her sister (Picture: ITV)

In 2000, he was forced to retire after suffering an injury to his shoulder during a crash at Phillip Island, two years after being appointed an MBE in the 1998 New Year Honours.

After his retirement, he founded the Foggy Petronas team in the World Superbike Championship in 2002.

Carl is a legend in his field (Picture: Yoav Lemmer/AFP via Getty Images)

In 2014, he returned to the limelight by competing on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, going on to win the competition and be crowned the King of the Jungle in Australia.

So perhaps he might have given his daughter some tips on how to excel on reality TV?

Carl married his wife Michaela Fogarty in 1991, and the couple have two children together, Claudia and Danielle.

The sisters run a boutique clothing brand together called Sister Stories.

After it was announced that Claudia was entering the villa, her sister wrote on her Instagram Story: ‘Go get em Sis. I LOVE YOU.’

Love Island returns tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

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