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Fans will be able to watch John join up with fellow celebrities including actress and model Helen Flanagan, TOWIE\u2019s Dani Imbert and Freddie Powell from Love Is Blind<\/span>.<\/p>\n Filmed on the Spanish island of Tenerife, the show will begin streaming on Paramount+ on Tuesday, March 31.<\/p>\n John shot to fame alongside his twin brother Edward when the 34-year-old duo, known as Jedward, competed on the 2009 season of X Factor, finishing in sixth place but remaining one of the most iconic acts to ever perform on the show.<\/p>\n Ex on the Beach<\/span> follows a group of celebrities on a romantic getaway that\u2019s repeatedly disrupted when their ex-partners arrive unexpectedly, sparking drama, rekindled relationships, and chaotic love triangles.<\/p>\n The line-up of exes set to upset the apple cart include Love Island<\/span> veterans Curtis Pritchard and Ronnie Vint and Danielle Sellers.<\/p>\n John is no stranger to reality TV shows outside of X Factor having already completed a stint with Edward on Celebrity Big Brother<\/span>, and of course representing Ireland at Eurovision on two consecutive occasions in 2011 and 2012.<\/p>\n Teaser footage from this new season shows John introducing himself to his fellow celebrities, saying: \u201cI have been doing this for so long, this is just another adventure for me. We’ll ride this wave together. It’s going to be iconic. I can’t even surf.\u201d<\/p>\n His appearance is sure to mark a shift in the nature of not just his own public image, but that of Jedward too, as both brothers have traditionally been coy and secretive about their love lives.<\/p>\n Speaking in some teaser footage posted on the show\u2019s social media, John described himself as \u201cfun, optimistic and deep\u201d.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI\u2019m here to possibly meet my exes or start some new flames with these other people who are single also.\u201d<\/p>\n Claiming he is single because he \u201cdoes not settle\u201d, John said he is searching for an \u201cin tune\u201d and \u201csurface-level person\u201d who \u201cknows that they want\u201d.<\/p>\n Contestant Helen Flanagan has spoken ahead of the fourth season launch, expressing anxiety over which of her exes may show up.<\/p>\n “There are no exes that I\u2019d be happy to see coming out of that sea,\u201d she said in a teaser interview from the beach.<\/p>\n She added that the ideal partner she would hope to meet on the show would be \u201cfit, kind and funny\u201d, but brushed off the notion of finding true love.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.ie \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fans will be able to watch John join up with fellow celebrities including actress and model Helen Flanagan, TOWIE\u2019s Dani Imbert and Freddie Powell from Love Is Blind. 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