Who is Love Island's Sharon Gaffka?
Get our ultimate guide to things to do with DevonLive's FREE What's On newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Civil servant Sharon Gaffka, 25, from Oxford, was previously an operations lead for the Department for Transport. She said she does not want to be the only single person in her social circle, adding: Its been a bit of a running joke between my friendship group for a while that I should apply, probably because Im the most outrageous one out of the group.  Age: 25  From: Oxford  Job: Civil Servant - Operations Lead for Department of Transport  Why take part in this series: "It's been a bit of a running joke between my friendship group for a while that I should apply, probably because Im the most outrageous one out of the group. "But also because of COVID and the lockdown, Im the only single one in my friendship group. Theyre either married or planning on getting married. I dont want to be the only one in the group chat that is single anymore!" (Image: ITV)  Tell us about your job: "Ive been a civil servant since I was 18. Ive worked in lots of different departments. Ive been doing Brexit policy for the last year, I did a stint during the Coronavirus pandemic in the Department of Health so I was helping deliver testing kits and managing the operations. Its been an intense year!" Ideal partner: "I have this thing where if something doesnt work out with one person, Ill try and go for the other extreme to see if that works out. I tend to date someone who is taller than me, even though my last long-term partner, he was actually someone who was shorter than me. Im quite an intellectual person so I want someone who can kind of match that.