Overview
- Reddit users flagged the resemblance and popularized the nickname "Sheddy Terringham."
- Coverage notes the likeness as Springett and Neelima "Nelly" Patel opted to remain in the experiment at the October 21 commitment ceremony.
- Springett acknowledged the comparison last year by captioning an Instagram photo "Looking like a young Teddy Sheringham."
- Fellow bride Julia-Ruth Smith recently said she finds Springett physically attractive after expressing doubts about her own match, Divarni Balogun.
- Before reality TV, Springett played for Ebbsfleet United, and he has said an assault ended his career and led to reconstructive surgery for facial injuries.