Too Hot to Handle: Harry Jowsey reveals why he broke the rules first

Aussie star Harry Joswsey quickly become a breakout star of Netflix‘s newest dating series, Too Hot to Handle.

And despite the 22-year-old model claiming his past experience on reality TV didn’t influence his cheeky behaviour on screen, he admits it did help prepare him a little.

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia from LA, Harry said: ‘I’ve always been true to myself. I’m a massive idiot, so I never usually think about stuff that I do. I think that definitely going on this second show it was a way easier decision, because I knew exactly what I was getting into.’

With his past TV experience and subsequent modelling career, Harry was one of only two contestants to already be Instagram-verified before joining the show.

The Los Angeles-based star first rose to fame on New Zealand‘s Heartbreak Island in 2018 when he won $100,000 with his then-girlfriend Georgia Bryers. 

While his previous brush with fame was never addressed on Too Hot to Handle, Harry said he was transparent about his past with his castmates.

‘I did tell them straight off the bat,’ he said.

The wild Netflix show offers the single contestants the chance to win $100,000 – but warns if they cave into temptation by kissing, heavy petting, or conducting in any sexual activity, prize money will be deducted. 

Harry was the first to break the rules with model Francesca Farago, and they went on to have many more costly experiences on screen. 

‘I feel like from day one, we [Francesca and Harry] hit it off. For me, it was like love at first sight – I was infatuated with her. And even the fact those rules were announced, I knew that I still wanted to pursue it,’ he said cheekily.

‘Everyone got a little bit scared and taken back, because they didn’t want to lose the opportunity to win that money by potentially slipping up, but I thought, you know what, I’m here for her [Francesca].

The issue for the couple, however, was the villa’s AI security system ‘Lana’, who had eyes and ears everywhere to catch any rule breaks. 

‘You cannot get away [from Lana]. I think there was 60 cameras inside the villa and they can all move, spin around, and zoom! And there was microphones everywhere, like legitimately it would be week four and I’d spot a new microphone that I had no idea was there before.’ 

Harry said he didn’t know about the show’s format or rules when he signed up, and assumed it was going to be an island-based dating show.

‘Honestly [I thought] just Love Island vibes, like gorgeous people, a bit of alcohol chucked in there and just a great opportunity to just make a d**k of myself and that’s kind of the only idea I had going in.’ 

‘The fact I would be given the opportunity to meet some of the most gorgeous people around the world and form connections was insane. It’s not an every day opportunity, so it would be silly to pass it up,’ he said of accepting the gig.

Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle is now available to stream