The Love Island wannabe now leading Oxford encampment protests: PhD student, 25, filmed spoof audition tape begging to 'show girls you can be an academic AND look good in a bikini' months before taking charge of Gaza sit-ins

Wearing a light blue bikini and suggestively vowing to 'pick up the boys,' this is one of the leading organisers of the pro Gaza protests at Oxford University insisting that she has what it takes to appear on Love Island.

Kendall Gardner featured on national television over the weekend as she railed against Israel's war in Gaza and outlined the students' demands.

Wearing a keffiyeh around her shoulders and a bandana on her head, she declared: 'We request and demand that the university divest from all holdings in any entities that sponsor or are complicit in Israeli occupation, apartheid and the current genocide in Gaza.'

But her emergence as one of the leading voices of the campus protests sweeping the country is in stark contrast to a video posted on her social media account in which she takes to the grounds of Oxford University's esteemed Magdalen College demanding a spot in the Love Island villa.

The video, believed to be a spoof, was posted last March on Ms Gardner's X account and she writes: '@LoveIsland @ITV the people are asking for an American this season (only fair after the aussies tbh) and I'm here to deliver,' followed by three kissing emojis.

It opens with Ms Gardner standing in college grounds wearing an academic gown with a bikini underneath and declaring: 'Hi. My name is Kendal. I'm a 25-year-old PhD student at the University of Oxford. But this summer, it's time to put down the books.'

She then takes off the gown and is left standing in just her bikini and boasts: 'And pick up the boys.'

The video then shows her sauntering through an austere corridor wearing a bikini top and pink mini skirt. As she swaggers towards the camera, she says: 'My last relationship was pretty serious, but it was four years ago. I think I'm ready to settle back down but let's face it, none of the boys at Oxford can handle me.'

The American PhD student is then filmed wearing an unzipped Magdalen college jacket, exposing her cleavage and says: 'Honestly, I've struggled to settle down because I really haven't found someone who matches my vibe. I need someone spontaneous, funny, adventurous, up to all of my challenges and obviously fit.'

She is then filmed in just her bikini standing in the college grounds and looking over her shoulder declaring: 'This summer in the villa, I'm not afraid to step on some toes,' as a bell chimes.

She then gingerly steps on a grass courtyard in pink high heels as the camera focuses on a nearby sign that states: 'Keep off the grass.'

Ms Gardner continues with her Love Island pitch by peering through a windowless arch and states: 'I wanna go in the villa not only to find the love of my life but to show girls everywhere that you can be an academic superstar and look great in a bikini.'

Ms Gardner's social media profile reveals she is Jewish, is studying for a PhD in Politics at Oxford and is a Marshall Scholar, a programme that allows American students to study at British Universities.

It started in the 1950s and is aimed at 'intellectually distinguished young Americans' who are considered future leaders with some of the country's brightest brains amongst its alumni.

Determined to prove that you can combine brains and beauty, Ms Gardner's video continues with her walking through an arch dressed in an academic robe as she says: 'By day, I'm a typical Oxford student.'

She then turns her back to the camera, exposing her rear and brags: 'But I'm not afraid to show my wild side.'

The video ends with the PhD student wearing a pink vest and Tutu and declaring: 'This summer in the villa I'm not afraid to shoot my shot.' She then bends over to open her mouth as a water pistol is aimed towards it.

After posting the video, Ms Gardner responded to comments that were made about it.

In one she writes: 'see normally I'd be disgusted BUT i've decided to put my fabulous tits in the public eye so…I have to understand.'

In another she admits: 'well they haven't called me yet!!!'

But one X user was less than impressed, commenting: 'You don't look great in a bikini and you're not fit. Sorry to have to break that to you.'

Another fumed: 'You truly are a moron.'

MailOnline has approached Ms Kendall about the video.