West Hartford Native a Contestant on MTV’s ‘The Challenge’

Leonardo Dionicio, a graduate of West Hartford’s Hall High School, is one of the contestants on the just launched MTV series, ‘The Challenge.’

By Ronni Newton

Leonardo Dionicio was one of 10 “sexy singles” on Love Island two summers ago, and the then-21-year-old came close to winning, ending his stint on Peacock’s reality show as runner-up on Day 32.

Now the West Hartford native, who graduated from Hall High School in 2019 where he was a star athlete (football and baseball, as well as indoor track) and musician, is taking on a new reality show challenge – as a contestant on “The Challenge.”

A news release announced the MTV’s “flagship series, The Challenge – the longest-running reality competition on television” was casting “New Threats” to compete among the veterans who have dominate