Love Island full cast revealed! ITV2 sign two footballers, fire-breather and Zara McDermott’s influencer pal with new series just days away
Love Island has revealed its full starting line up as the new batch of villa-mates jet off to Majorca for the twelfth series.
The ITV2 dating show returns on June 9 and there looks set to be the usual mix of love triangles, bedroom trysts and messy breakups as two hunky footballers, a fire breather and Influencers make their way to the island.
Love Island returns to ITV next Monday with presenter Maya Jama at the helm.
This year, the show celebrates a decade on screens and promises to have more twists and turns than ever before in honour of their 10-year anniversary.
The series, which has been streamed over two billion times on ITVX, has seen over 300 Islanders pass through the villa doors over the years, including the likes of Olivia Attwood, Dani Dyer, Chris Hughes, and Molly-Mae Hague.
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Helena Ford
Included in the Summer 2025 series is an Influencer friend of show favourite Zara McDermott – travel influencer and cabin crew beauty Helena
Included in the Summer 2025 series is an Influencer friend of show favourite Zara McDermott – travel influencer and cabin crew beauty Helena Ford.
As well as jetting around the world in her day job, Helena also has a TikTok account and 4,903 Instagram followers, she posting ‘come with me’ videos from idyllic locations including Dubai, Lake Como and Monaco.
Megan Forte Clarke
Love Island has also signed up a pantomime star and Maura Higgins lookalike who brands herself a ‘modern Bridget Jones’ for the upcoming season.
MailOnline can reveal Megan Forte Clarke, 24, from Dublin, recently starred as one of the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, but she’s likely to get the pulses racing on the ITV2 show due to her sassy Irish charm, which sparks further similarities to Love Island legend Maura.
Megan has a distinguishing feature that won’t go unnoticed, a Harry Potter-style lightning scar on her forehead, which she claims was a result of her ‘slipping and falling down the stairs.’
The actress already has a sizeable TikTok following and the social media platform is where she makes her comparison with unlucky-in-love Bridget.
She said: ‘I am the modern day Bridget Jones. Can I hold a man down? Don’t be silly. Have I just been ghosted again? Absolutely. Am I still funny AF with great t*ts? Obvs.’
And ITV bosses are hoping that Megan can recreate some of Maura’s Irish magic on the series this year, which returns to screens next Monday.
Love Island bosses have signed up Maura Higgins lookalike Megan Forte Clarke for the new series, MailOnline can reveal
Megan has a distinguishing feature that won’t go unnoticed, a Harry Potter-style lightning scar on her forehead, which she claims was a result of her ‘slipping and falling down the stairs’
A TV source told MailOnline: ‘Megan is a gorgeous girl, she’s funny, and right now, couldn’t be unluckier in love, making her the perfect Islander.
‘Comparisons to Maura are inevitable and if anything, Megan will see it as a huge compliment.
Tommy Bradley
Tommy Bradley will be entering the villa ready to shake things up with the ladies, according to a new report.
And he looks to have undergone a body overhaul for the show where the contestants spend far more time parading around in their swimwear than fully clothed.
A source told The Sun: ‘Tommy seems to tick all the Love Island boxes as the cheeky chappy of this summer’s series.
Tommy Bradley will be entering the villa ready to shake things up with the ladies, according to a new report
‘He looks to enjoy a night out with the lads and out on the boxing scene with his brother.
‘But he’s also packed on serious muscle over the last year ready for telly’s famous villa and is no longer just a personality hire. Execs are finalising who will be in the OG line-up and who will be a bombshell.’
Tommy has documented his gym routine on his Instagram page and has been working out with his boxer brother Jamie.
Love Island bosses have also reportedly lined up a glamorous model to star in the ITV show, but viewers will have to wait and see if she’ll be an OG cast mate or a bombshell.
Shakira Khan
Shakira Khan, 22, from Manchester was the second female revealed for the upcoming season.
The stunner’s Instagram page is filled with picturesque travel snaps from Haiti, Dubai and New York – and she’s not afraid of modelling a bikini.
A source told The Sun: ‘Shakira is jaw-droppingly gorgeous and will land a place in Love Island’s history books as a real beauty.’
Meanwhile, Shakira Khan, 22, from Manchester is the second female revealed for the upcoming season, which begins next week
Lucy Quinn
Lucy Quinn, 20, was the first female revealed for the upcoming season with sources confirming she will enter the Mallorca villa as a bombshell once the eight-week series is underway.
The Scouse makeup artist, who regularly shares photos of her beautified clients on Instagram, is set to join the new Love Island cast this summer.
Love Island bosses have lined up a glamorous Liverpudlian makeup artist to star in the show, MailOnline can reveal
A TV source told MailOnline: ‘Lucy is single and ready to mingle. She can’t wait to enter the Love Island villa and is counting down the days until it becomes a reality.
‘She’s fiery and doesn’t take any nonsense when it comes to dating but is equally looking for the man of her dreams, hopefully all will come true for her this summer.’
Aaron Buckett
Fitness fan Aaron is also confirmed for the upcoming series and as a 6ft5 personal trainer, he has a lot to offer potential daters.
A TV insider told The Sun: ‘Love Island execs are still finalising whether he’ll be in the opening line-up or as a tempting bombshell.’
The gym enthusiast already boasts thousands of followers on both his TikTok and Instagram pages, where he regularly shares clips of his gruelling workouts.
A villa source told The Sun: ‘It’s a fact of life that girls go crazy for a tall lad and Aaron is a man mountain.
‘He’s got great chat too.
Fitness fan Aaron is also confirmed for the upcoming series and as a 6ft5 personal trainer, he has a lot to offer potential daters
Harry Cooksley
Footballer Harry, 29, plays for Farnham Town as a midfielder and has even been branded The Surrey Zidane by fans thanks to his on pitch talent.
Footballer Harry, 29, plays for Farnham Town as a midfielder and has even been branded The Surrey Zidane by fans
Off the pitch the sportsman apparently has ‘got the full package – a great, athletic bod and great chat.’
‘Love Island’s ladies love a footballer and The Surrey Zidane will be sure to impress as he plays away,’ a show insider has told The Sun.
Sophie Lee
Sophie Lee, from Manchester, is understood to be lined up for a bed in the villa.
The 29-year old will fly to the picturesque Spanish island for Love Island’s twelfth series following a brush with death when she was 22.
Sophie had been working as a firebreather for 18-months before she suffered horrific burns to her face and chest during a freak accident in the United States.
Love Island bosses have ‘signed up’ a stunning British model and influencer who almost lost her life in a horrifying fire-breathing accident
She was performing at a huge event in Chicago when the venue’s air conditioning blew flames she was expelling from her mouth back into her face, leaving her with serious, life-threatening burns.
Sophie has since turned to modelling and influencing and has even written a book about her experience.
She also works with Katie Piper’s foundation, which supports people living with burns and scars.
Dejon Noel Williams
Another footballer making his way to the island is Dejon, who plays semi-professionally alongside his job as a personal trainer.
Another footballer making his way to the island is Dejon, who plays semi–professionally alongside his job as a personal trainer
He boasts 11,000 followers on social media thanks in part to his regular shirtless gyn snaps.
His bio reads: ‘I go beyond the gym—helping you build Strength, Confidence & Discipline for life.’
In 2021, he represented the Grenada national football team.
Blu Chegini
Businessman Blu lives and works in London as a construction project manager
Businessman Blu lives and works in London as a construction project manager after graduating from Oxford Brookes in 2023.
He also loves to jet over to Marbella for regular holidays, according to his social media accounts.
Alima Gagio
Scottish stunner Almima has an BA Hons degree in International Business after graduating from Glasgow Caledonian University.
She also loves to travel, sharing holiday snaps with her 2,250 followers.
Scottish stunner Almima has an BA Hons degree in International Business
Model Ben is sure to be a hit with his fellow islanders and viewers
Ben Holbrough
Model Ben is sure to be a hit with his fellow islanders and viewers.
Boasting a ripped 6ft 2in physique the hunk says ‘My main line of work is modelling, which I’ve been doing for about five or six years now.’
‘But when I’m not doing that, my hobbies are either going to the gym or playing football.’
Influencer Megan is another love hopeful who boasts a strong social media following
Megan Moore
Influencer Megan is another love hopeful who boasts a strong social media following.
Posting regular snaps of her travels the blonde’s next destination is Mallorca.
Kyle Ashman
Kyle meanwhile doesn’t have a strong social media presence with just one Insta pic on his profile, although he is showing off his impressive six pack.
Kyle meanwhile doesn’t have a strong social media presence with just one Insta pic
ITV will be revealing the full cast of singletons this week ahead of the show’s launch with more twists than ever promised for series 12.
In the new trailer, Maya Jama demands a fresh set of ideas from a boardroom of Love Island executives but rejects their uninspiring suggestions which include moving the show to the Isle of Wight and turning it into a musical.
Love Island: All Stars ended in February with Scouser Gabby Allen winning the title and £50,000 prize pot alongside Casey O’Gorman, who she has since split from.
The couple called time on their romance two weeks ago while runners-up Grace Jackson and Luca Bish remain in a relationship.
