Who is Helena Ford and when is she joining Love Island 2025?
Helen's no stranger to the spotlight — she's mates with a famous former Islander
WINGING IT Who is Helena Ford and when is she joining Love Island 2025?
CABIN crew member Helena Ford is one of the stunning singletons starring in Love Island 2025.
The full line-up for this year's edition of the UK's biggest reality dating show was exclusively revealed by The Sun — here's everything we know about Helena.
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Helena Ford is hoping to find herself the perfect match in the Love Island villa
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Helena is looking for a northern lad — despite being a southern lass herself
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She regularly shares snaps of her luxurious lifestyle on social media
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Who is Helena Ford?
Blonde beauty Helena Ford is hoping to find the perfect match on Love Island 2025.
The gorgeous influencer is mates with Love Island alumni Zara McDermott, who entered as a bombshell back in 2018, but only lasted 10 days in the famous villa.
Helena has worked as cabin crew and loves to travel the world.
While she is based in the UK, most of her social media pics are from beautiful and luxurious locations she has visited with her job.
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She has been snapped in the Bahamas, Dubai, Miami, Cape Town and Lake Como in Italy.
Helena also has a TikTok account where she posts 'come with me' videos as she jets off around the world — as of June 6, 2025, she has less than 500 followers, but that's sure to change during her Love Island stint.
Her bio on the platform states: "I'm off to find love in the @Love Island villa!"
Personality-wise, Helena is looking for a partner with a great sense of humour, specifically someone from the north of England — despite being a southern lass herself.
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She said: "I feel like Northern people have much more banter than Southerners.
"If you look through my previous dating history, you'll see I clearly go for personality.
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"You can pretty much laugh me into bed."
Helena is among the eldest in this year's lineup at 29 years old.
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When is Helena Ford Joining Love Island 2025?
Helena is confirmed to be joining the cast for the show's 12th season, which premieres at 9pm on Monday, June 9, 2025.
In keeping with Love Island tradition, this year's summer edition kicks off on ITV2 the week after the Late May Bank Holiday.
You can pretty much laugh me into bed
Helena Ford
She is one of the initial batch of Islanders entering the villa at the start of the season, rather than arriving later as a bombshell.
So fans will see Helena from the very first episode, giving her the opportunity to form early connections and play a central role in the unfolding drama.
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Host Maya Jama called for even more 'twists and turns' in the trailer for Love Island 2025.
She said: "This year Love Island needs something bigger, something bolder, I want ideas.
"This year I want more drama, more bombshells, more break-ups, more makeups.
"I want more twists, I want more twists than ever."
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