Love Island 2025: Meet the Irish contestant among cast of ‘bigger' and ‘bolder' new summer series
The 12th season of the popular reality TV dating series is set to return with a string of brand new contestants looking for love amid the drama in a villa in Majorca.
Presented by Maya Jama since 2023, Love Island will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, with many of its most memorable personalities set to return for a reunion special.
In its first trailer for the 2025 summer season, Jama demanded something 'bigger' and 'bolder', and promised 'more twists', 'more bombshells' and 'more drama' than ever before.
Here are the contestants that have already been announced for this year...
Sophie
This 29-year-old 'CEO of empowerment' has one mission: 'I want women to feel beautiful and validated in themselves and feel their best self.' That's because Sophie works as a motivational speaker and author in Manchester.
But despite her optimistic approach, she's only found men 'draped in red flags and 'do not cross' signs' so far. She's looking for someone who is 'fun, spontaneous, who has a lot of jokes and who is attentive.'
Dejon
Twenty-six-year-old Londoner Dejon is no stranger to fame, being the son of former professional footballer player Gifton Noel-Williams, who played for Watford, Stoke City and Burnley. He's met David Beckham 'and all kinds of famous people' through his dad.
In the villa, the personal trainer is looking for something fairly straightforward – 'someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy.'
Meg
Meg, a payroll specialist from Southampton, describes her love life as 'bankrupt, right now'. She's not asking for much, only that the prospective love of her life be 'tall, with a nice tan, nice eyes and a nice smile', with 'a good fashion sense' and 'a really good, funny personality that I can get on with.'
The 25-year-old is optimistic about her chances in the villa, saying: 'We're going to make sales and get on that corporate ladder and be booming. Profits, profits, profits!'
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Tommy
While it may appear effortless, landscape gardener Tommy, 22, takes 'hours' to do his perfectly-styled hair. He hopes he isn't 'asking for too much' but his ideal woman is 'very ambitious, with a big personality, caring, but also someone that doesn't take themselves too seriously.'
His one concession is that he doesn't have a specific type in terms of looks. 'I want a bit of everything,' he says.
Alima
Glaswegian Alima has a very clear image in her mind of what she wants her man to look like: a Disney prince, which she describes as 'a tall man with a handsome face.'
The 23-year-old wealth management client services executive has a clever trick to flirting, which filters out the guys she fancies and the ones she doesn't.
'I always ask guys on a night out to guess which country I'm originally from,' she says. 'If they get it right, they can get my number. But they never guess correctly so it works really well if you don't want to give a guy your number. I'm originally from Guinea Bissau. If they're close and I really fancy them, I'll give them my number anyway.'
Ben
If 23-year-old Ben's love life were a business, he says he'd be bankrupt too. 'I'd have been out of business a long time ago,' he says. 'That's exactly why I'm here.'
The private-hire taxi driver is from Gloucester and describes his perfect woman as 'someone sexy, good looking, good chat, good vibes, nice teeth and good eye contact – they're all the traits I look for. Oh, and also a cute smile, I just look at you and know I can be around you all day, every day.'
Megan
24-year-old Megan sometimes gets stopped in the street, but it might not be in the way you think. 'Me and my friends made a Derry Girls TikTok for Halloween and it went a bit viral around Brighton,' explains the musical theatre performer and energy broker from Dublin, who now lives in Brighton.
Her ideal man may not be the conventional Love Island archetype, as she's swerving tanned and muscly bods for something a bit different. 'I love a boy that's a bit pasty, like Timothée Chalamet,' she says. 'I don't mind scrawny, or a bit of a 'dad bod'. I'm 5ft1 so any height really.'
She adds: 'Someone who doesn't take themselves too seriously and has a sense of humour. If they're not bad looking, that's always a plus.'
Helena
Londoner Helena has been all around the world as cabin crew but prefers guys from the other end of the country. She describes her ideal type as: 'Somebody funny or Northern.' Why? 'I feel like Northern people have much more banter than Southerners,' she explains. 'If you look through my previous dating history, you'll see I clearly go for personality. You can pretty much laugh me into bed.'
The 29-year-old says Maya would hire her for flirting skills 'but then quickly fire soon after'. She adds: 'It would only be a temporary contract.'
Kyle
Water operative, Kyle, 23, is a man of few words. Hailing from Stafford, he describes his flirting technique as follows: 'I just go with it, find something to compliment a girl on and go from there.' His perfect woman is 'someone that's fun, confident and just themselves.'
Blu
Construction project manager Blu appears to be older than his years as he's looking for 'someone who is family oriented, has a lot of love to give and a lot of love to receive.' He adds: 'Personality goes a long way.'
The 26-year-old from London says his Spanish-language skills are a hit with the girls when flirting. 'I've got the charm to smooth things over with a girl,' he says.
Shakira
Hailing from Burnley, 22-year-old marketing professional Shakira hopes there'll be someone in the villa who's 'tall, charming, witty, with big arms, a good smile and just really funny'. She describes her current love life as 'booming' except there's one catch: 'They're all frogs.'
She explains: 'It's a busy love life but I've not found 'the husband'. I'm looking for 'the one'. I'm looking for the ring.'
Harry
Harry is a man of many talents. The 30-year-old from Guildford is a gold trader, semi-professional footballer and model. He's also a body double for England footballer Declan Rice: 'When he does a shoot, any body close ups will actually be me. You'll never see my face, but you'll see my shoulder or chest, that kind of thing.'
His type? 'The girl next door that makes me laugh and can hold eye contact with me. I don't think I'd go for the most obvious girl, I like a real sweet girl.'
Love Island will air on ITV2 and ITVX.
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