Who is Love Island bombshell Ryan Bannister?

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IT'S the year of the bombshell on Love Island, with more crashing down on the show than ever before.
The Sun exclusively revealed two more tasty troublemakers are visiting the famous villa — here we get to know Ryan Bannister, who is one of them.
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Ryan Bannister is a New Love Island star
Credit: Instagram /@ryanbanners
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His Instagram is packed with workout and fitness content
Credit: Instagram /@ryanbanners
On Monday, June 30, things weren't just heating up across the UK with the scorching summer heatwave — they were reaching unbearable temperatures on Love Island due to the sauciest heart rate challenge of all time.
And then during Tuesday's episode, things got even hotter when two more bombshells exploding into the villa.
Relaxing by the Firepit, Shakira receives a text letting her and Toni know a new boy bombshell is waiting to whisk them both away on a first date.
As they do a little celebration dance, Shakira exclaims: 'Talk about perfect timing!'
Then Dejon also gets a text saying a brand-new female Bombshell is getting ready to introduce herself to him and Conor.
After they all dress up in their finest outfits, they head to a stunning location with sea views to get to know the new bombshells over a glass of bubbly or two.
Here's everything we know about the new boy bombshell — Ryan Bannister.
Who is Ryan Bannister?
Ryan Bannister is a 27-year-old gym hunk who's primed to star in the Love Island villa as a bombshell.
He's a Post Office retail support worker from Chesterfield.
His Instagram is packed with workout videos and fitness tips, making sure he's at his beach-body best for his stint on Love Island 2025.
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There are also an array of happy holiday snaps from locations including Puerto Banús, Marbella — which he captioned "certainly didn't disappoint".
His handle is @ryanbanners and as of July 1, 2025, he already has over 2k followers — a number that's sure to shoot up during his time on Love Island.
Although he finds it "hard to initially commit", Ryan is very specific about what he wants in his perfect partner.
He told ITV: "A tanned brunette with a good body, bubbly personality, a joy to be around.
The Islanders have been crying out for some bombshells with so many of them currently single... The villa is a bombshells paradise right now and it's everything to play for
A source
"They've got to be funny and someone I just love spending time with. I also like a bit of a fiery side.
Ryan added: "A red flag would be someone who jumps from relationship to relationship and isn't happy on their own.
"A green flag is when people have good things to say about you, having a good family and set of friends."
While his biggest ick is: "Someone who is rude to a waiter, I hate it!"
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Don't be rude to waiting staff when Ryan's around
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Ryan's serious about finding a girl he can "bring home to his parents", and already has his eye THREE of the girls — Shakira, Toni and Emily.
A source told us: 'The Islanders have been crying out for some bombshells with so many of them currently single.
'It's only really Meg and Dejon who are in any way settled which is bonkers at this stage of the game.
'The villa is a bombshells paradise right now and it's everything to play for.'
Ryan arrived with a stunning girl bombshell and Irish content creator named Bilikis Azeez.
But she has already turned heads and won't be afraid of making her mark.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.