Love Island line up stunning model, 22, from Manchester just days before ITV show's launch
STUNNING Shakira Khan is lined up for this year's Love Island, The Sun can reveal.
The sexy 22 year old from Manchester will set the ITV2
dating
show alight and help make this series the hottest one yet.
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Shakira Khan is lined up for this year's Love Island
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She's not afraid of a bikini showcase
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Shakira's Instagram page is filled with gorgeous travel snaps from Haiti, Dubai and New York - and she's not afraid of a bikini
showcase
too.
The beauty joins hunky Aaron Buckett in the mix for this summer's cast.
A source said: 'Shakira is jawdroppingly gorgeous and will land a place in Love Island's
history
books
as a real beauty.
'Execs are finalising who will be in the OG line-up and who will be a bombshell, but
Shakira
is in the mix.
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'And viewers will be hoping she's there to stay.'
The Sun unveiled
Aaron has tens of thousands of fans on Instagram and Tiktok where he posts eye popping videos of his workouts.
A villa source told us: 'It's a fact of life that girls go crazy for a tall lad and Aaron is a man mountain.
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'He's got great chat too."
Love Island and ITV has yet to announce any of the cast, but decisions will be made soon about which guys and girls make the opening line-up.
Maya Jama demands 'more drama and twists than ever' in new Love Island series trailer
But they have FINALLY revealed
Hosted by Maya Jama, 30, viewers can't wait for the new series to kick off - and they don't have long to go.
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Love Island fans have been patiently awaiting the
They had been starting to
The broadcaster - who brought fans
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The sexy 22 year old from Manchester will set the ITV2 dating show alight
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Shakira's Instagram page is filled with gorgeous travel snaps
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She'll help make this series the hottest one yet
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The beauty joins hunky Aaron Buckett in the mix for this summer's cast
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The action will kick off at 9pm on ITV2 and see host Maya welcome a brand new set of sexy singletons into the
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The new Islanders will then attempt to "couple up" in order for them not to be "dumped from the Island".
As per Love Island tradition, the show usually starts the week after the last May Bank Holiday.
However, this year the show is kicking off a week after this at the slightly later date of June 9.
LOVE ISLAND TEASE
It comes after host
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In the short clip, she talked about the new series bringing 'more twists and turns'.
Looking sensational, Maya said: "This year Love Island needs something bigger, something bolder, I want ideas."
The TV host insisted: "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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VILLA CRISIS
The Sun revealed earlier this week how the
Staff have been working around the clock to prepare for this summer's Islanders, who will land on the Spanish island
next
week - but there is still work that needs to be done.
A source said: 'it's always a quick turnaround to sprinkle the Love Island magic on the Villa, which is a regular holiday let the rest of the year.
'But the schedule has gone awry this year and it's looking like production is as much as ten days behind schedule.
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'Everyone is working around the clock.'
Love Island starts on
ITV2
and ITVX on June 9 at 9pm
.
Love Island winners - where they are now
EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more.
Here we take you through all of the
2025 -
The second series of All Stars saw
STATUS:
Still together.
2024 -
The summer Love Island saw
and
Josh Oyinsan
were
STATUS:
Broken up.
2024 -
The first ever All stars spin off show was
STATUS:
Still together.
2023 -
STATUS:
Broken up.
2023 -
The first series of 2023 saw
STATUS:
Still together.
2022 -
STATUS:
Broken up.
2021 -
STATUS:
Still together.
2020 -
The first ever winter Love Island saw
STATUS:
Broken up.
2019 -
Series 5 saw
STATUS:
Broken up.
2018 -
It wasn't surprising fan favourites
STATUS:
Broken up.
2017 -
STATUS:
Broken up.
2016
- Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they've had two kids and are married.
STATUS:
Still together.
2015 -
Despite poor
STATUS:
Broken up.
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Maya Jama is getting ready to host the new series
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The Sun revealed how the famous Love Island villa isn't ready yet
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