Love Island 2025 updates: TV fans ‘unimpressed' with new cast ahead of brutal launch twist TONIGHT
And the winners are ..
With Love Island kicking off in just over nine hours, boffins at AceOdds.com have been crunching the data.
Their supercomputer claims to have worked out who's most likely to couple up with the prize money.
Based on data from every series – including the OGs, the celeb spin-off, and the recent all-stars drama – the supercomputer claims to have cracked the code.
It says two names come out on top: Dejon Noel-Williams, 26, and Shakira Khan.
While Dejon is slightly off-age (the ideal winning lad is 24), he nails the rest with a brunette barnet and a job in sport, say the boffins.
With previous winners like Greg O'Shea and Josh Oyinsan flexing their way to the final, it's no surprise sporty guys come out on top – four times, in fact.
Over on the girls' side, Manchester's own Shakira Khan is serving main character energy. The 22-year-old brunette model is almost bang on the show's typical winning gal – bar being three years younger than the ideal age of 25.
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