Who is Love Island's Boris? Age, background, job, and more as Casa Amor bombshell eyes up Shakira
Amongst the line-up is 28-year-old model Boris, who already has his eye on Shakira...
"I'm super attracted to Shakira, I think she's got a great personality and seems like a good girl. I'm sure we'd get along well and have a good time together, but I need to see in person, it's all about energy," he said ahead of entering the villa.
Boris is in luck as Shakira is newly single after ending things with Harry, and is in (not so much of) a friendship couple with Ben.
Ahead of his villa debut, read on for everything you need to know about Boris.
Lives: Ljubljana / Dubai
Boris is one of the this year's Love Island Casa Amor boys.
He'll join the villa on Monday night's episode alongside Ty, Cach, Jamie, Chris and Martin.
Boris is 28-years-old.
Boris is a model.
Asked what his ideal type is, the 28-year-old said: "I don't have an exact type, if her energy matches my energy, that's what I like. Besides that; a beautiful smile, a nice figure, and a great personality. I want someone around me that I can laugh with 24/7. If she can roast me, I love her already!"
While he doesn't have a type, he sure knows who he wants in the villa, and that's Miss Shakira Khan.
"I'm super attracted to Shakira, I think she's got a great personality and seems like a good girl. I'm sure we'd get along well and have a good time together, but I need to see in person, it's all about energy."
Boris won't have to worry about turning Shakira's head as she's single, but he wasn't scared anyway, saying: "I'm gonna have to be the bad guy! That's the game. If I'm going in and there's someone beautiful waiting for me inside, I'm going to approach them for sure."
Fun fact: Boris speaks five languages - "Slovenian, Croatian, English, Spanish and a bit of German. Actually maybe six, the language of love!" he said.
He sure does.
He can be followed @sportyris where as of July 2025 he has 10k followers - a number that's sure to increase while he's on the ITV2 dating show.
Speaking ahead of his debut, Boris explained: "I'm going to be myself - easy going and try to find someone who is like me. The girl I'm looking for must have an interesting personality. What makes me look is a smile, what makes me stay is a personality. I'm going to go with the flow, let's see what happens!"
New episodes of Love Island air on weekdays and Sundays on ITV2 at 9pm.
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