The Love Island 2025 cast has finally arrived on our screens, with the villa's new islanders making their first appearance on the 12th instalment of the series on 9 June.
With the cast including everyone from an Irish rugby player to a self-titled CEO of empowerment and body double for England footballer Declan Rice, it's set to be a major season of the show, with host Maya Jama saying in the trailer “I want more drama, more bombshells, more breakups, more makeup.”
With the first coupling up and dumping having come and gone and new bombshells entering the villa, here's our rundown of the Love Island 2025 contestants this year.
Crack on!
Full Love Island 2025 cast
- Shea Mannings
- Remell Mullins
- Alima Gagigo
- Ben Holbrough
- Blu Chegini
- Conor Phillips
- Dejon Noel-Williams
- Harry Cooksley
- Helena Ford
- Kyle Ashman - Exited
- Megan Clarke
- Megan Moore
- Shakira Khan
- Sophie Lee - Dumped
- Tommy Bradley
- Toni Laites
As Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury announce they're expecting their second baby, these are the Love Island couples that have gone the distance.
Meet the Love Island 2025 contestants
Bombshell: Shea Mannings
Age: 25
Job: Scaffolder
Instagram: shea.mannings
Bristolian scaffolder Shea is after someone who's willing to go the distance. A father, Shea wants someone who is open to the fact that he has a son and wants someone “bubbly”. He explained, “She needs to have a nice personality - like I think I have - so that we match together. Also, I have a little boy, so I’ll be taking him into consideration with who I couple up with, too.”
Bombshell: Remell Mullins
Age: 24
Profession: Content creator
Instagram: remellgains
Remell is a self improvement content creator from Essex who is after a “bubbly, confident, ambitious and fun girl”. On what particularly stands out to him, he says “a nice smile, nice teeth and someone that can keep me on my toes.”
Megan Moore (Meg)
Age: 25
Profession: Musical theatre performer and energy broker
Instagram: @megann.mooree
Payroll specialist Meg knows what she's looking for, someone “tall, with a nice tan, nice eyes and a nice small”, with “a good fashion sense” and “a really good, funny personality that I can get on with.”
She's definitely got sales and figures on her mind when it comes to the search for love. “We’re going to make sales and get on that corporate ladder and be booming. Profits, profits, profits!”
Dejon Noel-Williams
Age: 26
Profession: Personal trainer
Instagram: @dejonnoelwilliams
Growing up pretty near the A-List, Dejon is the son of former professional footballer player Gifton Noel-William, so is no stranger to the celebrity industry that Love Island certainly is a part of.
Dejon says he is looking for “someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy.”
Tommy Bradley
Age: 22
Profession: Landscape gardener
Instagram: @_tommybradley_
Landscape gardener Tommy described what he was looking for as “a bit of everything”. “A girl who is very ambitious, with a big personality, caring, but also someone that doesn’t take themselves too seriously. I don’t know if that’s asking for too much, but I want a bit of everything.”
Conor Phillips
Age: 25
Profession: Rugby player
Instagram: @cpeezy
Irish rugby player Conor came in to replace Kyle in the show's first episode and is looking for “Someone who is really sure of themselves. Ambitious, a bit of a go-getter and good craic.” He explained, I like dark eyes and I don't mind a dominant woman." When it comes to turn-offs, Conor doesn't rate someone “Being too needy, or needing to do everything together."
The Irish rugby lad is already turning heads in the villa.
Ben Holbrough
Age: 23
Profession: Private hire taxi driver and model
Instagram: @ben.holbrough
Private taxi driver Ben says he knows exactly what he's looking for in the Love Island villa.
“Someone sexy, good looking, good chat, good vibes, nice teeth and good eye contact — they’re all the traits I look for,” he said. “Oh, and also a cute smile. I just look at you and know I can be around you all day, every day.”
Helena Ford
Age: 29
Profession: Cabin crew
Instagram: @helenaforddd
Helena is looking for laughter over looks. “If you look through my previous dating history, you’ll see I clearly go for personality. You can pretty much laugh me into bed,” she says, adding that is she'd love to meet a Northern lad. “I feel like Northern people have much more banter than Southerners.”
Alima Gagigo
Age: 26
Profession: Wealth management client services executive
Instagram: @alimsssx
Alima is on the hunt for “a tall man with a handsome face. You know when you just look at a guy and they have that Disney prince look to them? That’s it.”
She also has a rather legendary, unique flirting MO. “I always ask guys on a night out to guess which country I’m originally from,” Alima 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.”
Blu Chegini
Age: 26
Profession: Construction project manager
Instagram: @bluchegini
Construction project manager Blu is on the look out for “someone who is family oriented, has a lot of love to give and a lot of love to receive.” “Personality goes a long way,” he says.
His Spanish language skills are apparently his go-to flirting method. “I’ve got the charm to smooth things over with a girl,” he says.
Megan Forte Clarke
Age: 24
Profession:Job: Energy broker and musical theatre performer
Instagram: @meganforteclarke
An energy broker and musical theatre performer has already gone viral on TikTok. “Me and my friends made a Derry Girls TikTok for Halloween and it went a bit viral around Brighton,” she said.
She's certainly got a couple of types: “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… 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.”
Harry Cooksley
Age: 30
Profession: Gold trader, semi-professional footballer and model
Instagram: @harrycooksley8
You could call Harry a jack of all trades. He's a gold trader, semi-professional footballer and model, as well as a body double for footballer Declan Rice.
“When he does a shoot, any body close ups will actually be me," he says. "You’ll never see my face, but you’ll see my shoulder or chest, that kind of thing.”
Shakira Khan
Age: 22
Profession: Marketing
Instagram: @shakirakhan16
While marketing pro Shakira describes her romantic life as “booming” she describes all of her matches as “frogs”. She's looking out for someone in the villa who is “tall, charming, witty, with big arms, a good smile and just really funny”.
“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,” Shakira adds.
Who's left Love Island?
Sophie Lee - dumped
Age: 29
Profession: Author and motivational speaker
Instagram: @sophirelee
A self-titled “CEO of empowerment”, motivational speaker and author Sophie is all about women stepping into their power. “I want women to feel beautiful and validated in themselves and feel their best self,” she says. Sophie used to work as a fire breather before a terrible accident that left her with burns on her face and chest. She now works for the Katie Piper Foundation with other burn victims.
Kyle Ashman - exited
Age: 23
Job: Water operative
Instagram: @kyleaashman
Stafford-born Kyle has a simple flirting technique. “I just go with it, find something to compliment a girl on and go from there,” he says, describing his perfect woman as “someone that’s fun, confident and just themselves.”
