The start of summer is officially here, as Love Island has returned to our screens with a fresh batch of contestants. As sure as we can rely on longer, warmer and sunnier days to indicate a change of season, we can also keep a close eye on ITV2 ’s schedule – because since Monday 3 June , we’ve been back to seeing Maya Jama and a new group of young singletons looking for romance. Though January saw the first all-star season , bringing back memorable contestants from the past for a second (or third) shot at finding love, this summer it’s back to business as usual with completely fresh faces trying their luck in the villa.
The first of this year’s hopefuls were to be rolled out across Love Island ’s official social media platforms on Monday 27 May, giving fans a taste of who they’ll be spending the next few weeks and months watching on screen. From Welsh “pocket rockets” to Scouse queens, this season already looks set to give the viewers exactly what they’re after. Without further adieu, here’s a recap of this summer’s contestants.
.. Samantha Kenny So far, Samantha has been touted as someone who’ll bring some “Scouse glamour” to the Island.
The Love Island X account wrote that her aim in the house is to “bag a cockney charmer she can bring back to Liverpool”. Munveer Jabbal Can a 14 February birthday be an asset when it comes to finding love? According to his description on X: “Munveer is a Valentine’s baby who hopes Cupid’s arrow will ble.
