Love Island 'signs up footballer' for new series – who was Loose Women star's best man

Loose Women's Denise Welch has confirmed her son Matty Healy is engaged to model Gabbriette Bechtel.The 1975 frontman, 35, sparked speculation he is engaged as he reposted a photo on Instagram that showed his girlfriend, 26, wearing a large black diamond on her ring finger. Gabbriette, who is also a singer and fronts Nasty Cherry, first shared the photo on her own Instagram story and wrote: “Marrying The 1975 is very brat" and tagged Matty.The pair have been dating for nine months, following his highly-publicised fling with Taylor Swift.

Love Island: All Stars' sweethearts Molly Smith and Tom Clare have taken their relationship to the next level by moving in together. The couple, who captured hearts and won the show in February, are now setting up home in Manchester, with Tom leaving behind his London life and flatmate Casey O'Gorman.

Stormzy's mate Omar Nyame is set to spice things up in the Love Island villa.The 25 year old PE teacher from Croydon, who was by the rapper's side during his headline performance at Glastonbury in 2019, is hoping to find love on the show. Stormzy, a self-confessed Love Island fan since its debut in 2015, made waves when he appeared on the 2017 series following a tweet about contestant Olivia Attwood. He was also spotted at the finale of the Love Island: All Stars series in February, where he was back with his girlfriend Maya Jama, the current host of the show.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. New bombshells have entered the villa. Season 11 of “Love Island,” which kicked off on Monday night, will again see contestants competing for love in Mallorca, Spain where they’ll be joined by host Maya Jama who took over from Laura Whitmore in 2022.

Christine Lampard dropped a bombshell on Loose Women as she hosted the show with Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor, Brenda Edwards, and special guest Sarah Ferguson. Viewers were left gobsmacked when, just minutes into the show, Christine announced some shocking news. Corrie legend Helen Worth has decided to leave the cobbles after an incredible 50 years.

Sarah Ferguson made a hilarious Love Island confession live on Loose Women, as she joked about coupling up with Joey Essex.The Duchess of York, 64, appeared on the ITV daytime show on 5 June, where she discussed a variety of topics including politics, her journey with skin cancer, and even Love Island. As producers played a clip of TOWIE legend and Love Island bombshell Joey in the villa, the panel began discussing how he mentioned he was searching for his 'Queen.' When Christine Lampard joked that Sarah might be the royal woman Joey is hoping for, the Duchess had a hilarious response. She quipped: "I should be there.

Love Island fans were left demanding to know 'what the point' was in dumping one of the new batch of islanders just 24 hours after they entered the villa. A new batch of singletons made their way to Spain in the hope of finding love as the show returned on Monday night (June 3).

Fans were shocked at a comment made by veteran journalist Janet Street-Porter on Loose Women on Tuesday 4 June that was directed at fellow talk show panellist Denise Welch.The pair, along with Brenda Edwards and host Christine Lampard, were debating whether parents should pay their children to encourage them to pass exams when Janet boasted that she had earned 11 ‘O’ levels at school. Ex-Coronation Street star Denise spoke about her own experience of education: “When I was doing my ‘O’ Levels, my mum and dad could have offered me the world and I would have still climbed down the drainpipe to go and be with my boyfriend.

A brand new series of Love Island kicks off on Monday (June 3) with a new set of Islanders hoping to find love in the Mallorcan sun. The hit ITV2 dating show is returning for its 11th series with Maya Jama once again taking centre stage as host.

Love Island is due to make a welcome return to our TV screens on Monday, 3 June. A new set of singletons will be entering the iconic villa in search of long-lasting love. The hit ITV2 dating show is back in Majorca, with Maya Jama returning as host.The villa has undergone a colourful makeover too, making it the ultimate spot to experience a summer of love.

Love Island fans have more than just the new season to celebrate, as it has also been announced that Love Island All Stars will return to ITV2 and ITVX for a second series in 2025.The spin-off series will celebrate 10 years of the nation’s most popular dating show, and will feature some of the most memorable singletons from the show’s history taking a second chance on love at the All Star home in South Africa. The dating series began in 2015, and has reached more than 36 million people, making it the biggest reality show of the past decade.The first series of All Stars, shown in January this year, saw Molly Smith (from the sixth series) and Tom Clare (from the ninth series) emerge as winners, having found love on their second try at the villa.

The new series of Love Island is on the horizon, with a group of singletons stepping into the villa in the hope of finding love this summer.The cast for the 2024 ITV dating show has been confirmed with many already holding some celebrity links, including Ronnie Vint, who is 'like a brother' to reality TV star Olivia Attwood. Olivia, 33, took part in Love Island back in 2017 and has since shot to fame with her various TV ventures, including as a panellist on Loose Women as well as fronting her shows, Getting Filthy Rich and The Price of Perfection.This summer, Olivia will no doubt be watching the show that brought her fame as her family friend Ronnie will be entering the villa.

Ruth Langsford is taking a 'step back' from Loose Women amid her split with Eamonn Holmes after 14 years of marriage and a total of 27 years together. On Saturday, 25 May, it was announced by a representative for the pair that they were going their separate ways.They share a 22 year old son, named Jack. The statement said: “Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.” The Sun reported that amid the news, Ruth will not appear on Loose Women this week, where she often anchors the show.

The new series of Love Island starts on Monday 3 June, and once again a group of young single people will jet out to Majorca to stay at a luxury villa in the sun where they will go on dates and complete challenges while hoping to find love – and have the chance to win a share of the £50,000 prize money. While the full list of contestants is expected to be announced on Monday 27 May, one person heading to the villa looking for love has been revealed as Nicole Samuel, a model described as “absolutely gorgeous” by one of her Instagram fans.

Olivia Attwood Dack has landed a job as the host of a new ITV show. The 33-year-old, who shot to fame after appearing in the third series of Love Island in 2017, has confirmed she will be presenting an as-yet untitled programme on the channel, which is rumoured to be a dating series.

Loose Women star Denise Welch celebrated her 66th birthday in style on Wednesday 22 May. Dancing on the deck of a lavish cruise, Denise sent temperatures soaring as she striped down to a red hot Baywatch-style swimsuit as she marked her milestone birthday becoming a "pensioner".

Brenda Edwards was left stunned when a surprise guest appeared live on Loose Women today.The ITV chat show was celebrating the 40th anniversary of Cilla Black's hit show, Surprise Surprise - which first aired in May 1984.The special Loose Women show saw a series of special guests arrive unexpectedly, and Brenda's surprise left her in tears.The panelist, 55, was taken aback to see her daughter Tanisha appear on the panel and broke down in tears as they embraced one another. Host Christine Lampard announced: "We're incredibly proud of you Brenda and someone else who is very proud of you, in general actually, with the strength you've shown over the past few years, surprise surprise! It's you daughter Tanisha!" "Oh my god," Brenda exclaimed as she and her daughter hugged.The TV star wiped tears from her eyes as the audience applauded.

One of Loose Women's biggest-ever stars returned to the show today, four years after her departure - and announced she was coming back. Andrea McLean, 54, left viewers stunned when she made a big comeback to the ITV show, teasing that she is set to return as one of the permanent hosts later this year.

Loose Women star Saira Khan has spoken about working on the show, the reason she quit and the panellists she is still friends with following her departure in a new interview. Speaking to Woman’s Own magazine, the former Apprentice contestant - who was a runner up in the first season of the show back in 2005 – talked about her five years on Loose Women from 2015 until 2020 when she walked away from the series.

Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha has hit out at the Chelsea Flower Show on Instagram, as she demanded to know why she hadn't been invited back. The gardening show takes place every year on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. It attracts visitors from across the globe every year, and is often visited by the Royals, including King Charles and Queen Camilla who were there on Monday, 20 May.