Love Island sparks ageism row as viewers react to confirmed 2024 line up

Things could get very complicated in the Love Island villa very soon, as 25 year old bombshell Grace Jackson is set to stir things up during her entrance to the villa this week.The blonde beauty is one of three new bombshells – along with Wil Anderson and Tiffany Leighton – who have entered the villa, and it turns out that Grace knows not just one, but two of the current Islanders. Grace, who co-owns a social media marketing agency in Manchester and also works as a model, is Joey Essex’s ex, with the pair having dated for six weeks earlier this year.

It’s been five years since Chris Taylor first rose to fame on Love Island and, while he may not have found love on the show, he has had one heck of a ride ever since. After his appearance raised Chris’s profile and even led to a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it role in the hit movie Barbie, the 33-year-old returned to the villa for a second go at romance in January in Love Island: All Stars. And with the iconic dating show back on our screens, Chris chats exclusively about what life on the ITV2 show is really like – from queuing for cameras to leaving the villa for cheat meals.

Love Island's new series is hotting up on ITV1, with this year's singles digging into the drama as love triangles emerge. However, axed star Sam Taylor - who was the first contestant to be dumped from the villa this series - has revealed that there was one bust-up that didn't make it to air. The hair stylist sits down with OK! for our latest Love Island video series, The Dumping Debrief.

Whether it's 'grafting' and being 'mugged off' or getting 'the ick' and putting your 'eggs in one basket', Love Island has produced iconic dating slang over the last nine years - and now fans think they've picked up on the new big phrase to come from this series. Tuesday night's episode proved to be a dramatic one, with the love triangle between Ayo Odukoya and girls Mimii Nglube and Uma Jammeh heating up - especially when Ayo took Mimii to the terrace.

Two Love Island stars may be packing their bags and signing up for a very different type of adventure, as it has been reported they are lined up to appear in this year’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. According to The Sun, the two ex-Islanders competing in the series known as TV’s toughest reality show will be Chloe Burrows, who appeared on Love Island in 2021, and Adam Collard, who was on the dating series in 2018 and 2022.

Recently, Love Island fans have been questioning Joey Essex regarding a comment he made about his past stint on The Only Way Is Essex to his fellow islanders.

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.

The latest season of Love Island (season 11) is in full swing, and we're not just hooked on the unfolding drama, we're also eagerly anticipating the summer style trends that will emerge over the coming weeks. OK! is here to bring you all of the latest outfit details from the villa so you can get the Love Island look this summer too. Things have been certainly hotting up, well, on the outfit front we mean.

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.

Fans of The Traitors were left gobsmacked as a familiar face from the show's first series announced they're jetting off to Love Island USA. Instagram was buzzing when the reality TV alum showed up in his swimwear, causing quite the stir. Aaron Evans, who clinched victory in the inaugural season of The Traitors, hosted by Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman, is set to spice things up on Love Island USA this year.The American spin-off of the hit dating show is kicking off its sixth season next week on Peacock, with a fresh batch of singles ready to mingle in the Fijian villa.

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).

Love Island USA is returning for a sixth season very soon!

It’s that time of the year again – Love Island is back to heat up viewers’ summer, and their TV screens. On Monday night, 4 June, fans tuned in to the first episode of the 11th series, on ITV1 in which we saw the biggest twist yet, as the Islanders tempted fate, unknowingly deciding who would couple up with who on the first night. If that wasn’t a big enough twist, the Islanders, and viewers were left open mouthed when TOWIE legend, Joey Essex, walked into the famous villa, as the first ever celebrity bombshell, who hasn’t previously been on the show.

Joey Essex left Love Island viewers baffled as he made an appearance as the very first bombshell of the series. Known for starring in The Only Way is Essex, Joey waltzed into the villa during the very first episode on Monday 3 June leaving his fellow contestants and viewers at home completely floored - particularly when he revealed his age. At 33, Joey is the oldest contestant to ever enter Love Island.

A new crop of singletons will be entering the Love Island villa on Monday 3 June, and one of them has shared that his ideal woman would be a mix of two previous islanders. Sean Stone, a confectionery seller from Hertford, has admitted that although he's not an avid watcher of the show, two previous stars have caught his eye. Speaking to press, including OK!, ahead of his entrance into the villa, Sean said: "I like a character like Maura [Higgins].

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.

The new series of Love Island kicks off on Monday 3 June, and one of the new stars Ronnie Vint has sweet connection to former islander Olivia Attwood, who he describes as being like his "big little sister." The soon-to-be islander is very close pals with Olivia's husband Bradley Dack, and even served as his best man at his and Olivia's wedding last year. Speaking to OK! and other media before he steps across the villa threshold tomorrow, Ronnie said: "Brad's my best pal, he's like a brother to me, and Olivia has turned into my 'big little sister'." When he was asked whether Olivia had given him any advice, Ronnie said she'd always been supportive of him and had told him to just be himself and enjoy his time in the villa.

Love Island's latest bombshell, Jess White, is all set to send temperatures soaring in the villa, and it turns out she's got her mum to thank for her sizzling wardrobe choices.The shop manager spilled the beans on a unique shopping spree with her mum, who insisted on her daughter upgrading her lingerie game for the show. "My mum said I needed to get some sexy underwear as mine wasn't great, so we went shopping," she said. "It was wild - who does that with their mum? She was saying 'That's a showstopper, that's the one.That's a hideaway outfit'." With the infamous hideaway making a return on Monday, 3 June, Jess has been given strict instructions from her mum, telling the Mirror: "Mum warned me not to do anything naughty in there! To drive the men wild but make them wait." As twelve gorgeous singles prepare to step into the Mallorca villa hoping to find romance, host Maya Jama is ready to welcome them.

Munveer Jabbal is one of the singletons who is set to enter the Love Island villa this Monday (3 June) for the ITV2 dating show's brand new season. And while he's looking to find a connection on the show, the recruitment manager has revealed that he has no plans to get hot and heavy on screen. Explaining the reason he won't be having sex in the villa like many previous contestants, Munveer, 30, shared: "I’ll be keeping it PG for sure, my mum and nan will be watching, so I’m going to be very respectful." Chatting to The Sun, he continued: "Obviously representing the South Asian community, that goes against everything we stand for.

Love Island has shown us the cast who are set to burst into the villa on Monday night - but some are still convinced there could be a curveball on the way. Among the theories doing the rounds with just days to go until the ITV series returns is the theory that a newly-single Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is about to return as a bombshell.The rumours started when she posted a series of large numbers on her Instagram page with many trying to figure out whether they related to a stint in the villa.