Love Island star Jess White reveals her mum's iconic TV dating show stint

Love Island's Tom Clare has sent fans into a bit of a spin with a recent Instagram post that had many speculating he might have asked Molly Smith to marry him. The loved-up winners of Love Island All Stars were soaking up the sun on their Maldives getaway when Tom, 24, shared an adorable mirror selfie. In the pic, his arm is wrapped around Molly's waist, both showing off glowing holiday tans, and he cheekily captioned it "Wifey." Since winning hearts on the show and leaving the villa, Tom and Molly have gone from strength to strength, having moved into a shared home.

They may be busy soaking up the sun and 'going for chats' in the Love Island villa, but the 2024 cast have also waved goodbye - perhaps temporarily - to their careers for a summer of love. As the eleventh series of Love Island continues to bring us more drama, bombshells and dumpings, OK! takes a look at what the Islanders did for work before becoming the stars who grace our TV screens every evening. Not only is there reality TV royalty starring on the show but there's also a mental health nurse, a semi-pro footballer and a HR coordinator.

This year's Love Island has kept viewers on the edge of their seat - but things are set to get even more chaotic as two Islanders have reportedly been dumped from the villa. In scenes expected to air on Sunday night, two contestants will be dramatically axed and the exit has already been filmed.

Love Island ’s Patsy Field wasn’t afraid to get into scraps when she was in the villa.The office worker and social media star stood up to Jess White over her treatment of Harriett Blackmore. However, she reveals that she also argued with Ayo Odukoya - but the squabble never aired. Speaking exclusively to OK!'s Love Island Dumping Debrief - OK!'s weekly video series where the 2024 cast unpack the latest drama from the series - Patsy opened up on why her and Ayo clashed.

Love Island stars Patsy Field and Munveer Jabbal have revealed who the secret smokers are for the class of 2024. Patsy also confessed to her own nicotine fix that saw her fall over in her heels. The latest series of the popular ITV2 dating show, hosted by Maya Jama, kicked off earlier this month.

Love Island fans believe Joey Essex and his ex-Grace Jackson may have organised to meet again in the villa after dating last year - and that they may never have split up.The pair revealed they had dated last summer and have very quickly rekindled their romance just days after Grace walked into the villa as a bombshell. Joey and Grace met while on holiday in Ibiza last year, and although they continued their romance when they returned home, the bombshell confirmed that things were left frosty.

Love Island winner Finn Tapp seems to have taken a swipe at his ex Paige Turley, just weeks after the pair nearly rekindled their romance. The couple, who won the winter edition of Love Island in 2020, were thought to be one of the strongest pairs from the show, even moving in together during lockdown and Finn, 24, getting a tattoo dedicated to Paige, 26.

Fans watching the latest instalments of Love Island are becoming worried for Islander Harriett Blackmore as she has faced arguments from her fellow contestants that some viewers are interpreting as bullying. Harriett, the 24 year old from Brighton, is caught up in a love triangle with Ronnie Vint and Jess White, and this has put her in the spotlight amongst the other girls.

Love Island spoilers for the episode that airs on Monday 10 June see Samantha Kenny attempt to gain clarity on her connection to Joey Essex.The couple go for a deep chat to discuss where their connection will lead, and as Samantha insists 'I'm not stupid', another comment leads Joey to doubt her intentions. Also in tonight's show, Ronnie Vint pulls Harriett Blackmore for a chat in the Hideaway Retreat as livid Jess White watches on.

Love Island Aftersun returned with a huge first show as Maya Jama took a look back over the first week of the dating series. Ex-Love Islanders Indiyah Polack, Amy Hart and Chris Taylor joined Maya in dissecting the drama from the love triangle between Ayo Odukoya, Mimii Ngulube and Uma Jammeh to Ronnie Vint’s tough love to Jess White.

Love Island’s Jess White has slammed Harriett Blackmore in the latest episode - as Harriett steals her man. Jess was forced to watch on as Ronnie Vint, who she’s coupled up with, pulled Harriet for a chat following his shocking recoupling speech which saw him reveal he was interested in getting to know the both of them. As Ronnie took Harriet away from the other girls, Jess confided in Patsy Field and Samantha Kenny.

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.

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 has only been on air for one night, but already one contestant has left the villa. A brutal twist that will play out over the coming nights will see one hopeful sent packing in an unexpected early dumping.The shock dumping comes shortly after Joey Essex's arrival as the celebrity bombshell.The TOWIE star was introduced to the series by host Maya Jama during the very first episode on Monday 3 June. Joey, who is the oldest-ever contestant on the series, left the other islanders gasping in shock as he walked out of the villa to meet Maya by the firepit The dumping of one of the original players will air over the next few episodes.

Love Island fans were quickly left with a complaint as the new series began while the big opener left them asking 'how' and why'. The 2024 run of the hit ITV dating show kicked off on Monday night (June 3) with a bunch of new singletons looking for love.

This year's Love Island has gotten off to a dramatic start, with the show's first celebrity bombshell, Joey Essex, entering the villa.The villa has previously had some semi-famous residents including Gemma Owen, the daughter of footballer Michael Owen and Rochelle Humes's sister Sophie Piper. However, Joey is the first celeb entrant, since the show switched from having a celebrity line-up to a civilian one.

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'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.

The new series of Love Island is about to begin, but 29 year old presenter Maya Jama has taken the opportunity to give fans a sneak peek into some of the wild messages she receives online.The host took to her Instagram Story on Thursday 30 May to unveil the X-rated confession one of her followers shared with her. Maya, who is loved up with beau Stormzy, shared a screenshot of messages she had received from a superfan. In one message, the fan had said she looked 'amazing' in her latest post but then, the messages took an X-rated turn.