Love Island star makes history as first contestant to appear on Strictly Come Dancing

Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson insists his girlfriend Zara McDermott won't fall into the 'Strictly curse' trap, despite her cheating past. Sam and Zara briefly split three years ago over her lack of loyalty during X Factor: Celebrities but he is adamant the former Love Islander will stay true to him this time. Zara, 26, is set to appear on the next series of hit show Strictly Come Dancing.

Former Love Island star Katie Salmon shared an emotional video as she announces she’s having a career change for her baby daughter.The 27 year old found fame as a contestant on Love Island in 2016 and has since gone on to have a career as a glamour model and OnlyFans creator. However, that seems set to change as Katie shared a video with fans where she can be seen packing away her lingerie and high heels as she explains why she’s giving up her X-rated career. Katie can be seen wiping away tears and putting her racy items into a rubbish bag as the video caption reads: “I was one of OnlyFans top creators for years.

Prince William and Lucie Donlan have joined forces to fight against a developer's plan to build seven £1m luxury villas on a cliff top in Cornwall.The future King, 41, and former Love Island contestant, 25, have teamed up to help local residents battle plans to build seven second-homes on a cliff face overlooking Whipsiderry beach in Newquay. Locals fear the heavy-duty construction work – deemed necessary to stop the luxury properties falling into the sea – would destroy what is a vital haven for wildlife. Plus they also claim the building work could endanger beach-goers.

Love Island USA, which just welcomed a former UK Islander to the cast, has made reality TV history as two female contestants shared a groundbreaking snog. Singletons Kassy Castillo and Johnnie Garcia shared an intimate moment on one of the sofas in the villa, as they both admitted to having feelings for each other.

Love Island's Malin Andersson has been rushed to hospital and said she is "fed up" from being in "so much" pain. Malin, 30, revealed her trip to accident and emergency to her followers on Instagram as she shared a picture and wrote: "Back at the hospital. "Bad stomach pain again, getting fed up it hurt so much and making me feel depressed." Her trip to the hospital comes just weeks after she was hit with a stomach bug while on holiday.

Love Island star Scott van-der-Sluis has hit back at claims made by Sam Thompson about his “attitude” during his stint in the famed villa. The Made in Chelsea alum and TOWIE’s Pete Wicks sat down with Love Island OG Kady McDermott for the latest instalment of their Staying Relevant podcast - dubbed their “weekly quest for fame”.

Zara McDermott has made history as the first Love Island contestant to appear as a celebrity on Strictly Come Dancing, but OK! can exclusively reveal that her boyfriend Sam Thompson is a tad sceptical about her upcoming career move. Former Made In Chelsea regular Sam is said to be feeling “insecure” over her Strictly stint, given that when she last appeared in a reality competition she cheated on him and they split up. “They broke up because of it but have claimed to be super strong ever since,” a source has told OK!.

Zara McDermott is said to be determined to rise to the challenge of becoming Strictly's sexiest contestant yet.

Zara McDermott is heading to this year’s Strictly and has plans to be the dance show’s ‘sexiest contestant ever’. The former Love Island star, 26, is one of 15 new contestants set to hit the dance floor in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing and is reportedly ready to bring in the glam factor when it comes to her wardrobe. Zara found fame as a contestant on Love Island in 2018 and has since gone on to join a huge array of TV projects, including Made In Chelsea and a series of documentaries that she’s fronted as presenter.

Love Island OG Kady McDermott has revealed she was due to head back to the iconic villa last year, but she was replaced. Sitting down with Made in Chelsea alum Sam Thompson and TOWIE’s Pete Wicks on their Staying Relevant podcast - dubbed their “weekly quest for fame” - Kady offered insight into her decision making process ahead of her return to the show that first catapulted her into the limelight back in 2016.

Leonardo DiCaprio is still enjoying his summer vacation and someone new has joined in on the fun.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag It's not unusual to see Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio surrounded by a bevy of beautiful ladies, and when he took a trip on a luxury yacht in Ibiza this week, it was no different.The star enjoyed his sun-soaked boat trip with none other than former Love Island star Arabella Chi, and a gaggle of other pals. Arabella, 32, appeared on the fifth season of Love Island, when she was coupled up with Danny Miller, but the pair split soon after.

Zara McDermott has been announced as the latest contestant taking part in Strictly Come Dancing. The Love Island alum, who is dating reality star Sam Thompson, has joined the line-up for Strictly alongside Layton Williams, Angela Rippon, and Amanda Abbington.

With just weeks left to go until Strictly Come Dancing returns to our screens, the sixth star hoping to scoop the glitter ball trophy has been revealed to be Angela Scanlon Speaking on Radio Two, where it was announced that she would be appearing on the show, Angela said: "It's been kind of in the ether for a number of years and we've been close. "But we wanted to have another baby so then we were trying to have a baby, and then I was then pregnant, then I had a very small child, and now it just felt right this year.

They say the path to love is never a smooth one and for a lot of the most popular Love Island couples this year, apparently this is the case. Former Love Islander Amber Wise, who came into this summer's series as a bombshell, popped onto TikTok to announce that she "may have come out single from Love Island but half the couples have split not even a week after anyways." Unsurprisingly fans are desperate to know who Amber is talking about.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Broadcaster and journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy has been named as the fourth celebrity contestant confirmed for the brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing.The exciting news was announced today by Strictly co-host Claudia Winkleman on her BBC Radio 2 show.The 53 year old journalist - best known as the main anchor of Channel 4 News, as well as hosting live debates for Channel 4 during elections - admitted he's "surprised, delighted and slightly confused" to find himself taking part "on the basis of 'you only live once!'". "I can’t wait to start learning to dance," he added.

Una Healy has reportedly begun dating Irish comedian Stephen Mullan, after bringing an end to her "throuple" relationship with David Haye and his girlfriend Sian Osborne five months ago. The former Saturdays star, 41, previously claimed she had been "tricked" into the throuple by the boxer, who pushed the throuple narrative online, despite Una and Sian never being involved with one another - although they were both dating him.

The Love Island finalists have shared declarations of affection as the series comes to a conclusion.

Love Island star Ella Thomas has been on our TV screens for the past eight weeks before heading to the final, but long before she became as famous as she is now, the influencer led a very lavish lifestyle. Her Instagram page, which now boasts 300k followers, gives a glimpse at her life, from sun-soaked holidays and city breaks, to hanging out with her cute Pomeranian dog.

Love Island star Scott van der Sluis has taken a swipe at his co-stars after being dumped from the villa. Before his exit, Scott, 22, faced accusations from the boys that he was a game player and came to blows with Mitch Taylor during The Grafties, which resulted in him calling his co-star a "f*****g k**bhead". As he returned to Twitter following his villa exit, Scott thanked his fans, but also took aim at the boys.