Love Island Yewande Biala star exposes show’s biggest misconception

When Haris Namani was booted from the Love Island villa during this year's winter series, it looked like his hopes of finding love were over. But now it's been revealed that the 21-year-old hasn't given up hope just yet, as he's signed the Albanian version of the hit dating show.The salesman, from Doncaster, who was originally linked to Olivia Hawkins during his time on the series, was removed during his time on the UK series however, after a video of him involved in a street brawl emerged on social media.

Shaughna Phillips gave birth to her baby daughter Lucia on April 4 this year, sweetly announcing the news via social media with a joyous post. While the Love Island star, 28, couldn't be happier with her little one, who she describes as 'my best friend', she does admit that it can be 'really lonely'.

Love Island's all-stars new series, Love Island Games, has reportedly bagged two major previous celebrities already. Model Megan Barton-Hanson and professional dancer Curtis Pritchard are said to have signed up to the exciting new project, and are already out in sunny Fiji doing filming along with presenter Maya Jama. The highly-anticipated spin-off show, which will see a host of former contestants gearing up to go head-to-head in a series of challenges while also looking for love once more, was announced earlier this week.

Having spent 56 days in the Love Island villa, Will Young’s departure from the show in March looked very different to that of his co-stars. As they soaked up the post-show parties and glamour, Will was back in his wellies on the family farm. “I’d entered during pre-lambing season, which is very intense, so there was no easing back into farm life when I came back,” he laughs.

Love Island star Anna Vakili has admitted in an exclusive chat with OK! that she is currently in a “very toxic” relationship while on the NTA red carpet.The star appeared on Love Island in 2019 and rose to fame as a result of season five of the hit ITV2 show. While chatting about what she has been up to since leaving the villa, Anna told OK!: “Let's just say I'm in a crazy relationship.” Anna revealed that her current relationship is “so up and down” and that it is draining.

ITV has confirmed Love Island: All Stars, bringing together UK contestants from down the years for the first time.

Love Island: All Stars has been confirmed by ITV, with the news first being announced on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain, with the Love Island Twitter account then sharing the exciting news on social media. Sharing a photo of the iconic villa, the account wrote: "The rumours are true! [yellow heart emoji] #LoveIsland: All Stars is coming soon..." Mike Spencer, Creative Director at Lifted Entertainment, the company that produces Love Island, said: "It has been rumoured now for a while but we are thrilled to finally confirm that we are making Love Island: All Stars early next year for ITV2 and ITVX.

Love Island star Ella Thomas has been announced as the latest PrettyLittleThing ambassador following her stint on the reality show.

Former Love Island stars Tanya Manhenga and Shaq Muhammad have moved in together, just six months after leaving the villa.The pair, who met on this year's Winter Love Island in South Africa, have shown that things are going well in their relationship with their new move.Taking to social media to share the news with their fans, Tanya wrote: "WE HAVE A NEW HOME. "Guess there’s no escaping now.

Love Island Australia star Cassidy McGill was forced to flee her apartment due to sensing paranormal activity there, as she said: 'I was not alone'. The 28 year old took to her Instagram stories to talk about the experience, as she explained that she had long had her suspicions about ghostly activities in the house, but claimed that last night's full moon had heightened it. She explained: "I've always said I've felt like I've had an energy or a spirit in the house.

Love Island star Scott Van Der Sluis has been dropped from the American reality show's villa after only a few days.

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.

Married At First Sight star Amy Christophers has revealed the reason she turned down the opportunity to appear on Love Island. Amy, 36, a glamour model-turned-sports presenter appeared on Married at First Sight UK in 2021 and was matched with Joshua Christie by the dating experts. Despite a few hurdles along the way, the pair made it to the end of the experiment but announced they had split at the reunion show a few months later.

Love Island star Scott van-der-Sluis recently caused a stir among fans as he signed up to take part in the US version of the show, just weeks after being dumped from the villa. The 22 year old star, shocked viewers last week when he made his debut on the American show, mere days after having seemingly reconciled with his potential love interest Catherine Agbaje.

Molly Marsh has taken a huge swipe at her former co-star Mitchel Taylor, as she reflected on her brief relationship with the gas engineer. Molly, 21, and Mitchel, 27, embarked on a romance when they first arrived in Love Island villa, but things went south for the couple when Zachariah Noble entered the villa and became interested in Molly.

Former Love Island star Davide Sanclimenti has all but confirmed that he's back together with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, as he posted a video of them together on the beach in Turkey.The pair, who met on and won Love Island in summer 2022, split in June, but it appears they have patched things up. Eagle-eyed fans noticed they've both been holidaying in Turkey, and Davide confirmed they were together with a video posted to his Instagram stories.The 28 year old could be seen sauntering along a beach wearing a blue shirt, left unbuttoned, as words on the post read: "I've found someone I think I know..." He almost teased his fans, as an unknown person's arm came into the shot, before it went on rewind to show just Davide.

Love Island USA host Sarah Hyland was caught in an awkward moment when an Islander labelled her "disrespectful." The incident occurred when Keenan Anunay was dumped from the villa, and his partner Kay Kay Gray made the surprising decision to also leave the show and join him in returning to the outside world. Kay Kay announced: “I would like to voluntarily also leave.

Former Love Island star Olivia Hawkins has fought back against an online troll who slammed her for posting about her lavish lifestyle as she said her handbag cost £1.50 from Primark. Olivia featured in series nine of Love Island on the winter season of the show, which was filmed in South Africa, and has been making a name for herself in the fashion industry since exiting the show.

Scientist Yewande Biala is one of the smartest people to have been on Love Island. With a first-class honours degree in biotechnology and a masters in pharmaceutical quality assurance, she walked into the villa in 2019 looking to discover the perfect formula for love. It didn’t work out, but now the 28-year-old is applying all that brain power to a documentary exploring the secrets of the female orgasm.