The Islanders are entering the Love Island UK Season 12 villa looking for love.
The CEO of Love, Maya Jama, is guiding the Islanders on their search for their soul mate in the revival of the original dating show.
Get to know the Love Island UK Season 12 Islanders by browsing the photograph gallery below.
Shakira Khan.
Age: 22 Job: Marketing From: Burnley
Instagram: @shakirakhan16
Who is Shakira Khan?
Shakira is a 22-year-old working in marketing from Burnley.
Shakira will fit right in in the Love Island 2025 villa as she’s no stranger to spending time in the sun. Her Instagram is full of photos of her luxurious holidays to Dubai, Turkey, Haiti, and Mexico.
Despite entering the villa, Shakira has described her love life on the outside as “booming”, but with one major problem: “they’re all frogs”.
She said: “It’s a busy love life, but I’ve not found ‘the husband’. I’m looking for ‘the one’. I’m looking for the ring.”
Ben Holbrough.
Age: 23 Job: Private hire taxi driver From: Gloucester
Instagram: @ben.holbrough
Who is Ben Holbrough?
Ben is a 23-year-old private hire taxi driver from Gloucester. When he’s not busy doing drop-offs, 6’2 Ben also works as a model, which he has been doing for the past six years.
When asked to compare his love life to a business, Ben described it as “bankrupt”. “I’d have been out of business a long time ago. That’s exactly why I’m here.”
Alima Gagigo.
Age: 23 Job: Wealth management client services executive From: Glasgow
Instagram: @alimsssx
Who is Alima Gagigo?
Alima is a 23-year-old wealth management client services executive from Glasgow. The Scottish single has brains as well as beauty, having graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a degree in International Business.
Alima describes herself as a “good flirt” and has a go-to tactic when trying to pick up a guy.
“I always ask guys on a night out to guess which country I’m originally from. If they get it right, they can get my number. But they never guess correctly, so it works really well if you don’t want to give a guy your number.
“I’m originally from Guinea-Bissau. If they’re close and I really fancy them, I’ll give them my number anyway,” she said.
Dejon Noel-Williams
Age: 26 Job: Personal trainer From: London
Instagram: @dejonnoelwilliams
Who is Dejon Noel-Williams?
Dejon Noel-Williams is a 26-year-old personal trainer from London. Dejon is no stranger to the spotlight, as his dad is a former professional footballer.
Dejon recounted: “My dad being an ex-professional footballer, I’ve met all kinds of famous people through him.
“When I was younger, it was weird because he was just my dad, but we’d go to a game and fans were asking for photos. I’ve met David Beckham, he was really nice.”
Dejon himself previously played football for the Grenada national team in 2021.
Helena Ford.
Age: 29 Job: Cabin crew From: London
Instagram: @helenaforddd
Who is Helena Ford?
Helena is a 29-year-old cabin crew member from London.
Helena is no stranger to the limelight or the fame that Love Island can bring as she is friends with 2018 cast member and bombshell Zara McDermott.
Helena also has other famous friends among the likes of Gary Lineker’s son Angus and Piers Morgan’s son Spencer.
Through her job she has travelled all over the world, with her Instagram boasting luxury trips to Dubai, Lake Como in Italy, Florida, the Maldives, Monaco, Singapore, South Africa and even as far away as Australia.
Harry Cooksley.
Age: 30 Job: Gold trader, semi-professional footballer, and model From: Guildford
Instagram: @harrycooksley8
Who is Harry Cooksley?
Harry Cooksley is a 30-year-old gold trader, semi-professional footballer, and model from Guildford, making him a real jack of all trades.
Harry currently plays midfielder for Farnham Town, where he’s earned himself the nickname ‘The Surrey Zidane’.
Harry’s claim to fame is that he’s the body double for Declan Rice: “So, when he does a shoot, any body close-ups will actually be me. You’ll never see my face, but you’ll see my shoulder or chest, that kind of thing.”
Megan Forte Clarke
Age: 24 Job: Musical theatre performer & energy broker From: Dublin
Instagram: @meganforteclarke
Who is Megan Clarke?
Megan is a 24-year-old musical theatre performer and energy broker from Dublin. She currently lives in Brighton after graduating from The Brighton Academy of Performing Arts and musical theatre.
Megan is no stranger to the fame that Love Island can bring, as she is friends with 2024 cast member Harriett Blackmore.
Megan has already spent some time in the limelight after going viral on TikTok, where she has 20,000 followers at the time of publication: “and my friends made a Derry Girls TikTok for Halloween, and it went a bit viral around Brighton. Sometimes I get stopped in the street about it. I’ve also done panto.”
Tommy Bradley
Age: 22 Job: Landscape gardener From: Hertfordshire
Instagram: @_tommybradley_
Who is Tommy Bradley?
Tommy Bradley is a landscape gardener from Hertfordshire.
Tommy has undergone a “body transformation” in the past year in preparation for entering the villa and regularly posts his workouts to his Instagram.
Tommy doesn’t think of himself as vain but does admit to being guilty of “spending hours on [his] hair”.
Sophie Lee.
Age: 29 Job: Motivational speaker and author From: Manchester
Instagram: @sophirelee
Who is Sophie Lee?,
Sophie Lee is a 29-year-old motivational speaker and author from Manchester. Sophie used to work as a fire breather before suffering an accident on stage after an air conditioning unit blew the flames back in her face and left her with severe burns.
Since then, Sophie has written a book about her experience and has worked with The Katie Piper Foundation to raise awareness for fellow burn survivors.
Sophie is a girl’s girl through and through, describing herself as the “CEO of empowerment”. She said: “I want women to feel beautiful and validated in themselves and feel their best self.”
Kyle Ashman
Age: 23 Job: Water operative From: Stafford
Instagram: @kyleaashman
Who is Kyle Ashman?
Kyle is a 23-year-old water operative from Stafford.
Kyle described his flirting style as back to basics. He said: “I just go with it, find something to compliment a girl on and go from there.”
Megan Moore
Age: 25 Job: Payroll specialist From: Southampton
Instagram: @megann.mooree
Who is Megan Moore?
Megan Moore, who goes by Meg, is a 25-year-old payroll specialist from Southampton.
Meg does a lot of travelling, with her Instagram boasting trips to Morocco, Croatia, the Netherlands, and France. Meg has even been to Spain once already this year, where she topped up her tan ahead of her entrance to the Mallorcan villa.
Meg’s love life, however, isn’t as fruitful as her social one, and she even went as far as to call it “bankrupt”.
However, she is hopeful she will find love on the show. Using a business analogy, she said: “We’re going to make sales and get on that corporate ladder and be booming. Profits, profits, profits!”
Blu Chegini.
Age: 26 Job: Construction Project Manager From: London
Instagram: @bluchegini
Who is Blu Chegini?
Blu is a 26-year-old construction project manager from London. He graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 2023 with an honours degree in Construction Project Management, and now works in Fitzrovia.
When he’s not working, Blu is an avid boxer, regularly partaking in matches. Ahead of entering the villa, Blu spent time in Thailand earlier this year, where he undertook a Muay Thai Boxing course.
On top of all that, Blu also models and was recently signed to the Undivided modelling agency.
Conor Phillips.
Age: 25 Job: Rugby player From: Limerick, Ireland
Instagram: @cpeezy
Who is Conor Phillips?
Conor Phillips is a rugby player who has been added to the Love Island 2025 line-up.
He has been competing in the sport for a number of years, including appearances on the Ireland under-20 team and the Ireland 7s team. He went on to play for the pro team Munster Rugby, based in his hometown of Limerick.
Most recently, he has competed in the All-Ireland League with Terenure College.
