The return of Love Island: All Stars has already brought us the drama.
This weekend brought further drama following the arrival of Scott van-der-Sluis, and now three new bombshells have arrived in the form of AJ Bunker, Konnor Ewudzi, and Samie Elishi.
With recouplings and temptation, who knows what lies ahead for our All Stars.
Scroll on to learn more about his time since the show and what brings him back, as well as more information about the OG Islanders.
Love Island All Stars cast: The 2026 contestants
The confirmed line-up for Love Island: All Stars 2025 is as follows.
Read on to learn more about the contestants.
AJ Bunker
Age: 33
Instagram: @andreajanebunker
First appeared: Season 7 (2021)
AJ only appeared briefly in Love Island in season 7, arriving for a week as a bombshell as a hair extensions technician from Hemel Hempstead. Paired with unlucky-in-love Hugo Hammond, things didn’t work out, and eventually, AJ was dumped by the boys of the island.
Now, AJ is back, hopefully for a more successful shot at love this time around.
Speaking ahead of entering the villa, AJ said, “My dating life has been tragic. I seem to attract liars or guys that like to ghost, but it’s never been anything long-term enough to cry over. I fall too quickly, and then I’m over it. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is; it’s been a lot of men promising and not delivering.”
Will she be different this time? AJ also said: “I’m going to be unapologetically me, and if they don’t like it, they can deal with it. I think people will be shocked because I’m quite chatty and fun!”
Konnor Ewudzi
Age: 30
Instagram: @konnorewudzi
First appeared: Season 11 (2024)
A barber from Cornwall, Konnor, entered season 11 of Love Island UK as a bombshell and soon coupled up with Grace Jackson. However, this wasn’t to be, and he concurrently was in couples with Emma Milton and Lauren “Lolly” Hart. This romance fizzled out, and Konnor and Lolly were dumped from the island days ahead of the final.
Now Konnor is back and looking for love once more.
“It’s another opportunity to find somebody,” noted Konnor. “I didn’t find a girl the first time round so it’s a great chance to try again.”
He added: “I turned 30 in November so my friends around me are getting engaged, having kids and I’m wondering, ‘When is it my turn?’”
Maybe this time, he’ll be lucky!
Samie Elishi
Age: 25
Instagram: @samieelishi
First appeared: Season 9 (2023)
A senior estate agent coordinator from London, Samie, arrived as a bombshell in season 9 and coupled up with Kai Fagan before coupling up with footballer Tom Clare. Samie and Tom made it to the final and came in third place. The pair split up a few months later.
Samie returned for the second season of All Stars last year as a late bombshell and was reunited with Tom’s best friend, Casey O’Gorman, from her previous season.
However, Samie was subsequently dumped from the villa a few days later after failing to find a suitable couple.
Now Samie returns for her third Love Island season, but will things turn out differently?
Samie commented, “I feel like my last time in the All Stars Villa, I didn’t get a fair shot, and it’s such an amazing experience, so if I can do it one more time, why not?”
Arguing that she has grown up a lot since season 9, Samie said: “My last time on All Stars, you didn’t get to really see that. I want the audience to see how much I’ve grown and hopefully actually see me in a nice situation, coupled up with someone.”
Scott van-der-Sluis
Age: 25
Instagram: @scottvds17
First appeared: Season 10 (2023)
Scott van-der-Sluis first graced our TV screens back in 2023, entering the villa as a bombshell. While he was dumped and didn’t manage to form a relationship, he eventually went on to appear on a season of Love Island US that same year, Love Island Games and more recently, Perfect Match on Netflix.
Reflecting on why he wanted to return to the villa, Scott explained that he has been “on a journey for the last two and a half years” and has always believed that All Stars would be “the final chapter of that journey.”
He said: “That’s all I’m missing so it would be nice to find something real and find someone to care about.”
This is his fourth season of Love Island, meaning he ties now with Casey O’Gorman and Toby Aromolaran for the most seasons.
Millie Court
Age: 29
Instagram: @milliegracecourt
First appeared: Season 7 (2021)
Millie Court first appeared on Love Island in 2021 and went on to win the programme alongside former boyfriend Liam Reardon.
Despite the pair splitting up in 2022, they reunited but have since broken up once more.
Millie has said she is still the same person she was when she first went on the show, and is planning to stay true to herself with an added dash of flirtation.
Whitney Adebayo
Age: 28
Instagram: @whitneyadebayo
First appeared: Season 10 (2023)
Whitney Adebayo was a finalist on her series of Love Island and even left in a relationship with Lochan Nowacki, but after a little under two years, the couple went their separate ways.
Whitney is looking forward to a fresh start in the place her journey first began.
She added: “I had quite a good run last time, not going to lie! You’ll get the same person, whether you like me or not, you’re going to get it.”
Belle Hassan
Age: 27
Instagram: @bellehassan
First appeared: Season 5 (2019)
Belle Hassan appeared on season 5 of Love Island back in 2019 as a Casa Amor girl and was brought back to the main villa after coupling up with Anton.
More recently, she dated professional rugby player Luke Crosbie but the pair split up 10 months ago.
Belle said she feels ready to find a husband after growing sick of being heartbroken.
“Last time I was really just myself, so I’ll do that again,” she said. “I’ll always be me and whatever happens, happens.”
Jess Harding
Age: 25
Instagram: @jesshardingox
First appeared: Season 10 (2023)
Jess Harding won season 10 of Love Island back in 2023 alongside Sammy Root but the pair only lasted two months outside of the villa before going their separate ways.
Sammy appeared on All Stars back in 2025, and did find love, so could the same happen for Jess?
Speaking of why she wanted to return, Jess said: “Even though I ended up winning the series with Sammy, I felt like I had a bit of a rocky ride the first time and I feel like I’ve matured a lot more since.
“I was 22, now I’m 25, I feel like every situation I’ve been in since then has been a lesson in knowing what I want and don’t want. I really want to meet someone and settle down.”
Leanne Amaning
Age: 28
Instagram: @leanneamaning
First appeared: Season 6 (2020)
Leanne Amaning appeared on the first iteration of winter Love Island back in 2020, and was coupled up with Mike Boateng since day one of the villa before famously developing “the ick”.
She was brutally dumped from the Love Island villa on Day 18 after Mike decided to couple up with Sophie Piper instead of her.
Since then, she has also appeared on Ex on the Beach and was also reportedly part of the holding cast for last year’s All Stars but quit the show before entering the villa, saying: “The more the show went on the less it made sense for me to go in there and the less I wanted to.”
Heading into the villa, Leanne wants to be “open in the way that I should have been in series 6”.
Helena Ford
Age: 29
Instagram: @helenaforddd
First appeared: Season 12 (2025)
Helena Ford only appeared as recently as last year’s Love Island season, but she’s ready to find love and have an even better time.
During her time on the show, Helena was coupled up with Harry Cooksley and the pair were even exclusive at one point but he eventually re-coupled with Shakira Khan and Helena was dumped from the villa after receiving the fewest votes from the public.
She added: “Last time I was so upset about it not working out relationship wise, I hope that I can actually meet someone and stay together this time.”
Ciaran Davies
Age: 23
Instagram: @ciarandaviesss
First appeared: Series 11 (2024)
Ciaran was a runner-up on 2024’s summer season of Love Island with partner Nicole Samuel but the pair split only about four months after leaving the villa, citing that it was a mutual decision.
Now, Ciaran is looking for love and is ready to settle down… again.
Tommy Bradley
Age: 22
Instagram: @_tommybradley_
First appeared: Season 12 (2025)
Tommy Bradley has signed up for All Stars after only appearing on Love Island in 2025 but was unlucky in love.
He initially coupled up with Megan Forte Clarke who dumped him for Conor Phillips. He left the show partnered with Casa Amor’s Lucy but they split just a few weeks after leaving the villa.
He’s now heading into the All Stars villa to give it another shot and is planning to be more open-minded and not fall for someone so quickly.
Sean Stone
Age: 26
Instagram: @seanstone_
First appeared: Season 11 (2024)
Sean was in the villa from day one in his 2024 season but didn’t find love until day 17 when he coupled up with Matilda Draper. The pair came in third place but couldn’t make it work in the outside world and were only together for a matter of weeks before splitting up.
Now in the villa for a second time, Sean plans to stick to his morals and “pick and choose when” to say his piece when in a situation, adding he will keep his opinions to himself when something doesn’t involve him.
Charlie Frederick
Age: 30
Instagram: @charliefrederick_
First appeared: Season 4 (2018)
Charlie entered the villa as a bombshell on day 8 of season 4 back in 2018 and coupled up with Hayley Hughes before the pair were both dumped from the island only five days later after receiving the fewest votes from the public.
He joined the cast of Made in Chelsea in 2020, as many former Islanders seem to do, where he was dating cast member Verity Scarlett but did not return for the following season.
Now he plans to “follow the path and not stop before I’ve entertained it”.
Shaq Muhammad
Age: 27
Instagram: @shaq24s_
First appeared: Season 9 (2023)
Shaq Muhammad was on the 2023 season of Love Island where he was coupled up with Tanya Manhenga from day one. The pair were always a fan-favourite couple from that season thanks to their longevity and ended up finishing in fourth place.
The pair continued to date for a year after the show finished before calling it quits in August 2o24.
“Last time I did find love but it didn’t work out,” he said. “This time round, I need to find a wife and give my mum some grandchildren! It worked last time so I feel like it could happen again hopefully!”
Jack Keating
Age: 26
Instagram: @jackkeating11
First appeared: Season 8 (2022)
Son of pop royalty Ronan Keating, Jack was a Casa Amor boy back in 2022 and only lasted a few days in the villa after he didn’t manage to couple up with anyone and was dumped.
Since leaving the villa, Jack now shares two-year-old daughter Maya with ex-girlfriend Keely Iqbal.
“I feel like I have to come back and redeem myself, my experience before was short and sweet, I was in there for four days and I didn’t couple up with anyone, so it didn’t really go to plan,” Jack said of his decision to return.
“The revenge tour is here! I’ve been single for a year now and I’m looking for love.”
Love Island: All Stars returns on Friday 16th January at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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