Love Island 2021 Contestants – Meet The Cast Including All The Bombshells
16 July 2021, 13:29
Love Island 2021 is upon us and the contestants have begun their villa journey. Get to know the cast, including their ages, where they're from and their jobs.
Love Island returning to screens for summer 2021 was quite literally music to our reality TV-deprived ears after ITV was forced to cancel the 2020 series for obvious reasons and now the line-up has been announced!
The series kicked off at a later date, at the end of June, and the contestants on the 2021 line-up are officially in with names we're becoming very familiar with, including Teddy Soares, Chloe Burrows and Brad McClelland.
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So, let's take a look at the 2021 cast of islanders, including their ages, jobs and more...
Danny Bibby, 25
Danny Bibby professed that he won't be afraid to "speak my mind" as a Love Island contestant.
The 25-year-old from Wigan is a plumber as well as a business owner!
Ahead of entering the villa, Danny revealed who he had his eye on Lucinda Strafford and Kaz Kamwi.
The apparel company owner said: "Hopefully someone can sweep me off my feet."
Andrea-Jane Bunker, 28
Andrea-Jane signed up for Love Island after having 'the worst luck with men'.
The 28-year-old from Hertfordshire is a hair extension technician and is looking for someone "adventurous and spontaneous."
She said before entering the villa she had her eye on Teddy, but would also like to get to know Aaron and Hugo.
Teddy Soares, 26
Teddy is a senior financial consultant from Manchester, looking for a serious relationship in the villa.
The 26-year-old describes himself as "that person to lean on" in his friendship group, but is ready to ruffle a few feathers in Love Island.
Lucinda Strafford, 21
Lucinda Strafford entered the villa hand-in-hand with Millie Court in the second week of the hit-dating show!
Lucinda is a Tik Tok star and online fashion boutique owner from Brighton, she describes herself as a "relationship kind of girl".
She let on that she had her eye on Brad ahead of entering the competition, she said: "I really fancy Brad. And then possibly Liam. But obviously, I’m open to getting to know any of the other boys."
The 21-year-old has amassed over 70,000 followers on Tik Tok where she posts lip-syncing videos commenting on her relationship woes.
Millie Court, 24
Millie Court entered the villa with fellow blonde bombshell, Lucinda, to heat things up!
The 24-year-old works as a fashion buyers administrator and hails from Essex.
When talking about applying for the series, Millie said: "I’ve been single for over a year now. I’m ready to find ‘the one’.
"I definitely am competitive. I’m the worst competitive person as well because I’m a sulker if I don’t win."
Rachel Finni, 29
Rachel Finni entered the villa as a bombshell seven days in, saying she was after a man "to marry."
The 29-year-old, who is a luxury travel specialist from London, had her eye on Brad after she was tasked with picking between him and Chuggs, but the following day he told her to "get to know other people."
At the next recouping a week later she was sadly dumped when new arrival Teddy – who Rachel also fancied – picked Faye.
Liam Reardon, 21
Liam Reardon, from South Wales, is entering Love Island to find someone "outgoing and independent."
The 21-year-old is a bricklayer whose goal is to go into property development.
Chuggs Wallis,23
Chuggs Wallis is a bucket hat business owner from Surrey.
He said he's looking for someone "to be his best mate" in the villa, but sadly he was booted out just a few days into his Love Island journey.
When bombshell Rachel Finni had to pick to couple up with either Chuggs or Brad, it left Chuggs packing his bags after she opted for the Geordie hunk.
Sharon Gaffka, 25
Sharon Gaffka is a 25-year-old civil servant from Oxford.
Ahead of her stint on Love Island, she said: "I’ve worked in lots of different departments. I’ve been doing Brexit policy for the last year, I did a stint during the Coronavirus pandemic in the Department of Health so I was helping deliver testing kits and managing the operations. It’s been an intense year!”
Sharon also won Miss International UK in 2018 and is an ambassador The Young Women's Trust.
Hugo Hammond, 24
Hugo is Love Island’s first-ever disabled contestant, with the new Islander revealing he was born with clubfoot.
Speaking about his condition, he said: “I was born with clubfoot. I had lots of operations when I was a kid. You can only really tell when I walk barefoot. I’ve got a really short achilles heel. I walk slightly on my tip toes.”
He's 24 years old and is a PE teacher from Hampshire - he's also played cricket for England PD (Physical Disability), with Hugo saying: “I’ve been to Bangladesh, Dubai, I’ve been everywhere to play cricket.”
Liberty Poole, 21
Liberty Poole is a 21-year-old Marketing student from Birmingham and is looking for love in the Love Island villa this year.
Revealing she's never had a "nice, happy relationship", the hopeful is also a waitress at Nando's and admitted she's "had people try and rinse me for a date at Nando's [to] get [a] discount."
She went on to add that she's looking for a "nice guy" to treat her right.
Aaron Francis, 24
Another singleton joining the line-up is Aaron Francis, who is a 24-year-old luxury events host from London.
The Love Island hopeful has an interesting job, with Aaron revealing he's worked at Royal weddings and already rubbed shoulders with the likes of Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.
He's keen for love after being single for six/seven months, saying: "I need someone that is passionate about what they are doing - from scientist to anything - you can tell when someone is speaking about something and they are actually smiling while they are talking. I love that. I don’t like when people are doing a job just to make money and then they kind of just live for the weekend. Especially because I work on the weekends."
Shannon Singh, 22
Shannon Singh is a 22-year-old model from Fife, Scotland.
She was in the villa for just three episodes before being booted out when Chloe Burrows coupled up with her partner Aaron Francis.
She previously worked as a glamour model in her late teens, but is now more focused on her social media and YouTube presence as well as her DJing.
After exiting the villa, Shannon said: “I am a bit gutted. Do you know what, out of all the girls, I think it is fair it’s me because I didn’t have any emotional attachments to the guys, but all the girls had tiny little things [going on].”
Kaz Kamwi, 26
Kaz Kamwi is another Islander looking for love on 2021's series of Love Island.
She's a 26-year-old fashion blogger from Essex, who already has a huge following on social media!
Describing herself as the "life of the party", Kaz revealed she's ready to be in a relationship as she heads into the Majorcan villa.
Brad McClelland, 26
Brad McClelland is 26 years old and is a labourer from Northumberland. His Love Island journey came to an abrupt end when he and partner Lucinda were voted the least compatible couple, leaving them forced to decide between them who would leave the villa.
Ever the gentleman, Brad volunteered to leave and Lucinda stayed.
Chloe Burrows, 25
Coming from Bicester, Chloe Burrows is 25 and works as a financial services marketing executive.
Looking for a real chance at love, Chloe revealed she's been in "awful ‘situationships’", going on to reveal that her type is: "[Someone with] a good build. I go to the gym. I want someone who is funny. Really funny and caring and will do nice little things for you.
"And then obviously someone who you can depend on to not ditch you. Because I am quite a big character and quite loud, they would have to be as loud, if not more. I could never be with someone who is quiet. Someone that gives you a bit back."
Toby Aromolaran, 22
Semi pro footballer Toby Aromolaran will be entering the Love Island villa and is a 22-year-old from Essex.
He's never been in a relationship and is keen to find love on the popular show, saying: "If Love Island can’t find me a relationship then no one can."
Admitting he's a positive guy, he added: "I always see the bright side in the worst situations. I’m a fun guy when I go on a night out. Responsible guy as well."
Jake Cornish, 24
Also in the villa is 24-year-old water engineer from Weston-Super-Mare, Jake Cornish.
He came out of a long-term relationship during the first lockdown and now he's looking for love again, saying: "I was in a relationship for seven years and then when lockdown hit, I was single. The opportunity is there, you might as well take it by the horns and go for it."
Jake went on to explain that his type is TOWIE's Billie Faiers, calling her his "dream woman", while adding: "Looks-wise, [I] always gone for blondes. But for me, the main thing is having respect and having good fun, and someone who will be loyal to you. I’ve had messages from girls that have got boyfriends and husbands. This is why I don’t trust anyone. Someone who is loyal really. But when I’m single, I like having a good time!"
Faye Winter, 26
Another singleton looking for love is Faye Winter – a 26-year-old lettings manger from Devon.
She's hoping to meet someone new in the hopes of staring a family in the next few years, saying that in five years from now: "I would like my own estate agency or my own charity shop. I want someone who I can go on holidays and stuff with for the next couple of years, and have a really fun time. And then start thinking about kids and serious things in three or four years' time."
Love Island continues at 9pm on ITV2.
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