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What is Shakira from Love Island’s ethnicity?

23 June 2025, 15:57

By Capital FM

@CapitalOfficial

What is Shakira from Love Island’s ethnicity? Here’s everything we know about where she's from.

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Shakira Khan was left in a pretty tough situation just hours after entering the Love Island 2025 villa when her chosen partner, Ben Holbrough, was stolen by American bombshell Toni Laites.

Thankfully for Shakira, after being given 24 hours to search for a new connection, she found a new match with Harry Cooksley (even if it was to the detriment of Sophie Lee).

At 22 years old, Shakira is the youngest female contestant to join the lineup of Love Island 2025 and based on her Instagram, she certainly seems like the adventurous type.

Outside of the show she works in marketing as a day job, but she’s also a bit of a jet setter as she spends a considerable chunk of time travelling the world as a model and influencer.

But what is Shakira’s ethnicity? Here’s everything we know about her ancestry...

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Shakira coupled up with Harry. Picture: ITV

What is Shakira's ethnicity?

Shakira is from Burnley, Lancashire but she herself hasn’t specifically spoken about her exact ethnicity since joining the show.

However, in her 'Audio Described' Love Island introduction, she described her ethnicity as "mixed white and Asian".

Shakira's mother Sukina has now responded to a fan on TikTok who asked whether Shakira was Pakistani, saying: "Thank you for asking so politely, I can confirm that both myself and my husband are both half Pakistani half English. As a result, Shakira is exactly the same ethnic equation."

Shakira's brother also has the flags for Pakistan, Afghanistan and the UK in his Instagram bio.

According to ancestry site 23&Me, "the most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Khan is Northern Indian & Pakistani".

Shakira was given 24 hours to find a new connection. Picture: ITV

Heading into the villa, Shakira said that she’s looking for a man with charm. She said wanted: "Someone who is tall, charming, witty, with big arms, a good smile and just really funny."

The star said she’s had a “busy love life” but is yet to come across the one and so is hopeful that her luck will change in the villa.

She continued: “They’re all frogs. 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."