We don’t mean to alarm you, but Love Island will be back on our screens in a matter of days – and you know what that means? A brand new bunch of singletons checking into the Love Island 2025 villa for a long, hot summer of love.
At this point in the year, the rumour mill is normally in overdrive churning out the names of alleged Islanders but it’s been surprisingly quiet on the cast front so far. Until now, that is.
The identity of the first boy reportedly heading into the villa this summer has been revealed and we have a feeling he’s going to turn a lot of heads.
According to reports, hunky personal trainer Aaron Buckett – who stands at a whopping six foot five inches tall, btw – has been snapped up by producers after catching their eye.
And we can see why, just look at him.
See, we told you he was fit.
‘It’s a fact of life that girls go crazy for a tall lad and Aaron is a man mountain,’ a source told The Sun. ‘He’s got great chat too.
‘Aaron is in the mix for this year’s cast but execs are still finalising whether he’ll be in the opening line-up or as a tempting bombshell.’
Aaron has already racked up thousands of followers on social media and regularly shares his impressive workout routines on TikTok.
If he does end up entering the villa, it’s thought that he’ll be joined by Liverpudlian make-up artist Lucy Quinn who gives us major Samantha Kenny vibes.
It’s also been rumoured that TOWIE star turned Celebrity Big Brother housemate Ella Rae Wise could enter the villa as a celebrity bombshell, but who knows what the heck producers are planning?
One thing we do know is that there’s bound to be more twists and turns than ever as series 12 marks the tenth anniversary of Love Island. Bring on the drama, we say.
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Nathan Katnoria is heat and Closer online’s senior digital writer. He became obsessed with Love Island when Malin Andersson came back to confront Terry Walsh in series two and hasn’t looked back since. When he’s not interviewing former Islanders, Nathan is scrolling through their Instagram feeds for relationship updates and piping hot tea.