Love Island: All Stars 2025 had some big shoes to fill. Many fans thought the spin-off – which debuted a year prior in January 2024 – might be a one-hit wonder (looking at you, Love Island Games 👀), but luckily, those worries faded the moment Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu slow-mo walked into the villa in that pearl dress as the series' first bombshell. And, well, boom.
The OGs were spot on, the bombshells were spot on, the twists were spot on and the drama was spot on. What could more could we all ask for?
No Joey Essex or Casey O'Gorman in Love Island 2025, maybe? No shade, fellas.
On day one of All Stars 2025, just 12 OGs entered the South African villa and they were soon followed by a plethora of bombshells hellbent on causing utter chaos.
But who were the OGs and who were the bombshells? Let's revisit one of the strongest series of Love Island to date.
Who was in the original line-up of Love Island: All Stars 2025?
After months of painful speculation, ITV confirmed the cast (well, the OGs entering on day one) of the second All Stars on Tuesday 7 January 2025, just days ahead of the launch and OOFT.
Gabby Allen
Love Island 2017 fave Gabby Allen entered the villa on day one and won the series with Casey O'Gorman. While the couple made a good go of it IRL, they confirmed their split in May 2025. Gabby is currently slaying the game as an influencer pumping out all that fitness content.
Kaz Crossley
Kaz entered as an OG on day 1 and struggled to find a connection, despite a few brief sparks with Luca Bish and Ronnie Vint. She eventually coupled up with Montel McKenzie, but the couple were sent packing via a particularly brutal dumping on day 38.
Curtis Pritchard
Love him or hate him, Curtis was giving main character energy for All Stars 2. Almost immediately he coupled up with Ekin-Su and despite a Danielle Sellers bump along the way and a hella load of rows with Elma Pazar and Sammy Root along the way, he made it to the final with Ekin-Su.
As far as we can tell Curtis and Ekin-Su are still together and Curtis is spending a lot of a time in a boxing ring 'cause he's a man who's been on Love Island.
Nas Majeed
The squeal we squealed when we first learned that Nas was taking part in All Stars 2025. Sady, he didn't have much luck in the villa spark-wise. The public coupled him up with Catherine Agbaje fairly early on but Catherine got fed up of Nas telling her and the public that he was a 'slow burner'. Eventually, that flamed flickered out and he was dumped on day 16 after just over two weeks in the villa.
Scott Thomas
Scott was another OG who struggled to find a spark amongst the opposite sex in the villa. He grew close to India Reynolds, and then jumped ship to Tina Stinnes. We genuinely could see him and Tina working, but on day 21 he sat her down and told her that he didn't want to string her along and left the villa of his own accord.
Olivia Hawkins
We were all robbed when OG Olivia Hawkins was one of the first to be dumped from the All Stars villa. After entertaining a residual spark with her hometown pal, Luca Bish, Olivia grew close to Gabby's ex Marcel Somerville. Sadly, the couple were dumped on day 10 and lasted just a few weeks IRL.
Saying that, Liv did come back just ahead of the final to accuse Grace Jackson of being willing to 'do anything' to win and even claimed having the receipts when she revealed there were alleged screenshots.
Liv is now filming the next series of Celebs Go Dating and we're guessing not talking much with Grace and Luca.
Catherine Agbaje
After struggling being coupled up with Nas and beginning to feel the friendship vibes, Catherine was whisked away on a romantic lunch date with Omar Nyame. The sparks were sparking and immediate – just what our girl needed. The couple made it all the way to the final and dated for a few months after before sadly, calling it quits.
Ronnie Vint
Let's be honest, the second we all learned that 'Turbo' Ronnie was returning for a second stab at Love Island, we knew that his ex Harriett Blackmore was waiting somewhere in the wings. And she was. After getting to know Elma (eek - remember that drama?) and very briefly, Kaz, Ronnie turned his attention to his ex. They worked on their issues and Ronnie began visibly changing his behaviour. They made it to the final and are still together IRL.
Marcel Somerville
Marcel entered as an OG on day one and came face-to-face with his ex Gabby, after cheating her while they were on holiday years ago. Eeek. It turned out to be a very therapeutic reunion with the pair making amends and even becoming friends. Romantically, Marcel had his eyes on Liv, and while they shared a few kisses and things were starting to look promising, the couple sadly became the first couple to be dumped.
Elma Pazar
The TV queen certainly brought the TOWIE drama to the Love Island villa. After a disastrous few days with Ronnie Vint that led to her and bestie Kaz momentarily falling out, she was eventually reunited with her TOWIE bae Sammy Root. The two immediately hit it off and soon joined voices against Ekin-Su and Curtis when Ekin-Su 'accidentally' kissed Sammy in the heart rate challenge. The drama.
Elma has returned to TOWIE and his still dating her co-star, Sammy.
India Reynolds
Sorry, if India Reynolds couldn't fins love in villa, what chance do us mere mortals have? After days of things going nowhere with Scott, she was eventually dumped from the villa after a week.
Luca Bish
Luca entered the villa as an OG and swiftly decided that none of the girls were for him. It was heartbreaking to watch, tbh. Then Grace walked in and all that changed. The chemistry was electric and we all wished we were Grace. The couple made it to the final, coming in second place, and are now official girlfriend and boyfriend. Trust the process, Luca. Trust the process.
Who were the All Stars 2025 bombshells?
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu
Ekin-Su entered the villa as the first bombshell on night one and her slow-mo stomping caused shockwaves across the nation. She explored a connection with Curtis for the majority of the series, but of course brought major dramz to the show – her rows with Elma will go down in Love Island history. As far as we can tell, she is still dating Curtis IRL.
Casey O'Gorman
When the mischievous Casey returned to the Love Island franchise for the third year in a row, we were all Olivia Hawkins, who exclaimed, 'Not again?' This time, however, he went on to win the thing with Gabby Allen. Sadly, they called it quits in May 2025 after a few months of dating.
Tina Stinnes
Tina entered the villa on day 5 and immediately started to explore her options. She eventually found a spark with Scott. Unfortunately, he struggled to find a spark with her and walked. She then momentarily explored a connection with Chuggs, but let's be honest, she wasn't feeling it.
Ron Hall
Ron entered the villa on day 8 and left of his own accord on day 19. That's about it.
Grace Jackson
Grace entered the villa on day 8 and made a beeline for Luca. They coupled up fair swiftly, made it to the final and are now official boyfriend and girlfriend. Oh, and she maintains that she never said she'll 'do anything to win' the show.
Harriett Blackmore
Harriett swanned in on day 11 and stressed that she didn't come back for Ronnie. After exploring a connection with Ron for 0.5 seconds, she found her way back to Ronnie. While they didn't make it to the final, they are still together IRL.
Montel McKenzie
Montel entered the villa as a bombshell on day 11 and caught the eye of Kaz. Sadly they were both dumped as part of a brutal mass dumping on day 15. They split shortly after.
Sammy Root
Entered the villa: Sammy entered the villa on day 15 and only had eyes for his TOWIE co-star, Elma Pazar. They made it to the final together and are still an item on and off TOWIE.
Danielle Sellers
Danielle entered the villa on day 15 alongside Sammy and set her sights on Curtis. Curtis momentarily entertained her efforts causing all out war with Ekin-Su. Curtis eventually got back with Ekin-Su, sending Danielle packing. Oh, she did momentarily couple up with Chuggs, but the word is 'momentarily'.
Omar Nyame
Entered the villa: Omar entered the villa on day 19 and swept Catherine off her feet and the couple lived out a fairytale for two or three weeks. They made it to the final and dated for several weeks after the show before sadly calling it quits.
Chuggs Wallis
Chuggs entered the villa on day 22 and struggled to find a solid connection amongst the girls. He was dumped on day 29 after a week in the villa.
Samie Elishi
Sorry, but queen Samie deserved better. After weeks of specualtion Samie strutted into the villa on day 22. She confessed to fancying Luca and the pair kissed in a challenge, to Grace's fury. Luca then made it clear that he was all in for Grace leaving Samie struggling to find another connection. She was dumped ahead of the final.
When did Love Island All Stars begin?
The second series of All Stars starts began on Monday 13 January 2025.
When does Love Island 2025?
An official start date is yet to be released, but the summer series is expected to start in early June 2025.
Who hosted Love Island All Stars 2025?
The one, the only, Maya Jama of course.
When was the Love Island: All Stars 2025 final?
The final took place on Monday 17 February 2025.
What happened on All Stars 2024?
Just when we thought Love Island couldn’t get any better, the ITV gods blessed us with the first ever Love Island All Stars in January 2024. There were countless standout moments from the series, but it was perhaps best remembered for its incredibly awkward moments. After all, it gave us a cringeworthy reunion between Liberty Poole and Jake Cornish as they were revealed to be some of the first OGs, followed immediately by Molly Smith and Callum Jones being the first bombshells just a few months after ending their three-year relationship.
All Stars re-introduced us to Islanders that didn’t get enough fanfare their first time in the villa like Arabella Chi or Sophie Piper, while it also reaffirmed our existing opinions of others like Messy Mitch Taylor. It turns out, some people never change.
Naturally, the success of the first season led us to wonder whether we’d be treated to a second series, and during Love Island 2024, Maya Jama announced that she would in fact be returning for a second series of All Stars along with a whole host of familiar faces.
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Ben Pulsford is a digital writer for Bauer Media, writing for both Closer online and heatworld. When he's not getting paid to gossip about Big Brother, Love Island, and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, he's storming the London LGBTQ+ scene as drag queen, Beary Poppins. Both Ben and Beary are awaiting an invite to join The Real Housewives of Cheshire for series 18. The budget's not there, but the drama is 💅.