Let's all be honest, the second we saw Love Island OG Harriett Blackmore slow-mo strut into the 2024 villa, we all knew she had that LI X Factor - you know, it's the same thing that gives the Molly-Mae Hague, Whitney Adebayo and Olivia Attwood their powers. The Love Island 2024 queen was always destined to be a star here at heatworld.
So imagine our utter devastation when Harriett was dumped from the villa on day 26, just ahead of Casa Amor. We were robbed. All of us. Robbed.
Luckily, our instincts are never off and it looks as though Harriett's premature time on the ITV dating show has not inhibited her star from soaring IRL; with Ronnie Vint still on her arm, 324K Instagram followers, and a coveted signing to All Star Entertainment (who look after the likes of Adam Collard, Laura Anderson, Liberty Poole, and Callum Jones) in the bag, we have another inkling – she's only just getting started.
So, here's your need to know on the series 11 Islander...
Who is Harriett Blackmore?
Harriett was an OG Islander on Love Island 2024. She entered the villa on day one and was dumped on day 26. She is now living that sweet influencer life.
How old is Harriett Blackmore?
She is 24 years old.
Where is Harriett Blackmore from?
The Islander is from Brighton.
What does Harriett Blackmore do for a living?
She is a dancer and personal shopper, although can ANYONE imagine Harriett shopping for them? More like us carrying Harriett's bags for free.
Is Harriett Blackmore friends with Saffron Barker?
According to Harriett – who refers to herself as "a bit of an IT girl in Brighton" – one of her best friends is YouTuber Saffron Barker (yep, Luca Bish's ex from way back when).
Who did Harriett Blackmore couple up with on Love Island 2024?
Our Harriett only really had eyes for Ronnie in the villa, and the couple are still together today, but it was far from smooth sailing to get here.
Harriett briefly coupled up with Ciaran Davies on day one (although that wasn't her choice). She then coupled up with Ronnie for the next two or three weeks – apart from those awks times she had to couple up with Sean Stone (as a friend) because Ronnie's head had been turned (again).
What happened with Harriett Blackmore and Jess White?
The Love Island girls clashed over Ronnie and soon realised they were entirely different people.
Jess White and Harriett were constantly battling for Ronnie's attention and although Harriett recently admitted there was "no bad blood" between her and the retail manager, it seems that may not be the case...
Did Harrriett Blackmore have a secret boyfriend going in to Love Island 2024?
Harriett got tongues seriously wagging days before she even walked into the villa after rumours of a secret boyfriend started doing the rounds.
After ITV announced Harriett as an OG, rumours of a 'secret boyfriend' IRL became nothing short of rife, but during a sit down with UK media, she confirmed that those rumours were just that, rumours. According to the Islander, she broke up with her ex in January 2024, meaning that in the weeks prior to entering the villa she was a single Pringle and ready to mingle.
Harriett confirmed, "I broke up recently with my boyfriend in January, so about four months ago. And we've remained in contact because obviously we were together for such a long time, and the break up was quite out of the blue. So I think we both had questions; we both wanted closure in that sort of sense.
"A lot of our lives was with each other. So we remained in contact, but I definitely don't have a boyfriend. He's moved on with someone else. Just to clear that up, we broke up in January."
When asked why they split, Harriett replied, "There wasn't a big event or anything that happened. He went away with his friends skiing, and then he came back and kind of broke up with me, but at the time, he was travelling away for work a lot.
"So I wasn't really seeing him. There wasn't really anything major that happened. It was just out of the blue."
How does Harriett Blackmore feel about being dumped before Casa Amor?
We asked her just that when she paid us a visit...
Is Harriett Blackmore on Instagram?
Yep, you can follow Harriett at @harriblackmorex.
Is Harriett Blackmore on TikTok?
Obv. Follow the Love Island legend at @harriblackmore.