Love Island’s Harry Cooksley: his age, ex-girlfriend and Declan Rice connection

He's an OG boy on Love Island 2025

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by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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The Love Island bosses managed to keep a lot under wraps for the new series but one cast member's name who was leaked ahead of the first episode was FITLORD Harry Cooksley.

So ahead of whatever series 12 is going to bring us, here's what you need to know about the OG boy.

How old is Harry Cooksley?

Harry's the oldest Islander in the Love Island 2025 villa - he's 30 years old.

Love Island's Harry Cooksley
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What was Harry Cooksley doing before Love Island?

Before becoming a reality TV star, Harry was a footballer. Not going to lie, we don't know much about football (no surprises there) but he's a midfielder (whatever the heck that means) for Farnham Town.

And if Harry is anything like former footballers turned Islanders Tom Clare, Scott van-der-Sluis, Tyrique Hyde and Ronnie Vint - then we reckon he'll do fab in the villa.

It also turns out that this isn't Harry's first go at Love Island, he admitted, 'I was supposed to be on the show three or four years ago and it just wasn’t the right time and I felt like it was the right time [now], so I reapplied this year.'

Where is Harry Cooksley from?

Harry is from Guildford.

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What's Harry Cooksley's type on paper?

Before heading into the villa, he told producers, '[I'd like to couple up with] the girl next door that makes me laugh and can hold eye contact with me.

'I don’t think I’d go for the most obvious girl, I like a real sweet girl.'

Did Harry Cooksley dump his girlfriend before the show?

So just days before series 12 started, Harry's rumoured ex claimed that he told her, he was going to Bali but then she discovered he was an OG boy on Love Island. Savage.

During a chat with press, Harry spoke out about the claims and insisted he just told her he was going away for the summer (classic).

How does Harry Cooksley know Declan Rice?

If you've had a look at Harry's Instagram you might have spotted that he's been hanging out with footballer Declan Rice and as it turns out, they kind of work together.

'I’m the body double for Declan Rice. So when he does a shoot, any body close ups will actually be me,' he told producers.

'You’ll never see my face, but you’ll see my shoulder or chest, that kind of thing. '

What is Harry Cooksley's Instagram?

You can follow Harry on Instagram @harrycooksley8.

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Eden-Olivia is the deputy editor of heatworld and she’s worked in showbiz since 2016. She started watching Love Island in 2017 because of her job. However Montana Brown remaining unphased by absolutely everything kept her entertained and she’s watched every series since.

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