Love Island's star Kaz Crossley, who starred in the most ICONIC series of Love Island (in our opinion as it was the summer of all summers thanks to the World Cup and Love Island being on the telly), has shown off her brand new hair in a gorgeous new snap from Costa Rica and we're obsessed.
Taking to Instagram, Kaz looked incredible as debuted her new beachy braids. She simply captioned the post, "Pura Vida 🌺."
Obviously, Kaz was inundated with compliments for her hair transformation, with her former co-star commenting, "😍😍😍😍."
Love Island 2022 Antigoni Buxton also wrote, "Beautiful 😍."
A fan added, "Kaz 😍 you look amazing."
Kaz then shared another video in which she candidly spoke about her mental health, telling fans that "this too shall pass".
She wrote, "A year ago this month I saw the beginnings of the biggest decline in my mental health I’ve ever experienced. I’m so grateful to say I’m in a much better place now. If you are going through anything, just remember this too shall pass. It’s so hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel but it’s there and it’s hella bright."
She also shared that she was in Costa Rica for her business Combat Collective, "Feels surreal how I only started @combat.collective 6 months ago and we are already kicking off our first ever retreat in Costa Rica! We have women who have travelled from all over the world for a week of Muay Thai, yoga and powerful female only vibes 🔥🔥🔥.
"I really believe the universe puts you in certain situations to make you stronger, to lead you on the path you are truly meant to be on. Everything is temporary, so make sure you make your own mark on this world because we are only given one chance to do it 🌎❤️."
This isn't the first time the 2018 Islander has switched up her look. Back in March, Kaz, who has turned her hand to presenting, opted to switch up her look before taking to the mic to interview a host of famous faces at a Showstar boxing event.
Kaz, showed off her hair transformation on Instagram as she thanked her hairdresser, James Lear, for his work chopping her locks in a bob and dyeing it blonde.
She wrote, “Thank you for the transformation! 💇🏼♀️ I knew I would miss the blonde too much guys 😢.”
Kaz also showed off her bob on the grid as she opened up about her new venture as a presenter.
She wrote, “So much fun doing interviews last night at @showstarboxing. Enjoying this presenting journey and new career path. It’s never too late to try something new 🎤🥊 Content coming 🔜.”
Kaz’s Love Island pals were loving her career move, including Georgia Harrison, who wrote, “Yes my baby I’m so proud xx.”
Laura Anderson added, “Yessssss 🙌,” while Ellie Brown commented a series of heart emojis.
CHECK OUT: Love Island bombshells who well and truly shook up the villa
17 Love Island bombshells who well and truly shook up the villa (SLIDER)
1 of 17Maura Higgins (series five)
Irish ring girl Maura Higgins was reality TV gold from the moment she stepped into the villa and fed Michael Griffiths dessert on their date just to rile up the OG girls.She then got the fanny flutters for Tommy Fury and tried to steal him from Molly-Mae Hague with the classic line, "Does she turn you on like I do?" While she didn't manage to bag her man, she later coupled up with Curtis Pritchard who she dated until March 2020.
2 of 17Joanna Chimonides (series five)
Casa Amor is always guaranteed to throw a spanner in the works, but Michael Griffiths was seemingly happily coupled up Amber Gill before she was sent packing to the second villa.Enter Joanna Chimonides - one of six brand new bombshells - who well and truly turned Michael's head. He suddenly began doubting his relationship with Amber and left her shocked when she returned to the villa alone to discover he'd re-coupled. Still, she went on to win the show and bag half of the 50 grand prize, so it worked out pretty well for her in the end.
3 of 17Molly Smith (series six)
Speaking of Casa Amor, Molly Smith joined the 2020 series as part of the infamous twist and it wasn't long before she was necking on with Callum Jones - all the while, his partner Shaughna Phillips was staying loyal back in the main villa.Their shock re-coupling spawned one of the show's most iconic catchphrases as a gobsmacked Shaughna uttered the immortal words, "Congrats, hun," but Callum and Molly are still going strong these days so he probably made the right decision, tbh.
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4 of 17Jack Fowler (series four)
Laura Anderson soon got over having Wes Nelson stolen from her by Megan Barton-Hanson (more on that later) when absolute fitlord Jack Fowler entered the villa.They immediately hit it off but things didn't get off to the smoothest start when her friend Georgia Steel invited him on a date and then claimed that he tried to kiss her. Footage later showed it was actually Georgia who went in for the kiss. Awks...
5 of 17Malia Arkian (series two)
Malia Arkian caused a right stir back in 2016 when she lasted all of about five minutes in the villa before being booted out for allegedly punching Kady McDermott.Kady was fumin' with Malia for choosing to date Scott Thomas, who she was coupled up with, and "accidentally" spilled a glass of wine on the newcomer which led to one of the show's most dramatic altercations.
6 of 17Megan Barton-Hanson (series four)
Wes Nelson and Laura Anderson were one of Love Island 2018's strongest couples (or so we thought) until Megan Barton-Hanson strutted into the villa as a bombshell.Meg set her sights on Wes following her failed romance with Eyal Booker and managed to turn his head, causing him to tell Laura he was "happy with her but could be happier". Not exactly what you want to hear from your other half is it?
7 of 17Alex Bowen (series two)
Former scaffolder Alex Bowen turned many a head when he entered the villa with fellow bombshell James Khan (no, us neither). Not only did he flirt up a storm Olivia Buckland but he spent the night in the hideaway with Zara Holland, who was stripped of her Miss Great Britain title after they had sex.After receiving the bad news, a tearful Zara quit the villa in emotional scenes while Alex remained in the villa and coupled up with Olivia - who's now his wife.Side note: does anyone else remember those pictures of Alex's MASSIVE peen? Just us?
8 of 17India Reynolds (series five)
Okay, so she technically didn't do anything wrong but India Reynolds was partly responsible for one of the show's most iconic bust-ups EVER when Jordan Hames made a move on her just two days after asking Anna Vakili to be his girlfriend.After catching wind of Jordan's antics thanks to Maura Higgins, Anna furiously confronted him and the rest is history.
9 of 17Georgia Harrison (series three)
Former TOWIE star Georgia Harrison was the last bombshell sent into the villa back in 2017 and was given the unenviable task of choosing a boy to couple up with straight away. She ended up picking Kem Cetinay, who unbeknown to her had just asked Amber Davies to be his girlfriend. SO AWKWARD. Amber's shocked reaction became an iconic meme and she wasn't afraid to speak her mind, branding Georgia a "d--k". Ouch.
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10 of 17Jess Shears (series three)
When you're a Love Island contestant, the one thing you can expect is the unexpected. Case in point when model Jess Shears entered the villa as bombshell just when the Islanders were settling into their new couples on the first day.This proved to be bad news for Montana Brown who was smitten with Dom Lever but later had her man stolen by Jess. It was clearly a good choice though as Jess and Dom got married in 2018 and welcomed their first child a year later.
11 of 17Katie Salmon (series two)
Katie was Love Island's first openly bisexual contestant and created history when she coupled up with Sophie Gradon and became one half of the show's first ever same-sex couple.Unfortunately for Katie, Sophie still had feelings for former flame Tom Powell and dumped her before quitting the show.
12 of 17Jourdan Riane (series five)
Curtis Pritchard and Amy Hart were one of the villa's strongest couples going into Casa Amor so surely he would stay loyal, right? WRONG.Despite being Amy's half-boyfriend, Curtis admitted he would couple up with newcomer Jourdan (even though they'd only had about two conversations). After being turned down by Jourdan, a guilty Curtis 'fessed up to Amy who was about to tell him she LOVED him. Oh dear...
13 of 17Chris Hughes (series three)
Chris Hughes was quite the charmer when he entered the villa back in series three and it wasn't long before he won over Chloe Crowhurst and they coupled up. However, he later switched his attention to Olivia Attwood and incurred the wrath of Sam Gowland who was also interested in her.Sam accused Chris of being "sly" in a furious row and they had to be pulled apart after squaring up to each other.
14 of 17Kaz Crossley (series four)
Josh Denzel was one of the many Islanders to be tempted by a Casa Amor bombshell despite being coupled up with "loyal" Georgia Steel in the main villa.He returned from the second villa with Kaz Crossley in tow, leading to one of Love Island's most memorable meltdowns when Georgia screamed that Josh had "f--ked it".
15 of 17Ovie Soko (series five)
Anna Vakili was unable to resist the charms of basketball player Ovie Soko (and who could blame her?) in Casa Amor despite being coupled up with Jordan Hames.She brought Ovie back to the main villa but later decided she would still rather be with Jordan - and we all know how that turned out...
16 of 17Ellie Jones (series four)
Love Island producers threw a right spanner in the works for power couple Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham when they brought in his ex Ellie Jones during Casa Amor.A devastated Dani was shown a video of Jack chatting to his ex, resulting in over 2000 complaints to Ofcom. She didn't have anything to worry about though as Jack stayed loyal but Ellie did enter the main villa after coupling up with Sam Bird which wasn't ideal.
17 of 17Emma Jane Woodham (series two)
Ellie wasn't the first ex to enter the villa though - that honour goes to series two's Emma Jane Woodham, who'd previously dated fellow Islander Thomas Powell. He was SHOOK when she arrived and later quit the show.As if that wasn't enough, Emma coupled up with Terry Walsh even though he'd promised to stay loyal to Malin Andersson and they caused quite the controversy when they had sex on top of the covers for all to see.
When was Kaz Crossley on Love Island?
Kaz appeared on the fourth series of Love Island, back in 2018, as a Casa Amor bombshell. She entered the second villa and quickly captured the attention of Josh Denzel, who brought Kaz back to the main villa, much to the disappointment of Georgia Steel - who Josh was originally coupled up with.
Kaz and Josh made it all the way to the final, where they finished in third place. They continued dating on the outside world but sadly split just six months later.
Who is Kaz Crossley's boyfriend?
Kaz is thought to be singleafter splitting from Theo Campbell in February 2020. The pair began dating in 2019, but Theo found himself dumped by Kaz a year later. He admitted at the the time, "I don’t know what to call it. What’s the right way to say it? I got slinged! I don’t know what to call it.”
Theo added, "We had the best relationship ever. It was the best! The first six months, seven months, amazing. Then it was kinda like, I dunno, something just happened…”
What is Kaz Crossley doing now?
As well as launching her new career as a TV presenter, Kaz still regularly appears on reality TV shows and early in 2022 she starred on MTV's Celebrity Ex on the Beach alongside her ex Theo and the likes of Megan Barton-Hanson, Nathan Henry and James Lock.