Love Island’s Toni Laites unveils ‘sexy wet rat’ new look and it’s a slay

She is now the doppelgänger of her villa bestie Yasmin Pettet

Toni
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by Emily Vierke |
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We simply adore it when a Love Island star reveals a new aesthetic, especially when it's one of our faves and everybody knows how obsessed we are with series 12 winner, Toni Laites.

If you don't: we're obsessed with series 12 winner, Toni Laites.

Toni
Toni ©ITV

Toni made for hella good telly during her stint on the dating show this summer. From her witty comebacks and straight talking attitude to her adorable friendship with Shakira Khan and Yasmin Pettet, the American goddess was more than a worthy winner.

Since leaving the show - and taking the £50k prize money and Cach Mirjah Mercer with her - Toni has been thriving. She made Love Island history, alongside Shakira and Yas, when they fronted ID magazine in a very non-Love-Island-esque photoshoot and has recently been snapped up by YMU Entertainment.

As if we weren't loving Toni enough already, the Connecticut-born babe has only gone and changed up her look in time for spooky season, too.

Shakira, Toni and Yas
Shakira, Toni and Yas ©ITV

Posting some videos and pics on her Instagram story, Toni can be seen rocking some freshly-washed hair with her head in a wash bowl (iconic). She added the caption, 'Sexy wet rate vibe today,' and sorry, but how does she STILL manage to look drop dead gorge in the dreaded hairdresser cape?

Whenever we sit in the chair with our dripping wet hair and that thing flung around our shoulders we sit there wondering if we have always looked so goddamn awful...

Toni's hair
Toni's hair ©Instagram

Toni declared that she has gone 'back to her roots' and who knew she was naturally such a dark-haired beauty?

Although Toni is yet to share a photo on the grid of her new long, luscious, deep brown locks, she did post a hot mirror selfie on her story and, obviously, she looks unreal. And dare we say a little like her villa bestie, Yas?

Toni
Toni ©Instagram

Everybody is loving the Islanders new Morticia Addams vibe and we have to say, dark is definitely your colour Toni, bb.

One person commented, 'Your eyes be popping with that colour! 🤎🌿,' with another adding, 'Wow wow wow 😍😍😍😍😍😍.'

Toni even commented on the hairdresser's video with two simple words, 'big slay.'

Our thoughts exactly.

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Emily Vierke is a digital writer who has dabbled in the world of celeb, beauty and fashion. She enjoys stalking Love Island girlies Indiyah Polack and Matilda Draper for outfit inspo nearly as much as she enjoys rewatching the clip of Maura Higgins confronting Tom Walker for gossiping about her to the Love Island lads.

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