It’s not unusual for Love Island contestants to have links to other reality shows and this year’s Islanders are no exception.
Two of this year’s bunch have relatives that have appeared on TV before, with Ben Holbrough’s uncle Warren Phillips appearing on Survival of the Fittest alongside Dani Dyer in 2018 and Casa Amor bombshell Lucy Quinn’s uncle Ray Quinn finishing in second place behind Leona Lewis on The X Factor in 2006.
But that isn’t Love Island 2025’s only connection to The X Factor as another of this year’s Casa Amor bombshells previously appeared on the show herself.
It turns out that Yaz Broom, who entered the villa alongside five other new girls last night (Sunday 6 July), took part in the singing competition in 2016 as a member of the girl band Four of Diamonds.
The group were the fifth act to be eliminated from the competition, but they went on to sign with major record label EMI Records and collaborate with the likes of Burna Boy and Saweetie before disbanding in 2020.
Prior to entering the villa, Yaz alluded to her musical background in a pre-villa interview when she said, ‘The one thing that people are most surprised to learn about me is that I can sing. Some people also think I’m lying about being a DJ. Especially guys on a night out!’
Yaz has had a fairly quiet start to Casa Amor compared to some of the other girls, although she did share a kiss with Giorgio Russo during a game of Truth or Dare.
She revealed before entering the villa that she had her eye on Tommy Bradley, Harrison Solomon and Conor Phillips.
‘They all seem like they treat women really well, and they have nice personalities and nice bodies,’ she explained.
When asked for what she’s looking for, Yaz added, ‘Definitely someone that’s masculine, muscly, taller than me and emotionally available.’
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Nathan Katnoria is heat and Closer online’s senior digital writer. He became obsessed with Love Island when Malin Andersson came back to confront Terry Walsh in series two and hasn’t looked back since. When he’s not interviewing former Islanders, Nathan is scrolling through their Instagram feeds for relationship updates and piping hot tea.