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Love Island’s summer series returned on Monday, and just 56 hours in, two islanders have headed to the raunchy Hideaway bedroom.
Air hostess Helena Ford, 29, and semi-pro footballer Harry Cooksley, 30, spent the night together in the secret suite, which is now open 24 hours a day for those that aren’t coupled up, on Monday.
The luxury space includes a bed and hot tub and offers the Islanders complete privacy.
Filming began for the 12th series on Saturday lunchtime, meaning it was only two and half days before the pair headed for some alone time.
A source told The Sun: ‘This is the fastest sleepover in the Hideaway in Love Island’s twelve series history – and what a gorgeous pair to do so.
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Love Island’s summer series returned on Monday, and just 56 hours in, two islanders have headed to the raunchy Hideaway bedroom
Filming began for the 12th series on Saturday lunchtime, meaning it was only two and half days before the pair headed for some alone time (Host Maya Jama pictured)
‘In the past, producers had to invite Islanders to use the breakout bedroom which meant the love nest was generally not used until couples became more established.
‘But producers have changed the rules of the breakout bedroom so it can be used at any time, without an invite.
‘It means Helena and Harry could take advantage of the ‘no invite needed’ and explore their connection.’
MailOnline has contacted ITV for comment.
Love Island fans are set to enjoy the x-rated sex scenes happening in the famous Hideaway for the very first time in five years, according to bosses’ comments.
‘If sex happens, we’ll show it. The Hideaway will be open 24 hours,’ Mike Spencer, Love Island’s Creative Director said.
He added: ‘We need to keep the show fresh and exciting. After 10 years, the stats speak for themselves. The show will continue to thrive.’
And although the usual play of Love Island is to couple up with one other person from the opposite sex – bosses are hoping for potential throuples in the villa this year as they ‘tear up the rule book’ and install new furniture to help encourage bonking and create drama.
Helena Ford, 29, and semi-pro footballer Harry Cooksley, 30, spent the night together in the secret suite, which is now open 24 hours a day for those that aren’t coupled up, on Monday
Decked in gold furnishings and a king-size bed the private room has been accessorised out with plush furnishings as well as a cabinet of champagne glasses for the loved up couples
The hot tub is back again, where couples can escape for a romantic moment
The Love Island villa was left extremely shaken during Tuesday night’s show as Sophie Lee was axed from the show, and two new bombshells arrived.
Following the arrival of first bombshell Toni, who surprised the singletons at the close of Monday’s episode, Semi pro footballer Shea Mannings and fitness influencer Remell Mullins are the latest arrivals.
Shea, who is a Scaffolder from Bristol, revealed he has a young son, and he will be taking that ‘into consideration’ when coupling up.
He added: ‘She needs to be bubbly and we need to have that initial spark. She needs to have a nice personality – like I think I have – so that we match together.’
Meanwhile, Remell is a Self Improvement Content Creator who boasts a massive 18million likes and half a million followers on TikTok.
Remell shared he is looking for, ‘A bubbly, confident, ambitious and fun girl. One feature that stands out to me is a nice smile, nice teeth and someone that can keep me on my toes.’
When asked where he might be found in the villa in the morning, he replied: ‘I might be cooking a nice high protein meal, I might be doing my skincare routine, something to level up.’
The bombshells will make their arrival during Wednesday’s episode.
The Love Island villa was left extremely shaken during Tuesday night’s show as Sophie Lee was axed from the show, and two new bombshells arrived
Following the arrival of first bombshell Toni, Semi pro footballer Shea Mannings (left) and fitness influencer Remell Mullins (right) are the latest arrivals
Just before their arrival, Maya Jama returned to the villa to send Sophie Lee home, after Shakira picked to couple up with Harry in a shock twist
Tuesday’s episode saw Maya Jama return to the villa to send Sophie home, after Shakira picked to couple up with Harry in a shock twist.
Fans were confused at the Love Island producers decision to dump Sophie before bringing in two new male bombshells.
One wrote on social media platform X: ‘They shouldn’t have sent Sophie home!! The producers are so cruel mahnnnn’;
‘Two bombshells coming in tomorrow night, they should have just let Sophie stay. This is unfair’
It comes after Love Island returned on Monday and after promising a series of twists, Maya was sure to deliver.
The Islanders were coupled up earlier in the day after the girls matched themselves to dating profiles – but Maya returned later that night with big news.
After a day of getting to know each other, the couples were gathered at the fire pit where they were dealt the news that American bombshell Toni Laites would be entering and stealing one of the boys.
Forced to make her decision on the spot, Toni, 24, picked taxi driver Ben Holbrough – leaving construction project manager Shakira single and vulnerable.
Maya revealed that Shakira would have just 24 hours to form a connection with one of the boys or risk being dumped from the island.
Tuesday’s episode saw Maya Jama return to the villa to send Sophie home, after Shakira picked to couple up with Harry in a shock twist
Blu, Harry and Conor all stood up, leaving their partners worried
In order to stay in the villa, Shakira would have to convince one of the boys to leave their partner the following evening.
If she manages to do this whichever girl is left single will be dumped… but if she doesn’t, it’s Shakira who will face the chop.
During the tense moment, Maya asked the boys to stand up if they felt they had a better connection with Shakira.
Blu, Harry and Conor all stood up, leaving their partners worried.
The power was then in Shakira’s hands, and she chose to couple up with Harry, leaving Sophie single and the first islander to be dumped.
At the start of the episode, the ladies – Shakira , Meg, Alima, Sophie, Megan and Helena – were first to enter the villa with talk soon turning to the boys they could potentially couple up with.
However, in contrast to recent series, it wasn’t the viewers that would be picking the couples, but instead the girls were tasked with choosing their boys based on their dating profiles.
Explaining the huge change, Maya told the girls: ‘This year things are slightly different. You’ve told me what your type on paper is, but does that match your ideal man in reality? Come and join me by the pool.’
As the girls lined up, she continued: ‘Girls, in front of you there are six love hearts and each boy has given me their dating profile which is written on each of these hearts – shall we have a look at what these boys have to offer?’
The girls then checked out the descriptions of the island’s boys – Ben, Dejon, Harry, Conor, Blu and Tommy.
They then had to decide to who they’d like to pair up with based on key stats with the boys’ name, age, job and a headline.
After a day of getting to know each other, the couples were gathered at the fire pit where they were dealt the news that American bombshell Toni Laites (pictured) would be entering and stealing one of the boys
Bombshell Toni, 24, stole taxi driver Ben Holbrough – leaving construction project manager Shakira Khan (Shakira and Ben pictured), 26, single and vulnerable
The ladies – Shakira , Meg, Alima, Sophie, Megan and Helena – were first to enter the villa with talk soon turning to the boys they could potentially couple up with
Headlines included lines such as: ‘ I like to play hard and work harder! I love to play, so I work very hard…’ in order to help the girls make their big decisions.
After discussing the boys’ profiles and attempting to figure out which lad could be right for them, Maya then forced them to make their choice.
Counting to three, the stunner informed the ladies that they must run to their chosen heart, with only one girl allowed to stand next to each heart.
And after the girls had chosen their man, they were finally introduced to each boy – but it wasn’t all love at first sight.
Blu Chegini, 26, got eyebrows raising when he immediately made it clear stunning Scot Alima Gagio wasn’t his type on paper.
And Megan Moore, 25, also admitted that her couple Dejon Noel Williams, 26, also didn’t fit her usual man.
While Helena had a rough start as she insisted she was not interested in rugby players, before awkwardly being left to couple up with hunky pro player Connor.
Love Island continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX
LOVE ISLAND 2025: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
Sophie Lee
NAME: Sophie Lee
AGE: 29
FROM: Manchester
OCCUPATION: Motivational Speaker and Author
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is fun, spontaneous, who has a lot of jokes and who is attentive. At the moment I’m only finding ones draped in red flags and ‘do not cross’ signs
IF YOU WERE THE CEO OF SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I’m the CEO of empowerment. I want women to feel beautiful and validated in themselves and feel their best self.
Dejon Noel Williams
NAME: Dejon Noel Williams
AGE: 26
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer and personal trainer
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy
CLAIM TO FAME? My dad being an ex-professional footballer. I’ve met all kinds of famous people through him. When I was younger it was weird because he was just my dad, but we’d go to a game and fans were asking for photos. I’ve met David Beckham, he was really nice.
Megan Moore
NAME: Megan Moore
AGE: 25
FROM: Southampton
OCCUPATION: Payroll specialist
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? I’d like to meet someone who is tall, with a nice tan, nice eyes and a nice smile. He needs to have a good fashion sense and a really good, funny personality that I can get on with
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Bankrupt, right now. But we’re going to make sales and get on that corporate ladder and be booming. Profits, profits, profits!
Tommy Bradley
NAME: Tommy Bradley
AGE: 22
FROM: Hertfordshire
OCCUPATION: Landscape Gardener
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A girl who is very ambitious, with a big personality, caring, but also someone that doesn’t take themselves too seriously. I don’t know if that’s asking for too much, but I want a bit of everything. I haven’t got a specific type in terms of looks, though.
WHAT WOULD YOU BE CEO OF? Taking hours to do my hair
Alima Gagio
NAME: Alima Gagio
AGE: 23
FROM: Glasgow
OCCUPATION: Wealth Management Client Services Executive
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A tall man with a handsome face. You know when you just look at a guy and they have that Disney prince look to them? That’s it
WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? I think she’d hire me because I’m a good flirt. I always ask guys on a night out to guess which country I’m originally from. If they get it right, they can get my number.
But they never guess correctly so it works really well if you don’t want to give a guy your number. I’m originally from Guinea Bissau. If they’re close and I really fancy them, I’ll give them my number anyway.
Ben Holbrough
NAME: Ben Holbrough
AGE: 23
FROM: Gloucester
OCCUPATION: Private Hire Taxi driver
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone sexy, good looking, good chat, good vibes, nice teeth and good eye contact – they’re all the traits I look for. Oh, and also a cute smile, I just look at you and know I can be around you all day, every day.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Bankrupt. I’d have been out of business a long time ago. That’s exactly why I’m here.
Helena Ford
NAME: Helena Ford
AGE: 29
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Cabin Crew
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Somebody funny or Northern. I feel like Northern people have much more banter than Southerners. If you look through my previous dating history, you’ll see I clearly go for personality. You can pretty much laugh me into bed.
WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? I would say hire but then quickly fire soon after. It would only be a temporary contract.
Megan Moore
NAME: Megan Forte Clarke
AGE: 24
FROM: Dublin
OCCUPATION: Musical theatre performer and energy broker
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
Someone who doesn’t take themselves too seriously and has a sense of humour. If they’re not bad looking, that’s always a plus.
I love a boy that’s a bit pasty, like Timothée Chalamet. I don’t mind scrawny, or a bit of a ‘dad bod’. I’m 5ft1 so any height really.
CLAIM TO FAME? Me and my friends made a Derry Girls TikTok for Halloween and it went a bit viral around Brighton. Sometimes I get stopped in the street about it. I’ve also done Panto.
Blu Chegini
NAME: Blu Chegini
AGE: 26
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Construction Project Manager
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
Someone who is family oriented, has a lot of love to give and a lot of love to receive. Personality goes a long way.
WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? She’d fire me, but I’ve got the charm to smooth things over with a girl. The fact I speak fluent Spanish comes in handy when it comes to flirting!
Shakira Khan
NAME: Shakira Khan
AGE: 26
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Construction Project Manager
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is tall, charming, witty, with big arms, a good smile and just really funny.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Booming, but they’re all frogs. It’s a busy love life but I’ve not found ‘the husband’, I’m looking for ‘the one’. I’m looking for the ring.
Harry Cooksley
NAME: Harry Cooksley
AGE: 30
FROM: Guildford
OCCUPATION: Gold trader, semi-professional footballer and model
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? 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.
CLAIM TO FAME? I’m the body double for Declan Rice. So when he does a shoot, any body close ups will actually be me. You’ll never see my face, but you’ll see my shoulder or chest, that kind of thing.
Conor Phillips
NAME: Conor Phillips
AGE: 23
FROM: Limerick
OCCUPATION: Professional rugby player
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Someone who is really sure of themselves, ambitious, a bit of a go-getter and good craic. I like dark eyes and I don’t mind a dominant woman.
WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? Definitely hire. I ask girls if they want to go halves on a baby. It doesn’t work, but it gets them laughing. It’s an ice-breaker, not a serious question of course!
Toni Laites
NAME: Toni Laites
AGE: 24
FROM: Connecticut
OCCUPATION: Las Vegas Pool Cabana Server
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? I’m looking for darker hair, definitely muscular but not too muscular. Super fit. Clean hair cut. Someone that can make me laugh – I’m super outgoing. And someone that’s quite active. Maybe one day we could start our own family together.
I WANT TO DATE A BRITISH GUY BECAUSE… I’ve lived in three different states and I’m still single. It’s time to try something new! I have some British friends and they’re pretty charming. I think all Americans love a good accent. British men are just more polite, with better manners.
Kyle Ashman – AXED
NAME: Kyle Ashman
AGE: 23
FROM: Stafford
OCCUPATION: Water operative
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone that’s fun, confident and just themselves.
WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? I’d say I’d be hired. I just go with it, find something to compliment a girl on and go from there.
Shea
NAME: Shea Mannings
AGE: 25
FROM: Bristol
OCCUPATION: Scaffolder
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? She needs to be bubbly and we need to have that initial spark. She needs to have a nice personality – like I think I have – so that we match together. Also, I have a little boy, so I’ll be taking him into consideration with who I couple up with, too.
WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? Definitely hire. I’m confident to go up and introduce myself and say, ‘You look beautiful’, to get a conversation flowing.
Remell
NAME: Remell Mullins
AGE: 24
FROM: Essex
OCCUPATION: Self Improvement Content Creator
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A bubbly, confident, ambitious and fun girl. One feature that stands out to me is a nice smile, nice teeth and someone that can keep me on my toes.
IF YOU WERE THE CEO OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I’m the CEO of flirting. Sometimes it’s just unintentional.
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