Who are the Love Island 2021 contestants?
Love Island 2021 is back on our screens, with a new cast of islanders heading to the villa in the hope of finding love and winning 50,000. The ITV2 dating show returned on Monday (28 June) after a year off due to the pandemic. Laura Whitmore is presenting for a second series and Iain Stirling providing the shows hilarious voiceover once more. You can find out more information about Love Island series seven here. In a post shared on social media on Sunday (20 June) ahead of the cast announcement, ITV encouraged fans to show compassion to the new line-up of islanders. These islanders are all single and ready to find love, they wrote. We cant wait to watch them get to know each other, date, and maybe even find the one. Were so grateful theyre letting us follow their journey this summer. We hope you enjoy the show, but please think before you post.  Meet the islanders below...  Sharon Gaffka  Civil servant  Coming from Oxford, 25-year-old Gaffka is a former Miss International United Kingdom, winning the pageant in 2018. She studied law at university (describing herself as a future lawyer on social media) and works for the Department of Transport. She is also an ambassador for the Young Womens Trust, a feminist organisation. Aaron Francis  Model and luxury events host  Francis, 24, is a model and luxury events host from London whos worked at high-profile parties such as Princess Eugenie and Beatrices weddings. Unlike most islanders, he has minimal social media presence, and says hes looking for someone passionate about what they do. Liberty Poole  Waitress and marketing student  21-year-old Poole is an undergraduate student studying marketing. The Birmingham native currently works at Nandos and says that shes looking for a cheeky chappy who wont just use her for discounted chicken. Hugo Hammond  PE teacher  Hailing from Hampshire, Hugo Hammond (now thats a tongue-twister) works as a secondary school PE teacher. The 24-year-old has also played for cricket for Englands physical disability team, having been born with clubfoot. Shannon Singh  Model  Scottish model Singh is a self-described party girl looking to find love in the villa. The 22-year-old from Fife originally worked as a glamour model, but now works more commercially while influencing and DJing on the side. Jake Cornish  Water engineer  Working as a water engineer, Weston-Super-Mare local Cornish is looking for love having just come out of a seven-year relationship when lockdown began. He describes Towies Billie Faiers as his dream woman and says hes usually attracted to blondes. Kaz Kamwi  Blogger  Making a name for herself as a fashion blogger on YouTube and TikTok, Kamwi describes herself as fun, spontaneous and light-hearted. Shes also got some dating horror stories to tell, having once gone out with a mystery restaurant diner who made her pay for her meal while he ate his for free and wrote a review. Brad McClelland  Labourer  Northumberland McClelland is not your normal islander  hes never been on a date and lives with his nan. The 26-year-old also has a pretty lax attitude to work, admitting that he tries to make as much money as I can by doing as little as possible. Chloe Burrows  Financial services marketing executive  Looking to escape a dating past full of situationships, Burrows, 26, says shes heading to the villa in search of fun. She describes herself as outgoing and a big character, so quieter islanders are unlikely to catch her eye. Toby Aromolaran  Semi-pro footballer  Aromolaran is a 22-year-old footballer from Essex who has been single for his whole life  in his words, if Love Island cant find me a relationship then no one can. He currently plays for a social media-focused team called Hashtag United and describes himself as optimistic yet responsible. Faye Winter  Lettings manager  Working in sales for a lettings agency, 26-year-old Winter from Devon says she tries to make her day-to-day work as Selling Sunset as possible. While Love Island contestants traditionally have quit their jobs to appear on the show, shes only taken a sabbatical and intends to return to the office post-villa, dreaming of one day owning her own estate agency (or charity shop). Liam Reardon  Bricklayer  One of the first male bombshells to enter the villa, Reardon is a bricklayer from Wales. The 21-year-old says hes been single for a while but isnt going to go too far out of his way to compete with the other boys in the villa. Of the other islanders, he says hes interested in Kaz and Chloe. Chuggs Wallis  Business owner  There are certain Love Island moments that will go down in TV history  the words Im Chuggs, Im 23 and I run a bucket hat business in Surrey. The person I care most about is me are definitely among them. Wallis says hes looking for a girl who can also be his best mate and that after losing a year of his youth to the pandemic, hes gagging to make the most of his time in the villa. Millie Court  Fashion buyers administrator  Heading into the villa on Tuesday (6 July) night, blonde bombshell Court is 24 years old and hails from Essex. Shes been single for a year and is looking to find the one, explaining: Im always up for doing something new and challenging myself. Ive never done anything like this before. I just want to throw myself into it and have fun with it.  Lucinda Strafford  Online fashion boutique owner  Another fashionista, 21-year-old Strafford comes from Brighton and says she has her eyes on Brad and Liam in the villa. Luckily, she thinks shell get on with the girls too, and reckons shell be closest to Kaz and Liberty. Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.