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Love Island 2022: All rumoured contestants including two Irish hopefuls as line-up to be revealed

Love Island fans have just a matter of weeks before their favourite dating show returns to ITV for the summer months.

The fan-favourite show will mark the start of a drama-filled summer as the nation tunes in at 9pm each night from June 6, 2022.

A whole host of new contestants will descend on the villa once again in their search for love at the famous Mallorca villa.

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In the final run-up to the show’s start, many fans are searching for hints on who will be featured as ITV has still not announced an official lineup.

Rumours have been rife over the past few weeks, with celebrity siblings hinting at their participation as well as some completely new people.

Here are all the rumoured contestants ahead of June 6.

Sophie Draper

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Sophie Draper)

Sophie Draper is a 22-year-old beautician from Nottingham who once dated professional footballer Matty Cash.

The couple split last year after four years together, and it is rumoured that ITV bosses have met with the recently single brunette beauty since.

Eabha O’Donoghue

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed with two Irish hopefuls (Instagram/ Eabha O'Donoghue)

Irish influencer and TikTok star Eabha O’Donoghue has sparked rumours she’s set to appear on the new season of Love Island.

The 21-year-old took to TikTok earlier this week to share a clip of her miming along to audio of last year’s contestant Faye Winter exploding at her now-boyfriend Teddy Soares.

The Irish model, who has around 30 thousand followers on TikTok, posted the video with the caption: ’28 days to go‘ which sparked a huge number of responses in the comment section enquiring about the show.

Brad McDermott

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Brad McDermott)

Brad McDermott is the brother of ex-Islander Zara, who appeared on season four of the show.

He could be following in his sister’s footsteps as he has been hinted to be the new series’ popular favourite.

Missy Keating

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Missy Keating/Instagram)

The 21-year-old daughter of singer Ronan Keating has also been rumoured to be entering the villa.

When Ronan was asked on Good Morning Britain if his stunning model daughter Missy would appear on the show, his vague answer had fans thinking.

When asked if there was any truth in the rumours, Ronan said that he hadn’t ‘heard anything’.

He added: "But you never know, these kids are busy.

"All my kids they're all busy doing different things, I haven't heard anything myself at the moment."

Zoe Diana Parker

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Zoe Diana Parker)

Aside from the celebrity relatives, Love Island would not be Love Island without its fair share of models and influencers.

Zoe is a model who has worked with the likes of Gymshark and Savage X Fenty.

The stunning brunette is half Indonesian half English, according to her Instagram bio, and even has a modelling account with her sister Zara.

Andreas Jon Beel

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Zoe Diana Parker)

Andreas is another gorgeous model rumoured to be jetting off to Mallorca this summer.

He has 11,000 followers on Instagram and is signed with agencies in Manchester and Portugal.

The model even has his own art account where he posts images of his contemporary artwork.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu)

Ekin-Su is a stunning influencer who lives in both London and Istanbul.

She has a huge following on Instagram, and regularly posts gorgeous pictures for her 348,000 fans.

Joe Kellett

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Joe Kellett)

Joe Kellett’s name has appeared on a rumoured line-up video going around TikTok.

Some people may recognise the model when he appeared on another dating show on BBC Three called Love In The Flesh.

This was hosted by Zara McDermott, so could Joe form a friendship with her brother Brad in the show?

Toby Bougouneau

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Toby Bougouneau)

Manchester-based fashion model Toby Bougouneau is also said to be on the producer's agenda.

The 25-year-old has nearly 6,000 followers and seems to jet off to the Spanish island of Ibiza every year, which is not too far from Mallorca.

Jordan Spencer

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Jordan Spencer)

Basketball star Jordan Spencer may be the new Ovie Soko as it is rumoured producers are eager for him to join the cast.

The 27-year-old 6 ft 2 sportsman appears to split his time between the UK and the US.

Isabelle Colcough

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Isabelle Colclough)

This blonde beauty was another rumoured name coming from TikTok.

Her social media does not give much away about Isabelle, but it is evident she loves dressing up in fashionable clothes and going on nights out.

Josh Mather

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Josh Mather)

Josh is an online fitness coach with over 37,000 followers on Instagram.

He regularly posts motivational captions under topless photos, and it is undeniably he is in great shape for the Love Island villa.

Joshua Legrove

Love Island 2022: All the rumoured contestants as line-up to be revealed (Instagram/Joshua Legrove)

The model and boxer has been rumoured to be the ‘new Tommy Fury’.

The Sun has reported that Joshua impressed producers with his jet-set lifestyle and extensive boxing accolades.

A TV insider told the tabloid: “Joshua is a perfect fit for the show. Bosses are hoping he’ll follow in the footsteps of boxer Tommy Fury, who was a huge hit.

“Joshua is really handsome but there is much more to him than that – the girls will go wild for him.”

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