Overview

• Love Island 2025 marked its 10th anniversary by having six women select partners purely from giant cards showing the men’s profiles without ever meeting them in person.
• American bombshell Toni Laites entered during the launch episode and immediately stole Ben Holbrough from his partner Shakira Khan, triggering an unprecedented shake-up.
• Host Maya Jama revealed Shakira had 24 hours to secure a new match with one of the already paired men or face being dumped from the villa.
• Shakira exercised her power by choosing Harry Cooksley as her new partner, which led to motivational speaker Sophie Lee’s surprise elimination.
• Viewers took to social media to denounce the twist as “cruel” and “unfair,” criticising both the blind matching and Sophie’s abrupt departure.