Overview

• Sources say 29-year-old Sophie Lee is set to join Love Island’s 2025 cast, though her status as an original islander or late entrant remains unconfirmed.
• The new series is slated to premiere on June 9 on ITV2 with Maya Jama returning as host, and ITV has yet to announce its full lineup.
• Lee suffered life-threatening burns during a fire-breathing stunt in Chicago at age 22 and spent a month in intensive care before beginning her recovery.
• Since then, she has forged a successful modelling and influencing career, authored the memoir In My Skin, and partners with Katie Piper’s foundation to support burn survivors.
• Her prior relationship with Love Island alumnus Ouzy See adds an unexpected link to the villa ahead of this summer’s series.