Love Island: Meet the first batch of islanders as they are unveiled

Get ready for glam, grafting, and girls and guys “pulling each other for a chat” – Love Island is back for its 10th season, and ITV has started rolling out details on the first batch of islanders.

The new summer series will begin on Monday 5 June, with Maya Jama back on hosting duties after she made her debut on the winter edition earlier this year.

Jama proved a charismatic, and very popular, host for the winter show, which was filmed in South Africa and won by Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan.

It was recently revealed what training the Love Island contestants are being given ahead of the launch, in line with the ITV2 show’s duty of care procedures.

All contestants on the 2023 summer series will complete video training and guidance across a range of topics, including mutually respectful behaviour in relationships, behaviour patterns associated with controlling and coercive behaviour and language around disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, and microaggressions.

Check out all the new contestants below – we’ll be updating this article as they are unveiled…

Ruchee Gurung

Age: 24

From: Sutton

Occupation: Beautician

Instagram: @rucheewawo

Gurung says she is a “relationship kind of girl, but so far it’s not worked out for me”. She says she is super “caring”, adding: “My love language is gift giving, so I’m a real giver when it comes to relationships.”

The beautician has revealed that there are two major things that give her the “ick”: “Guys with no ambition” or “Guys with white jeans and red trainers”. They are, she says, a fashion no-no.

Love Island season 10 launches on ITV2 at 9pm on Monday 5 June.