STUNNING Shakira Khan is lined up for this year’s Love Island, The Sun can reveal.
The sexy 22 year old from Manchester will set the ITV2 dating show alight and help make this series the hottest one yet.
Shakira’s Instagram page is filled with gorgeous travel snaps from Haiti, Dubai and New York - and she’s not afraid of a bikini showcase too.
The beauty joins hunky Aaron Buckett in the mix for this summer’s cast.
A source said: “Shakira is jawdroppingly gorgeous and will land a place in Love Island’s history books as a real beauty.
“Execs are finalising who will be in the OG line-up and who will be a bombshell, but Shakira is in the mix.
“And viewers will be hoping she’s there to stay.”
The Sun unveiled 6’5” Aaron as the first name linked to this year’s villa.
Aaron has tens of thousands of fans on Instagram and Tiktok where he posts eye popping videos of his workouts.
A villa source told us: “It’s a fact of life that girls go crazy for a tall lad and Aaron is a man mountain.
“He’s got great chat too."
Love Island and ITV has yet to announce any of the cast, but decisions will be made soon about which guys and girls make the opening line-up.
But they have FINALLY revealed when the show will return to our screens.
Hosted by Maya Jama, 30, viewers can't wait for the new series to kick off - and they don't have long to go.
Love Island fans have been patiently awaiting the arrival of the new summer series.
They had been starting to speculate the show had been delayed as there had been no news from ITV confirming the start date - until now.
The broadcaster - who brought fans Love Island ten years ago in 2015 - have revealed the show will start on Monday, June 9.
The action will kick off at 9pm on ITV2 and see host Maya welcome a brand new set of sexy singletons into the famous villa.
The new Islanders will then attempt to "couple up" in order for them not to be "dumped from the Island".
As per Love Island tradition, the show usually starts the week after the last May Bank Holiday.
However, this year the show is kicking off a week after this at the slightly later date of June 9.
LOVE ISLAND TEASE
It comes after host Maya teased the return of Love Island, in the show's latest trailer.
In the short clip, she talked about the new series bringing 'more twists and turns'.
Looking sensational, Maya said: "This year Love Island needs something bigger, something bolder, I want ideas."
The TV host insisted: "This year I want more drama, more bombshells, more break-ups, more makeups.
"I want more twists, I want more twists than ever."
VILLA CRISIS
The Sun revealed earlier this week how the Love Island villa isn't ready yet.
Staff have been working around the clock to prepare for this summer’s Islanders, who will land on the Spanish island next week - but there is still work that needs to be done.
A source said: “it’s always a quick turnaround to sprinkle the Love Island magic on the Villa, which is a regular holiday let the rest of the year.
“But the schedule has gone awry this year and it’s looking like production is as much as ten days behind schedule.
“Everyone is working around the clock.”
Love Island starts on ITV2 and ITVX on June 9 at 9pm.
