Love Island UK Season 12 Casting Rumors Reveal First 2 Contestants (Are They Bombshells?)

Casting rumors are flying about who will star in the 2025 season of Love Island UK, and it seems the first two cast members have been revealed. After Josh Oyinsan and Michelle “Mimii” Ngulube won Love Island UK season 11 after 58 days at the villa, anticipation is now building for Love Island UK season 12. The cast is expected to be officially announced soon. When they join the show, they’ll be heading out to Mallorca, which is where the villa is located for the 2025 season.

While the cast list hasn’t been made public just yet, the Daily Mail and The Sun reported that Lucy Quinn and Aaron Buckett will likely be cast for Love Island UK season 12. Lucy is a makeup artist and Aaron is a personal trainer. According to the Daily Mail’s source, “Lucy is single and ready to mingle,” and the Liverpool resident is looking forward to entering the villa. They added that the 20-year-old woman is “fiery and doesn’t take any nonsense when it comes to dating but is equally looking for the man of her dreams.”

Meanwhile, Aaron, who’s from London, is strongly being considered for the Love Island UK season 12, but executive producers “are still finalizing whether he’ll be in the opening lineup or as a tempting bombshell,” according to The Sun’s source, who added that the personal trainer is a “mad mountain.” Both Lucy and Aaron have social media presences, though the former has yet to reach 6,000 Instagram followers and the latter doesn’t even have 4,000 followers.

What Casting Rumors Mean For Love Island UK Season 12

Neither Lucy Nor Matt Have A Large Online Following

Based on their social media updates, it seems like Lucy and Aaron will fit right in with the rest of the Love Island contestants. What’s interesting, though, is that neither one has a large online following. Aaron, in particular, not only has fewer than 4,000 followers, but he also rarely shares any updates. He only has 13 photos on his grid, though it’s possible he used to have more and is cleaning up his page before joining Love Island; so far in 2025, he’s only shared one photo. Despite this, he still regularly receives hundreds of likes on each post.

When it comes to dating reality shows nowadays, it’s becoming more common to see influencers joining the casts. Lucy and Aaron may not be influencers, per se, but if they’re cast on Love Island UK, they could certainly translate that reality TV fame into social media success. Having a large online following shouldn’t determine whether someone gets cast on one of these shows, of course.

Our Take On Love Island UK Season 12 Casting Rumors

Love Island UK Will Have Plenty Of Twists & Major Drama

Only time will tell if Lucy and Aaron will find love on Love Island UK. As fans know from past seasons, there will be twists and bombshell curveballs that will change the entire competition. Lucy and Aaron, if they end up getting cast, will no doubt have to weather a lot to get to the end and hopefully find someone they can be in a relationship with after the season comes to an end. With Maya Jama coming back as the host, Love Island UK season 12 is shaping up to be another wild ride–and fans should expect major drama and unexpected outcomes.