LOVE Island fans have slammed Shakira for ‘leading Ben on’ after her cruel comment gave her true feelings away.
Tonight, new bombshell Harrison Solomon made his decision and picked Toni to stay in the villa, sending Malisha home as a result.
And since his villa arrival the footballer has been getting to know the ladies, including Shakira, who is coupled up with Ben.
Chatting by the firepit, Shakira implied that her conversations with Ben weren’t mentally stimulating enough for her.
She told Harrison: “I don’t think he’s someone I’d go for on the outside world.
“When I speak to him, we get on well. But on a deeper level, I’m not sure.”
Harrison interjected to ask the brunette beauty if she and Ben have “deeper chats.”
Shakira replied: “No, well we’ve had a few. I like conversations that stimulate me and I’m quite a smart girl, do you know what I mean?”
Shakira also said there’s a neon light saying trouble above Ben’s head.
Since their firepit chat, fans have taken to X to say Shakira is “leading Ben on.”
One person penned: “Shakira hates Ben so bad,” and a second wrote: “Shakira is definitely leading Ben on.”
A third wrote: “Shakira so why you kissing him and leading him on?”
Others have claimed that Shakira has called Ben “dumb,” as one wrote: “Shakira basically called Ben dumb.”
A second penned: “No way shakira just called ben thick by saying her conversations with ben aren’t stimulating to her brain… please.”
Another said: “Bens not stimulating enough for shakira.”
Love Island 2025 full lineup
- Harry Cooksley: A 30-year-old footballer with charm to spare.
- Shakira Khan: A 22-year-old Manchester-based model, ready to turn heads.
- Megan Moore: A payroll specialist from Southampton, looking for someone tall and stylish.
- Alima Gagigo: International business graduate with brains and ambition.
- Tommy Bradley: A gym enthusiast with a big heart.
- Helena Ford: A Londoner with celebrity connections, aiming to find someone funny or Northern.
- Ben Holbrough: A model ready to make waves.
- Megan Clarke: An Irish actress already drawing comparisons to Maura Higgins.
- Dejon Noel-Williams: A personal trainer and semi-pro footballer, following in his footballer father’s footsteps.
- Aaron Buckett: A towering 6’5” personal trainer.
- Conor Phillips: A 25-year-old Irish rugby pro.
- Antonia Laites: Love Island’s first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress.
- Rose Selway: Beauty salon owner from Devon who runs 12 aesthetics clinics, boasting a famous clientele including former Love Islanders.
- Yasmin Pettet: The 24-year-old bombshell hails from London and works as a commercial banking executive.
- Malisha Jordan: A teaching assistant from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who entered Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
- Emily Moran: Bombshell Welsh brunette from the same town as Love Island 2024 alumni Nicole Samuel.
- Shea Mannings: Works as a scaffolder day-to-day and plays semi-pro football on the side.
- Remell Mullins: Boasts over 18million likes and 500k followers on TikTok thanks to his sizzling body transformation videos.
- Harrison Solomon: Pro footballer and model entering Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
Departures:
- Kyle Ashman: Axed after an arrest over a machete attack emerged. He was released with no further action taken and denies any wrongdoing.
- Sophie Lee: A model and motivational speaker who has overcome adversity after suffering life-changing burns in an accident.
- Blu Chegini: A boxer with striking model looks, seeking love in the villa.
It comes as the first week in the villa wound down, and Maya Jama returned for spin-off show Aftersun, where she grilled Shakira’s mum and sister about what she’s been up to in the villa.
Both didn’t think too highly about her current match, Ben, who she coupled up with in the latest ceremony, but her mum couldn’t hide her dislike of Harry – who was seen jumping out of bed with Shakira for a night in the Hideaway with air hostess Helena.
While some fans believed he did it in order to get one up on Shakira, who had shared a snog with Blu earlier that night in the Hideaway before confessing, her mum was not pleased with Harry’s antics.
So when Maya asked if she thought Harry and Shakira were a good match, her mum didn’t hesitate to say no.
“Absolutely not,” she declared. “I didn’t sleep. I, actually, when she ended up back with Ben, that was the best night’s sleep I’ve had in a few days. I prefer him.”
But Shakira’s sister wasn’t so convinced about Ben, having previously told Maya: “I’m not a fan, but I feel like they do match each other’s break a bit.
“I feel like she likes the chase, and because he was, like, so weird with her at the beginning, she kind of liked it and it roped her in a bit.”
However, her mum was more warm towards Ben, saying: “There must be potential there for it to be that interested.”
