A CASA Amor bombshell’s secret link to one of Love Island’s most controversial characters has come to light.
It comes after the female line-up for the ITV2 show’s spin-off villa was revealed over the weekend, in addition to the six new hunks.
Mitch Taylor has starred in both Love Island’s main show and the All Stars spin off[/caption]
Mitch is now dating Hayley Griffin, who is Rheo’s best pal[/caption]
Casa Amor kicked off when the main villa lads were tasked with snogging the new villa beauties.
Now fresh arrival Rheo Parnell’s connection to Love Island and All Stars alum Mitch Taylor, 29, has been revealed – leaving fans stunned.
Eagle-eyed viewers were quick to spot an Instagram comment from the Sheffield lad which read “slay Rheo.”
One fan was quick to reply: “You know this girl?”
Another then posted: “His girlfriend’s best mate.”
Musician Rheo is pals with Messy Mitch’s girlfriend, South African TikTok-er Hayley Griffin.
The band member is also a founder of Drip Beauty UK.
The Warwickshire lass, who also works as a ring girl, previously told of her “strong minded” nature ahead of her villa stint.
She confessed: “I’ve got my eye on Harrison.
“He’s cheeky and has a bit about him. I’ve noticed that he likes a bit of role play, which is interesting.
“He keeps getting people to get up and act stuff out which is so jokes. I like his imagination.
“I’m locked and loaded on him, target secured.”
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It came after viewers were first to spot how another Casa bombshell had been on the series before – sparking fix rows.
Lauren Wood was one of this year’s guinea pig Islanders for Love Island’s ‘dry run’ in May and execs loved her so much, they cherry picked her to return.
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.
- 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.
- Yasmin Pettet: The 24-year-old bombshell hails from London and works as a commercial banking executive.
- Emily Moran: Bombshell Welsh brunette from the same town as Love Island 2024 alumni Nicole Samuel.
- Harrison Solomon: Pro footballer and model entering Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
- Giorgio Russo: The 30-year-old will be spending his summer in the sun, potentially his sister Alessia’s successful tournament at the Euros in Switzerland.
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.
- Malisha Jordan: A teaching assistant from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who entered Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
- Shea Mannings: Works as a scaffolder day-to-day and plays semi-pro football on the side.
- Caprice Alexandra: The 26-year-old bombshell owns a nursery in Romford.
- Poppy Harrison: The bombshell broke up with her boyfriend after finding out she would be in the villa
- Will Means: The fourth fittest farmer in the UK according to Farmers’ Weekly in 2023 entered the villa as a bombshell
- Megan Clarke: An Irish actress part of the OG line-up.
- Remell Mullins: Boasts over 18million likes and 500k followers on TikTok thanks to his sizzling body transformation videos.
It means she could quickly be deemed a “producer plant” by viewers.
Every year a group of stand-ins move into the villa before the real cast arrive to allow the crew to test camera angles, sound, and whether furniture and fittings are all ready for eight weeks’ work.
A source said: “Lauren was one of the dry run Islanders but bosses loved her so guaranteed her a slot in Casa Amor.
“Fans will feel like she’s going in there as a producer plant as she’s been specially chosen and has the added advantage of having been among crew, in the villa, and knows how everything works.
“Certainly it’ll help her feel a bit more comfortable and confident.
“There’s been other Islanders in the past who went from a dry runner to full cast.
“2023’s winner Sanam Harrinanan was part of the dry run cast and then went all the way.”
Hayley also works as a grid girl like Rheo[/caption]
