Athletes, tradies and beauty queens: Meet the Islanders of Love Island Australia 2026

We got a text – it’s all the details of Love Island Australia’s 2026 cast!

This season is taking over the renowned Love Island USA villa in tropical Fiji for the first time, with a stunning new group of singles looking for love.

From ex-sports stars to models, here’s a look at the Islanders in the Villa in 2026...

Jordan

• From: Canberra
• Age: 24
• Occupation: Airbnb owner

Jordan is the son of a former Prime Minister of Tonga who is well travelled, charming, cheeky and confident.

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A self-made “international landlord”, he owns a small property portfolio in Tonga of premium apartments to rent for diplomats and high-profile guests.

He loves to travel and jokes he’s got “at least two girls in every port”. However he always lands back in Australia just in time to find a petite Latina hottie with big personality to date.

Shawnee

• From: Gold Coast
• Age: 27
• Occupation: Online fitness coach

Shawnee is a personal trainer with a thriving online fitness-coaching business.

She is fresh out of a rollercoaster on-again, off-again relationship with a previous Islander, officially sexy, single and ready to mingle.

With a tendency to overshare and a face incapable of hiding what she’s really thinking, chaos seems to follow Shawnee every where she goes … we’re sure that includes the Villa!

Jarrar

• From: Wollongong
• Age: 22
• Occupation: Diesel fitter

Jarrar is a FIFO diesel fitter who is mistaken for rugby league heartthrob Reece Walsh so often that the boys at work call him “Walshy from Wish”.

He is cheeky, confident, and always the loudest in every room whether he’s at the gym, on the dirt bikes or out with the boys. He’ll happily bark at attractive women walking past, which sounds like it shouldn’t work, but according to Jarrar it does.

After three long-term relationships, Jarrar knows exactly what he likes. His dream girl is hot, energetic and has a great butt.

Jack

• From: Gold Coast
• Age: 24
• Occupation: Tradie trainer

Jack might look like your stereotype Gold Coast tradie, but don’t be fooled. With a background in business and sales, he trains tradesmen on how to become more presentable and profitable.

He surfs, drives boats, camps, loves a 4WD adventure and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty.

He’s the rugged sort of man the girls demand but while he loves to claim he’s not a player, yet his track record tells a different story.

Phoebe

• From: Adelaide/London
• Age: 23
• Occupation: Funemployed

Bubbly blonder Phoebe is and South Australia’s home-grown princess. She was raised in elite private schools and fed with a silver spoon.

She’s got a commerce degree but also a huge license to spend, getting through $70,000 of a sizable inheritance from her grandmother in just six months.

Phoebe is a hopeless romantic who falls hard and fast all the time, which we’re sure to see when she enters the Villa.

Keanu

• From: Sydney
• Age: 25
• Occupation: Tradie

Keanu is a cheeky Kiwi chappy with NRL experience, playing for the North Queensland Cowboys and later the Newcastle Knights before he picked up the tools and embraced life as a tradie.

Having achieved what most young athletes only dream of, he now carries an optimistic confidence and energy that’s impossible not to be drawn to.

With his infectious laughter, killer dimples and a class-clown personality, he’s the type of guy who can cause absolute chaos one day and somehow have everyone forgiving him the next.

Amanda

• From: Sydney
• Age: 26
• Occupation: Jeweller and model

Amanda is the whole package: beautiful, strategic, emotionally intelligent, persuasive – and a straight-A student.

Since ending her relationship, Amanda has gone through a full post-breakup transformation and levelling up her confidence.

She’s after a tall, tattooed, emotionally steady guy with dark features and enough confidence to obsess over her properly. Nonchalance is her biggest turn-off and she believes if a man likes you, you should never have to question it.

Lachie

• From: Sydney
• Age: 26
• Occupation: Chiropractor

Meet Lachie, the Eastern Suburbs chiropractor. He’s handsome, jacked, immaculately designer-dressed and fully aware of all three.

Single for three years, Lachie claims he’s looking for something real. He’s upfront about his “type”, liking women who are fit, slim, and take care of themselves.

He has been in hot water in the past, posting outspoken viral TikToks, but he stands by his opinions, even if it rubs people up the wrong way.

Natalie

• From: Gold Coast
• Age: 23
• Occupation: Airline ground crew

Natalie is a fiery pocket rocket who works for an airline as ground crew. She has a serious ability to give as good as she gets, dealing with angry travellers and delayed flights.

Dating on the Gold Coast has left Natalie exhausted by influencer boys, fake personalities and men who are allergic to commitment.

Despite the chaos, Natalie is a huge lover girl who falls hard, fast and often. She has had two serious relationships, both lasting three years, and wants her next one to be her last.

Oli

• From: Perth
• Age: 26
• Occupation: Personal trainer

Oli is a jacked personal trainer from Perth whose claim to fame came when his thirst trap went viral thanks to a photographer nobody expected: his Nan.

He thinks his biggest issue with dating is “I’m just too tall and handsome”, which explains why his dating history includes international models and global influencers.

He is looking for more than a one-night stand, though. Oli craves a genuine emotional connection and considers himself the most emotionally available player on the West Coast.

Layla

• From: Canberra
• Age: 22
• Occupation: Pilates instructor

Layla is Canberra’s self-proclaimed hottest export, with the face, the body and the ego to back it up.

She’s had two serious relationships and more than her fair share of situationships and heartbreak – her last boyfriend dumped her just a week before their planned Europe trip, then went without her!

She’s looking for her dream tall ethnic 10/10 man with a solid career, big energy and enough confidence to keep up with her fiery Aries personality.

Zel

• From: Gold Coast
• Age: 28
• Occupation: Model

Merizel, “Zel”, is the ultimate heartthrob, turning heads with his good looks and impressive language skills – he speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish and French!

Zel was a professional footballer who was in the West Ham development squad before moving to the Australian league. After injuries cut his playing career short, he was scouted by modelling agencies and now works as a model.

Zel is searching for his equal, the perfect mix of chaos and calm.

Ava

• From: Perth
• Age: 24
• Occupation: Traffic controller

Ava is a Geordie bombshell who swapped gloomy Newcastle in the UK for some sweet Perth sunshine and hasn’t looked back.

Now, Ava is looking for a man who can make her laugh, match her energy, and most importantly, keep his eyes to himself.

Sammi

• From: Whangārei, New Zealand
• Age: 23
• Occupation: Model and content creator

Sammi is a small-town beauty queen who has spent the last year travelling the world as Miss New Zealand, but finding a decent man has proven harder than winning the crown.

Her last serious relationship lasted three years and despite having flings with a few All Black rugby stars, Sammi hasn’t been kissed in nearly two years.

Sammi isn’t afraid of a little competition for the man she wants in the Villa – after all, she beat 170 girls to get her crown.