The popular reality dating show Love Island is back for its 9th season. According to the cast's introduction bios (via Love Island is implementing a social media ban. Since the cast rotates people in and out, the islanders who start the season have to grab the viewers' attention. It is the best-case scenario for the producers that each of the cast who start the season has a large social media following.
If the islanders have more followers, then they will bring more viewers to the show. In a few cast ' cases, their jobs revolve around their social media pages, so they pay constant attention to theirs. Each cast member has an impressive amount of followers, but some of the day 1 cast have more followers than others.
10 Shaq Muhammad - 15.4k
Shaq Muhammad is 24 years old and is also an airport security officer. He is from London and is ready to enter the villa and potentially meet the love of his life.
Shaq can be found on Instagram at @shaq24s_. He currently has the lowest amount of followers out of the cast who were on the show from the very beginning. He only has 13 posts and most of them are of himself. He likes full-body pictures to show off his full outfits. Perhaps when he gets out of the villa and starts to post more, he will accumulate a larger following on Instagram.
9 Kai Fagan - 25.5k
Kai Fagan is 24 years old and is from Manchester. He is a science teacher, as well as a P.E. instructor. He ittedly has some high expectations for his potential partner.
Kai is on Instagram at Love Island villa has enough space for physical activity. Perhaps if he geared his posts towards more rugby content, then he would gain more followers since it is one of the most popular sports in the UK.
8 Haris Namani - 37k
Haris Namani is 21 years old and is from Doncaster. He works as a television salesperson. He notes how he hopes the show will help him find love since he has not had much luck on his own.
Haris is on Instagram at @haris_namanii. Most of his posts feature him in cool and exotic places, like on the deck of a cruise ship. He also has some action shots of him in a boxing ring as well as some videos from his boxing matches. Similarly to Kai, if Haris starts to post more boxing content when he gets out of the villa, he could gain a larger following. He could even pursue a career in the sport after the publicity he will have after the show.
7 Ron Hall - 45.8k
Ron Hall is from Essex and works as a financial advisor. He is 24 years old and is the first contestant in Love Island history that is partially blind.
Ron can be found on Instagram at @ronhall__. He only has 7 posts on the social media platform. His posts feature him in his social scene as there are images of him in clubs and hanging with friends. He features both traditional selfies and full-body poses to show off his outfit. His 7 posts are one of the lowest in the cast and were ed sporadically from September 2021 to January 2023. With the following he will gain from Love Island, his post count is sure to increase.
6 Tanya Manhenga - 48.9k
Tanya Manhenga is a 22-year-old influencer on social media, and she was one of the first contestants to be rumored to be on the season. She hopes the diverse background of all the cast will help her find her sole mate.
Tanya can be found on Instagram at @talkswithtt_. She is just under 50 thousand followers. Her profile is unique in that all of her posts are pictures of herself and she features no shots with family or friends. It seems she has an affinity for fashion as she likes to show off her outfits in all of her posts. Some of her posts feature collaborations she is doing with clothing companies, so her sponsors are happy she will be getting more publicity from the show.
5 Anna-May Robey - 55.2k
Anna-May Robey is from Swansea and her occupation is a payroll . One big shock from the cast announcement was that Anna is 20 years old. She has been single for a while, much to the chagrin of her mother.
Her Instagram handle is @annamayrobey and her post count is at a total of 13. She currently has a little over 50 thousand followers. Most of her images are of her, but she has a few with some friends. Most of her pictures also feature her in extravagant and elegant clothes. It is very impressive she has totaled this many followers at just 20 years old. She enjoys living the nightlife and relishes in the social scene, so that is something she will probably miss in the villa.
4 Tanyel Revan - 63.5k
Tanyel Revan is 26 and originates from North London. She works as a hairstylist and describes herself as a loud and feisty character.
Tanyel can be found on Instagram at @tanyelrevan. She posts lots of images of herself in a lot of different interesting places, where she is dressed up. She has a few that have a lovely night skyline in the background. It also appears she enjoys the social scene as she has a few pictures of her at bars and restaurants. All of her posts where she is looking lovely in fantastic clothing contribute to her follower count.
3 Olivia Hawkins - 69.9k
Olivia Hawkins is from Brighton and is 27 years old. She has a few professional endeavors such as actress and ring girl. She has had some small roles in big films, but now she hopes to find love.
Olivia can be found on Instagram at @livhawkinss, where she has almost 70 thousand followers. Most of her posts are pictures of her in all different locations, like on a boat or a nightclub. She has some shots of her as a ring girl as well. If she wanted to pursue an acting career, this is a perfect opportunity for her to get more publicity, and the Instagram follower bump she will get will certainly help her!
2 Lana Jenkins - 77.6k
Lana Jenkins is 25 years old and from Luton. She works as a make-up artist, and she has worked on television before. She feels as if she falls in love quickly, so her hopes are high in the villa.
She can be found on Instagram at @lanajenkinss. Out of anyone in the cast, Lana has the most pictures with other people. She has tons of group shots with friends in her feed. Lana does, however, post a periodic solo image. Most of her group shots with friends out on the town make the social scene in the UK appear very lively. Her posts in exotic locations like Ibiza made her followers go up.
1 Will Young - 191k
Will Young is from Buckinghamshire and is 23 years old. He works on a farm, as he grew up in a rural atmosphere. He blames his love life's difficulties on growing up on a farm.
He can be found on Instagram at @farmer_will_. He has the most Instagram followers, compared to his other day 1 castmate. He posts lots of pictures of him with farm animals, like with a herd of sheep or in a pig pen. Besides his poses with farm animals, his posts are pretty in alignment with the rest of the cast, so his followers must enjoy seeing an attractive guy with cute animals.