The dating show Love Island UK has featured some dramatic moments that fans will never forget, and it's time to rank a few of the series' most impressive bombshells. Fans enjoy tuning in as singletons try to find love in luxurious environments over the course of six weeks, and there is a fun competition element. The series has been on the air since 2015, and it's become a blueprint for the many different spin-offs that have been filmed all over the world, including Love Island USA and Love Island Australia.
Up until 2020, the show exclusively took place in the summertime, and the contestants stayed in a luxury villa in Majorca, Spain. However, the show's production team made a change by filming in South Africa in January 2020. Currently, viewers have two installments a year to enjoy. Although Love Island UK focuses on attractive singles finding love, the show also features some meaningful platonic friendships. Challenges add excitement to the mix, as do the inevitable (and often petty) arguments.
One aspect that makes the series so exciting is the bombshell contestants. Their presence is unexpected and they are sent in to wreak havoc. Whether they enter to cause trouble between well-established couples or stir things up in other ways, there are some firm favorites. Now, it's time to rank the most beloved bombshells.
3. Emma-Jane Woodhams
After the shock of Malin Andersson being voted out by viewers, everyone (including Malin) assumed that she and Terry Walsh would remain a couple despite her exit. A few days later, Emma-Jane Woodhams entered the villa to surprise her ex and fellow contestant Thomas Powell. To add even more controversy, she decided to couple up with Terry, despite his supposed loyalty to Malin. Love Island UK fans will always Emma due to her decision to have sex with Terry on top of the covers, for all of her fellow islanders and viewers to see. The couple lasted six months outside the villa. Then, Emma reunited with her childhood sweetheart Jordan Bye. They had a baby son together in 2018, but split one month later.
2. Jess Shears
In season 3, Jess came in as the very first bombshell of the season. She quickly sought out fellow contestant Montana Rose Brown, as the two had been seeing the same guy at the same time. Whether she decided to steal Montana's partner Dom Lever as an act of revenge or because she genuinely fancied him, the two remain together. They have since had a child and even got married during a Good Morning Britain appearance. Jess was dumped from the island after her fellow Love Island UK contestants were forced to choose one islander who would have to leave the villa. She maintained her feud with Montana, favoriting mean and degrading tweets about her while Montana was staying in the villa.
1. Maura Higgins
Maura Higgins is the Irish bombshell who was featured in season 5, which aired back in 2019. At the start, she was interested in Tommy Fury, much to the dismay of Molly-Mae Hague. After reaching the final while coupled up with Curtis Pritchard, Maura is an all-time favorite bombshell for a variety of reasons. For example, she's popular due to her catchphrases and her infamous confrontation with Tom, Maura went in to find love and left as one of the most iconic contestants to ever enter the Love Island UK villa. She's stayed famous due to her charisma and charm, and may always be in the public eye.