Love Island favourite confirms she's WON'T be appearing on All Stars series
"I didn't make the cut"
With reports rife that the brand new Love Island: All Stars will hit our screens on Monday 15th January, rumours are seriously heating up about which former Islanders will be making a return to the iconic villa.
ITV/STV are yet to confirm who will be entering the villa for a second time, but one person we now know WON'T be returning is Winter Love Island's Zara Lackenby-Brown.
Zara, who caused quite a stir during the series in 2023, mainly thanks to her ongoing feud with Olivia Hawkins, has taken to social media to confirm she recently discovered she hasn't 'made the cut' for the All Stars series.
Speaking in a YouTube video, the 26-year-old said: "Of course it would have been nice to have been given a chance to go back into the villa. And I know a lot of you are wondering if I'll be making an appearance on All Stars in January.
"First of all, just want to say there's a lot that goes into a decision like that to go back onto the same reality TV show that you just left. It is a very intense environment one where the contestants of course do not have full control, my appearance didn't necessarily go all the way in my favour the first time around."
She added: "But I'm a believer of new beginnings. And you know all stars. I mean, well, it's all stars. You know, it's not been done before. It's in the name really. It sounds pretty cool. It sounds pretty exciting.
"So what better opportunity for a second chance right? So I was open to it," Zara told her fans. "I have recently been informed that I did not make the cut. But it's all good. I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. If my reappearance on the show isn't meant to be.
"It just means that I'm destined to take a different path. When one door closes, another one will surely open."
Check out all of the rumoured faces for Love Island: All Stars:
Gemma Owen - Series 8
Jon Clark - Series 1
Chris Hughes - Series 3
Kem Cetinay - Series 3
Ovie Soko - Series 5
Anna Vakili - Series 5
Shaughna Phillips - Series 6
Chloe Burrows - Series 7
Teddy Soares - Series 7
Paige Thorne - Series 8
Jacques O'Neill - Series 8
Although bosses are yet to officially confirm the show's start date, rumours are rife the new series will begin on Monday 15th January, replacing the usual Winter series.
Bosses have teased the new series in recent weeks, sharing footage of host Maya Jama preparing to head over to South Africa. The post read: 'It’s time to give us your predictions! Which Islanders do you think will be back for amor? 😉🏝️ #loveisland'. (sic)
Love Island: All Stars will return to ITV2/STV2 later in January.
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