A VERY famous face is heading into the Love Island villa 😲

Bosses are pulling out all of the stops!

Author: Alex RossPublished 18th Jul 2023

It sounds like Love Island bosses are blowing the budget for this year's Summer series! Not only did they pull out all of the stops to get International superstar Ne-Yo to kick off Casa Amor earlier this year, they've now confirmed ANOTHER famous face is heading for villa.

That's right, pop superstar Rita Ora will perform for the Islanders at this year's infamous beach club party which is set to air tonight (Tuesday 18th July).

Following the release of her third studio album 'You & I' on 14th July, Rita will perform huge hits including new single 'Praising You'.

Check out all of the former celebrity guests on Love Island:

Stormzy

Remember when Stormzy called out Olivia Attwood on Twitter for the way she treated Chris Hughes? Well, they came face-to-face when the rapper was beamed into the villa for a video call with the contestants. Viewers were loving it and hailed the incredible moment as "the best TV ever".

Tom Zanetti

Before he was known as a reality TV personality in his own right, DJ and producer Tom Zanetti entered the villa in series four to spin some tunes at the Islanders' Ministry of Sound party. It was here that he first met Hayley Hughes, who he later dated after she left the show.

Craig David

Craig David accidentally provided one of the most iconic Love Island moments of all time when he brought Anton Danyluk to tears by entering the villa to belt out some of his greatest hits.

Mark Wright

Way back when Love Island began in 2015, Mark Wright entered the villa in one of the series' most shocking moments. No, he wasn't looking for love - he's happily married to Michelle Keegan, of course. He appeared on the show to DJ for contestant Lauren Richardson's 27th birthday.

Danny Dyer

Love Island viewers were left devastated when Dani Dyer's dad Danny didn't enter the villa for the Meet The Parents day. However, he did still manage to give Jack Fincham a grilling when he appeared via video call.

Sean Paul

Ah, when Sean Paul met Shaughna Phillips. Yep, the legendary singer jetted to South Africa especially to perform at a Spotify party in the villa on the ITV2 dating show's first ever winter edition.

Mabel

From one pop superstar to another, Mabel entered the villa during the 2021 series to perform her hits 'Let Them Know' and 'Don't Call Me Up'.

Becky Hill

Keeping up the trend, singer/songwriter Becky Hill popped into the villa during the 2022 series, performing some of her biggest hits to cheer the Islanders up following Jacques' shock exit.

2022: Joel Corry appeared on Love Island

Becky wasn't the only famous face to appear in the 2022 series. DJ Joel Corry surprised Islanders with a set during the VIBE party.

Alfie Boe

English tenor Alfie Boe made a shock appearance during Ekin-Su and Davide's epic final date in 2022, serenading the pair with his lovely vocals.

Jax Jones and Calum Scott

Jax Jones flew over to South Africa in February 2023 to put on a show for the Winter Love Island gang. He was even joined by singer-songwriter Calum Scott, as the pair performed their new single 'Whistle'.

Ne-Yo

International superstar Ne-Yo dropped into the villa during series 10, which took part in the Summer of 2023. The singer performed some of his biggest hits for the Islanders.

Rita Ora

Pop star Rita Ora performed at the annual beach club party during the 2023 Summer series. Rita performed her single 'Praising You' from her third studio album 'You & I'.

Craig David and Wes Nelson

During the All Stars series in 2024, Craig David made a return to surprise super fan Anton Danyluk. He was also joined by former Islander Wes Nelson, with the pair performing their epic single 'Abracadabra'.

Ella Henderson

Ella Henderson rocked up to the Love Island: All Stars villa to perform her tracks 'Alibi', 'React' and 'Ghost' ahead of the final! Taking to Instagram after the show, Ella expressed her love, writing: 'Love Island Babyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! Living my best slow mo life 😂 … What a blast to head into the @loveisland villa xx. E x #LoveIsland #AllStars' (sic)

Eve

Hip-Hop superstar Eve entered the villa during the 2024 series in June, performing some of her biggest hits including 'Who's That Girl?'.

Jess Glynne

Pop star Jess Glynne popped by to perform some of her biggest hits for the Islanders during the annual Beach Club party! Admitting she's a huge fan of the show, Jess told the Islanders: "I've been watching the show and I'm actually invested!'"

Although nothing has been confirmed just yet, as Love Island fans will know, the beach club part of the series usually ends with host Maya Jama spoiling the party to announce more shock dumpings.

With just two weeks left to go until the final on Monday 31st July, the eight remaining couples are all at different stages of their relationships.

Whilst things seem to be going well for Whitney and Lochan, Jess and Sammy, and Ella T and Tyrique, drama commenced on Monday night's show during the tense game of Snog, Marry, Pie, for the likes of Molly and Zachariah, Abi and Mitch, and Kady and Ouzy.

Love Island continues every night at 9pm on ITV2.

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