And so they start.

Love Island is returning this summer for its 2022 series and clearly, fans are only dying to get a glimpse of the line up as the first rumoured contestant has been revealed. According to reports by The Sun, ITV2 bosses have approached 22 year old beautician Sophie Draper to appear in the upcoming season of the show. Sophie has notably been in a relationship with Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash, with the relationship lasting four years before they suddenly and shockingly split last year. A source revealed to the publication that producers have already met with Sophie and she is "driven and determined to succeed." The insider said: "She has her own beauty salon and already leads a jet-set lifestyle, which she likes showing off on Instagram, so she wouldn’t be fazed by being on TV. “Love Island bosses think she could be a good fit for the show, it’s early days still but she definitely has potential. “Matty will be pretty shocked to see her looking for love on TV, but he publicly moved on pretty quickly.” After he split from Sophie last year, the footballer had a fling with former Love Island star Kady McDermott and they went public with their relationship as they went to Wimbledon together last July. Things didn't work out for the pair as they split not long after in November just gone. Sophie on the other hand is single, and with 20,000 Instagram followers and her own salon, the Sophie Laura Beauty salon in Nottingham, she's an ideal candidate for the show.