Three ring girls who entered Love Island villa - including James Bond brunette

The UK's favourite reality TV show is set to hit screens once again this summer with Love Island set to return next week.

Hosted by Maya Jama, the first episode of season 10 will be broadcast on Monday night on ITV2 and ITV X at 9pm, with a host of singleton's vying to find love inside the Mallorca villa.

In the past, a number of contestants have been involved in the world of sport.

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Back in season five, boxer Tommy Fury, the brother of Tyson Fury, made it all the way to the Love Island final, where he and partner Molly-Mae Hague were beaten by Amber Gill and professional rugby player Greg O'Shea.

Just earlier this year too, ex-Macclesfield Town forward Tom Clare, who has since quit football due to the opportunities Love Island has landed him, made his way all the way to the season nine final.

The ITV show has also seen a number of boxing ring girls make their way onto the nations screens too. And with that in mind ahead of the season 10 launch, Daily Star Sport took a look at the three best ring girls to have graced the Love Island villa...

There is absolutely zero doubt anyone could forget Maura Higgins iconic spell on Love Island season five.

The Irish bombshell entered the villa on day 10 of the fifth season of Love Island, which saw her push the phrase "f*nny flutters" into the national lexicon.

Prior to her appearance on Love Island, Higgins had appeared as a ring girl for a number of fighting promoters, including Bellator.

And it seems as though her love of boxing also played a part in determining who she pursued on the ITV show initially too, with Higgins trying to woo Tommy Fury away from Molly-Mae Hague.

While she was unsuccessful in her efforts, she did end up coupling up with Curtis Pritchard, with the pair making it all the way to the final in 2019, finishing in fourth place.

Another girl to star as a ring girl is brunette Olivia Hawkins, who appeared on season nine of Love Island which finished up earlier this year.

Entering the villa on day one of season nine, Hawkins lasted until day 45, when she was dumped from the show.

Alongside her antics in the ring, Hawkins also appeared in Daniel Craig's final James Bond film 'No Time To Die', playing a waitress. And it's safe to say the 27-year-old remains as fan of having ring girls during a big boxing bout.

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She said: "I feel so empowered. Everyone within the boxing community makes me feel so welcome.

"And you always feel so supported with all the security and everything, but I just think every woman should embrace themselves and do whatever they want.

"Obviously, I get the odd wolf whistle, but I don’t really tend to pay too much attention to that."

Season eight star Coco Lodge is the third of our boxing ring girls to have appeared on Love Island.

Starring back in 2021, the 28-year-old made headlines when fellow contestant Andrew Le Page "licked her [Lodge's] t**", much to the bemusement of Tasha Ghouri, who later became his girlfriend.

Entering the villa on day 27, Lodge lasted just under two weeks on the show, being dumped from the island on day 39.

Prior to her appearance on Love Island, Lodge was a boxing ring girl, who was also a graphic designer.

She also worked as a shot girl too.