Meet Toni: The first Love Island 2025 bombshell, and the first American the show’s had!

Love Island 2025 has only just started (quite literally), but already we have our first bombshell: Meet Toni Laites. It would seem the producers aren’t giving us a time to rest, as the drama is kicking off right from day one.

In a show first, Toni is the first American cast member we’ve had in the UK villa. So already, we know her entrance is going to ruffle some feathers. She’s said she’s a party girl, and ready to throw herself into all the drama this summer will give her.

So, here’s everything you need to know about new Love Island 2025 bombshell, Toni.

via ITV

Love Island 2025 bombshell Toni is 24 and from Connecticut

Toni is 24, and from Connecticut, in the US. She currently works as a Las Vegas pool cabana server. She described dating in America as “a mess.”

“I live in cities that are fast-paced and party places; Las Vegas and Florida,” Toni explained. “People are here for a good time, not a long time. I live in Sin City! I do love Las Vegas. I’ve met some of the greatest people I’ve ever met there. I’m willing to relocate, it would just break my heart to not have my job anymore.”

‘British men are just more polite, with better manners’

When asked what she’s looking for in a partner, Toni said: “Someone that can make me laugh – I’m super outgoing. And someone that’s quite active. Maybe one day we could start our own family together.”

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So, why does Toni think she’ll get that with a British guy? “I’ve lived in three different states and I’m still single. It’s time to try something new,” she said. “I have some British friends and they’re pretty charming. I think all Americans love a good accent. British men are just more polite, with better manners.”

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Even before Love Island, Toni been in the news once

When asked what her claim to fame is, Toni said it’s probably her job. “I’m always the number one in sales at both hotels I work at. I’m a workaholic,” she said. “You have to audition to get the job I’ve got – over a 1000 people applied. There’s only 10 cabana servers!

“For the audition they set up a fake pool deck, they tell you to load up trays and zig zag through the chairs. The trays are heavy with pitchers and our large cocktails are really large! I’ve definitely dropped drinks on people before, but on the whole I’m really good.”

As well as this, Toni should be used to being in the headlines – as she has been before. There’s a bit of a story behind it, too. Toni explained: “I have ulcerative colitis. I had to go to hospital the same week as my senior prom. They told me, ‘You can’t go’ and then they said, ‘Surprise, you’re going to prom!’ Nothing that exciting happens in Connecticut, so it was a big deal and a few articles were written about me.

“What I hope people see from me being on Love Island is that not all illnesses are visible. It doesn’t have to hold you back, you can travel etc…I live my life day-to-day like anyone else.”

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‘I guess I’m the party starter’

Toni said the type of Islander she’ll be is not someone who’s “super messy” because she’s “not really like that.” That being said, she will bring some drama and energy. “I’m hoping to come out with friends of course. I guess I’m the party starter, I want everyone to have fun,” she said.

What’s her type on paper?

If you want a bit of an idea of what kind of person Toni will go for, she said her celebrity crushes are Bradley Cooper and athlete Odell Beckham Jr. “I’m looking for darker hair, definitely muscular but not too muscular. Super fit. Clean hair cut,” Toni said.

She added her biggest ick is bad hygiene and bad breath. Toni said: “Not getting hair cuts. If we’re going on a date and you’re not dressed for the occasion… then that’s a bit of an ick!”.

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When asked what her recent dates have been like, Toni said: “Really terrible. The last date I went on was rubbish. He brought a friend, so I brought my sister. We said we’re going to the bathroom and I blocked him and we ran out of the property. I like to be treated like a lady, going to nice spas in Vegas, being taken to nice restaurants. I’m still waiting to be taken on vacation for a date.”

I hope she’s ready to make the villa go wild!

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