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Marcus Rashford's former flame Grace Jackson is set to make a sensational return to the Love Island villa, weeks after reportedly dumping the footballer.
In a dramatic teaser at the end of Sunday's show, it was revealed that Grace and fellow alumni Ron Hall will be joining the All Stars lineup, with their returns no doubt set to shake up the villa.
Stunner Grace, 25, appeared in last summer's series where she coupled up with Joey Essex, 34, before going on to reportedly date footballer Marcus Rashford, 27, before dumping him last month.
Speaking about her decision to return to the show, Grace said: 'I feel like at this time in my life I'm in a very settled place.
'I know who I am and I'm at the age where I've had enough of my single years. I've done everything I wanted to do in my single life and I'm looking to settle down and create a nice life with someone. What better place to do it than in the Villa?'
'The last time for me was only five or six months ago, but I think it reinforced my actions and when your gut tells you something, you should stand on your own two feet and make sure you always stick up for yourself and be true to yourself.
Marcus Rashford's former flame Grace Jackson is set to make a sensational return to the Love Island villa, weeks after reportedly dumping the footballer
In a dramatic teaser at the end of Sunday's show, it was revealed that Grace and fellow alumni Ron Hall (pictured) will be joining the All Stars lineup
'In the Villa last time things really reinforced that and I'm proud of how I acted in situations.'
Grace was said to have dumped footballer Marcus due to him 'not been serious about the relationship'.
The couple had been on multiple dates with the footballer around the Cheshire area over the past few months, according the The Sun.
A spokesperson close to the footballer last month denied they were in a relationship.
Marcus had previously been in a long-term relationship with childhood sweetheart Lucia Loi before they split over the summer of 2023.
The reported split came in a week where the footballer made the bombshell admission he is ready to leave Manchester United.
Also heading back into the villa is series nine star Ron, who recently split from Lydia Karakyriakou, who appeared as a Casa Amor girl during the same series in 2023.
Asked why he's returning to the show, Ron said: 'I know it works from last time, I was a success story from it, I found love. Obviously it didn't last, but, if it can happen again, great.'
Grace was said to have dumped footballer Marcus (pictured in November) due to him 'not been serious about the relationship'
Ron added that he's already got his eye on Kaz in the villa, and compared to his previous stint on the show, this time round he's going to take less notice of other opinions around his love life.
He added: 'I'm going to care less about people's opinions. I'm going to care less if people are talking about me behind my back.
'I will say my piece on it. I'm not going to bite my tongue as much as I did last time. I had Lana by my side and I didn't want to put her in that position. I was very respectful of that. But I will say my piece to someone if they need to be put in their place.'
Sunday's show also saw India Reynolds become the first All Star to be dumped from the island.
Maya Jama delivered the shock news during Sunday's episode after new arrival Tina Stinnes was tasked with picking the boy she wanted to steal.
After Tina chose her series two co-star Scott Thomas, his current partner India was brutally dumped from the villa.
Sunday's show also saw India Reynolds become the first All Star to be dumped from the island
Maya Jama delivered the shock news during Sunday's episode after new arrival Tina Stinnes was tasked with picking the boy she wanted to steal
India insisted to Maya in her post-show chat that she wasn't shocked by Tina's choice, admitting as soon as Scott went on a date with the blonde that she knew her time was up.
'Literally a week and India got kicked out Talk about being brutal,' one viewer fumed on X, formerly known as Twitter.
'what do you mean India 's going home and not on a date with a sexy bombshell??????' another asked.
Reflecting on her early elimination, India said: 'As soon as Tina came in, she said she liked Scott. So I thought, I'm either going to be single or I'm going to be leaving. I just had a feeling.
'The way he relayed it to me, I felt like he maybe liked her as well. So I kind of knew it was coming.'
India - who appeared on the fifth series of 'Love Island' back in 2019 - admitted that she felt some relief to be leaving the villa.
The brunette beauty explained: 'I don't think I would have enjoyed [seeing Scott with Tina] at all.
'I kind of said bye, but we'd had such an awkward 24-hours ... so it wasn't like we were really good and then I got dumped. It was almost like we were just starting to clear the air.'
India maintains that Scott is a 'nice guy'. However, she acknowledged that their recent clash has driven a 'wedge' between them.
Love Island: All Stars continues on Monday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
