Reflecting on this time last year, the Love Island: All Stars 2025 villa was buzzing with drama and red hot couples. The Islanders had just completed one of the most intense heart rate challenges in Love Island history, following which Elma Pazar declared war on Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu for kissing her then-fella, Sammy Root, in the heat of the moment. That drama was just only just beginning…
Like all Love Island series, All Stars 2025 had its highs and lows, but to give it its credit, it delivered the drama just when it was needed time and time again.
And finalist Luca Bish was at the centre of a lot of it; from a heated argument with Scott Thomas to setting his relationship with Grace Jackson ablaze by kissing Samie Elishi during a challenge (when he was told not to). Drama, drama, and more drama.
Grace and Luca ©ITV Pictures
So when we had the chance to chat with Luca about the current All Stars series, we knew he was the perfect person to share insights on which couples might make it to the final and where the dramz might go next.
Speaking exclusively to Closer, Luca said, ‘The current series of Love Island All Stars has seen more drama than in our series. We’re three or four weeks in now, and I can genuinely say there aren’t more than two solid couples. Everyone still seems open. Even during the heart rate challenge, people were kissing. In our series, if someone did that, it would’ve caused massive drama.’ Erm, that happened, Luca.
Luca ©ITV
He continued, ‘Last night (Monday 9 February), there were four or five people going at it. It just feels way more chaotic and unpredictable.’
So, with so few solid couples at this stage of the game, who does Luca think will make it to the final?
‘I’ve said it from the start; I really think Millie [Court] and Zac [Woodworth] will make it. They were the first proper connection you saw, and it just feels like it’s always going to come back to those two. You can tell there’s something there. Sean [Stone] and Lucinda [Strafford] maybe, but that really depends on what Harrison [Solomon] does. A lot of it still feels very up in the air,’ Luca shared.
Zac and Millie ©ITV
As for the couples unlikely to make it to the end, Luca added, ‘There are a few obvious ones. Jack [Keating] and Belle [Hassan], for example. I just can’t really see that lasting.’ It’s true; Belle is now focused on Scott van-der-Sluis and Jack has made his feelings about US bombshell Sher Suarez pretty clear.
He continued, ‘There’s also so much uncertainty around who’s with who. I’d love Tommy [Bradley] to meet someone, maybe Jessy [Potts], but I don’t know. The problem is there just aren’t many solid couples at all. There’s not loads of chemistry across the villa yet, and that makes it hard to see who’s genuinely going to last.’
Tommy and Jessy have just started to get to know each other ©ITV
And Luca would know; he’s still with Grace a year on. In fact, they’re the only remaining All Stars 2025 couple.
Luca Bish was speaking to Paddy Power Games.
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Ben Pulsford is a digital writer and producer at Bauer Media, creating content for Closer Online and heatworld. Beyond his journalism, he is a presenter, singer and podcaster, co-hosting the Spill the Fizz podcast with Traitors series 2 star Diane Carson.
