Who is Grace Jackson? Love Island: All Stars 2025 contestant
Grace was in the villa just last summer.
When Grace Jackson first entered the villa back in 2024, it was to shake things up as she had some history with ultimate bombshell Joey Essex, and now she's back in the All Stars villa to do it all again.
While she doesn't have any history with the current Islanders, Grace is certainly ready to find the one for her, and having learnt from last season's mistakes, she won't be putting all her eggs into one basket.
"I did that on day one and it didn't really work out for me," Grace said of her time in the 2024 villa.
So, as Grace returns looking for love once more, read on for everything you need to know about the Love Island All Stars bombshell.
Grace Jackson – Key facts
Age: 25
Job: Co-owner of a social media marketing agency
From: Manchester
Instagram: @gracexrosa
Who is Grace Jackson?
Grace is a 25-year-old business owner from Manchester and believes it's her lifestyle that can put people off, resulting in her still being single.
In a press interview before entering the villa, Grace said: "I like to go out and go abroad a lot. They can't keep up with my lifestyle! It's the life that I want, and it helps with my business.
"To sit in and be single, I can't understand why I would do that in my peak and my mid-20s."
What season of Love Island was Grace Jackson on?
Grace Jackson appeared on season 11 of Love Island, which aired back in 2024. She entered as a bombshell and stole Joey Essex from Samantha Kenny.
Other cast members that year included Jess White, Mimii Ngulube, Ayo Odukoya and Jessica Spencer.
Josh Oyinsan and Mimii Ngulube were eventually crowned the winners of the season.
What happened between Grace Jackson and Joey Essex?
When Grace's entrance into the villa was teased back in 2024, Joey spotted her walking in and said, "Oh my god," before telling the rest of the boys he "used to see that girl".
All was confirmed in the next episode when Nicole asked Grace how she knew Joey.
Grace explained: "So, we met last year in Ibiza, and it's actually funny because he's not my type at all. We had a bit of a holiday romance. It carried on when we were back home.
"It was quite intense. We were seeing each other for a few months. It kind of ended a little bit frosty, to be honest, and we've not really spoken since."
Throughout their time in the villa, Grace and Joey had their ups and downs, the latter more so when Joey coupled up with Jessy Potts.
Grace eventually left the villa with Reuben, but things didn't work for them on the outside, though they are still friends to this day.
Why is Grace Jackson returning for Love Island All Stars?
Right now, Grace believes she is in "a very settled place" in her life.
She explained: "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?"
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Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
