Who is Love Island All Star Grace Jackson?... ngocc

GRACE Jackson appeared on the summer 2024 series of Love Island and has a string of famous exes including Marcus Rashford and Joey Essex.

And she's back for more — The Sun exclusively revealed Grace was entering the Cape Town villa as an All Star in 2025.

Who is Grace Jackson?

Grace Jackson is a Love Island alumni who's making a comeback for All Stars in 2025.

The 26-year-old Manchester lass was looking for romance and fun in the summer, and enjoyed herself so much she's doing it all again.

When asked why she chose to apply for Love Island in 2024, Grace told ITV: "In my day and age, you don’t meet people on face value, it’s all off Instagram, Twitter and dating apps.

"Everything’s online! I’m excited to get to know someone on face value, and be somewhere where you’re forced to have a conversation and be a bit more open.

"This is something that would push me out of my comfort zone, I don’t really date a lot. I get myself in situationship."

When asked why she wanted to return to the show for All Stars, 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?"

And on what she's looking for this time around, she explained: "I want someone that makes me laugh, who’s comfortable in themselves, someone that’s emotionally secure, motivated in life and someone that likes to travel and have fun.

"I want a best friend and a partner in one."

Having dated Joe Essex before entering the villa for the first time, after leaving the show she was in another high-profile relationship with Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.

But the couple called time on their romance in December 2024 — around the time Grace was reportedly in talks to join series two of Love Island All Stars.

What does Grace Jackson do for a living?

Grace is a social media influencer and model.

She has collaborated with big brands including Fashion Nova and Rihanna's lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty.

The blonde beauty is signed to Manchester-based agency MM Models and regularly shares her racy bikini snaps over on her Instagram page.

Thanks to her modelling career she gets to attend showbiz events.

When asked about her claim to fame, Grace said: "Through my modelling, I got approached to sit front row at the Anthony Joshua fight with Conor McGregor."

You can find Grace's Instagram under the username @gracexrosa.

On there she boasts followers from notable figures, including Molly-Mae Hague and Conor McGregor.

Grace Jackson's time in the villa in 2024

In the ITV2 episode that aired on Wednesday July 24, 2024, the islanders were faced with a variety of poll questions in a day challenge known as #CoupleofSorts.

The challenge involved couples attempting to rank themselves in the correct order of first, second and third position on the podium - to match the predicted votes of the public. 

During the dramatic challenge, the islanders are faced with their final question: ‘Which couple is least likely to work on the outside?’ 

Grace took first place on the podium with Reuben, then out of nowhere, they receive an unexpected text that rocked the Villa.

I’m leaving with what I came in for with Reuben, and to make it to the final week with all of the other Islanders is amazing

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The text read by Josh confirmed that the public had ranked Grace and Reuben the couple least likely to work on the outside.

So just days before the grand finale, Mancunian model Grace was axed from Love Island during this dramatic challenge.

What did Grace Jackson say about her connection with Joey Essex in the Villa?

Grace came to the villa as a bombshell, first being coupled up her ex from outside world, Joey Essex.

Grace is said to have dated the former Towie star for six weeks in early 2024, but it ended badly when he abruptly called a halt to it.

According to the MailOnline, Grace wants to get answers out of him.

Joey Essex isn't the only Towie hunk that the blonde bombshell has links with.

The Sun exclusively revealed how Grace is followed by Pete Wicks on Instagram.

After Joey recoupled with Jessy, Grace went on to couple up with Konnor, then Blade, Harry and finally Reuben, who she has described as being, "exactly what I've been looking for".

Speaking on her previous connections in the villa Grace said:

"I went in and coupled up with Joey which was a past relationship that I’d had.

"I never knew which way it was going to go between us.

"As soon as I entered the Villa it was apparent that there were still feelings there.

"I think I was only in a couple with Joey for a week before I was coupled up with Konnor which was a friendship thing from the offset. 

"When I went off to Casa I explored connections there and brought Blade back to the main Villa which was great, there was definitely attraction there, but it just wasn’t meant to be.

"I was then single for a while until Reuben came in, but was stolen by Harry.

"It's been quite the journey being in six couples but I gave it my best shot and left with the best guy.

"Reuben is stunning and has the best personality, he’s exactly what I’ve been looking for."

After being voted the least likely couple to work on the outside Grace spoke exclusively to ITV saying the two have already made plans: