Love Island UK legend signs up for Australian version of the show and arrives TODAY

LOVE Island legend Lucinda Strafford is heading Down Under to join the Australian version of the dating show. 

The blue-eyed bombshell, 23, failed to find love on series seven in 2021 despite forming connections with Brad McClelland and Aaron Francis. 

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So Lucinda's hoping for more luck as she signs up as the first ever Brit export to join the new Aussie cast as a surprise addition to the opening line-up.

It comes after two Oz legends flew across the world to join our show - Jessie Wynter and Aaron Waters in January for Winter Love Island in Cape Town. 

A source said: “Lucinda is a bona fide Love Island legend so everyone’s really excited for even more viewers to enjoy her special brand of ditzy banter - who can forget her ‘realllyyyy?’ catchphrase?

“She’s so gorgeous, she was a real hit with the lads in the Majorca villa, so no doubt Lucinda will have the Aussie lads’ head spinning too. 

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“Of course people all around the world watch the global versions of Love Island so it’s likely the cast will know exactly who she is - and know she knows how to play the game - which always ruffles feathers.

“Lucinda is so excited to get grafting.”

Lucinda, 23 from Brighton arrived in the UK villa as a bombshell alongside Millie Court and went on to form the ‘naughty trio’ with Millie and Chloe Burrows. 

But she caused drama on the outside after claims she’d had a secret boyfriend all along - who was even looking after her dog while she was in the ITV villa. 

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The new season premieres in Australia next week on October 30 on Channel 9 and will be available in the UK on ITVBe and ITVX later this year. 

Meanwhile we can expect other Love Island legends including Curtis Pritchard and Chloe’s ex Toby Aromolaran to appear in US spin-off, Love Island Games. 

That hits screens in America on November 1. 

Our All Stars version will begin filming in January next year, with Chloe Burrows in the mix to feature. 

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