Love Island legend Kady McDermott is set to return to the villa as a shock bombshell, seven years after her romance with Scott Thomas.
The former Islander, 27, finished third with ex boyfriend Scott, 34, back in 2016.
The couple left the villa and moved in together in Manchester but split a year later.
Since then, Kady has had a string of romances with Aston Villa footballer Matty Cash and ex-TOWIE star Myles Barnett.
She is hoping to find love once more, as she is set to arrive this week in a shock twist.
Kady isn't the first former star to return to the ITV2 villa, as Adam Collard made a bombshell arrival last year.
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Winter series star Jessie Wynter also became an Islander to do it twice, as she previously appeared on the Australian series.
It's said bosses are hoping Kady's fiery personality will shake up the current series as she searches for Mr Right.
"Kady was a fantastic Islander in 2016. She made brilliant television and bosses are hoping she can recreate the same magic in the villa this summer," a source told Mail Online.
"She's also still looking for love so for Kady the hope is that she can finally find the man of her dreams."
Kady appeared on the same series as Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde, who won the £50,000 prize and are now married.
Olivia and Alex Bowen, have also wed and share baby Abel together.
Last year Kady and ex Scott sparked rumours a reconciliation could be on the horizon - six years on from when they first met on the ITV2 programme.
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During their time on the second series of the dating show in 2016, the TV stars coupled up and made it all the way to the final together.
They finished in third place behind runners-up Alex and Olivia Bowen and winners Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde.
Sadly, it wasn't meant to be on the outside world, and the pair split the following year in December 2017.
Fans had hopes in 2022 as both Kady and Scott showed off snaps from beach-side breaks, with amateur detectives musing whether the two stars jetted off abroad together.
Following Scott and Kady's break up in 2017, Kady moved on with The Only Way Is Essex star Myles Barnett - splashing out on a mansion together - but the two stars split last year after three years together.
Kady confirmed she had bought the Essex native out of the property after their split, proudly exclaiming she was the sole owner of "McDermott Manor".