'Love Island' Contestants: Playboy Bunny And Zayn Malik's 'Thailand Girl' Make Up New Cast (PICS)

Playboy Bunny And Zayn Malik's 'Thailand Friend' Among 'Love Island' Cast
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The 12 contestants taking part in the new series of ‘Love Island’ have been revealed, ahead of the launch show this weekend.

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Caroline Flack will be presenting the brand new series, which last aired in 2006, and has admitted that she’s got high hopes for the serious, claiming: “I want a wedding! And babies! I definitely think that’s possible.”

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The 'Love Island' contestants are a usual mix of beauties and hunks

The new series will see 12 single ‘contributors’ living together in a villa in Mallorca with the hopes of finding love and romance in the summer sun, although judging from the newly-unveiled lineup, we think there’s a high chance that there’ll be a huge dose of drama on the way too.

Among them are the usual bunch of budding professors, philosophers and great political thinkers.

Just kidding, obviously. One of them says he “knows the ‘Geordie Shore’ boys” and another says her claim to fame is being Linford Christie’s niece.

Oh, and then there's Lauren Richardson, who famously spent some time with Zayn Malik during a recent trip to Thailand.

Find out everything you need to know about the 12 new contributors below...

'Love Island' Contestants
Joshua Ritchie(01 of11)
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Joshua, 20, is a joiner from Bolton. He's been known to spend an hour doing his hair, and names Caroline Flack as his celebrity crush. (credit:ITV)
Hannah Elizabeth(02 of11)
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Hannah, 25, is a glamour model from Liverpool, and is a Playboy Bunny, spending time at Hugh Heffner’s Playboy Mansion. (credit:ITV)
Chris Williamson(03 of11)
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Chris, 27, is a model and club promoter from Newcastle. He runs one of the biggest club nights in the area and he's friends with the 'Geordie Shore' cast. He also previously appeared on 'Take Me Out'. (credit:ITV)
Lauren Richardson(04 of11)
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Lauren, 26, is a Community Sports Officer from East London. She previously found herself at the centre of a Twitter storm after being pictured with One Direction star Zayn Malik in Thailand. (credit:ITV)
Jordan Ring(05 of11)
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At 31, Jordan is the oldest of the boys. He is a groundsman at his family hotel and restaurant in Gloucestershire. He has recently come out of a long-term relationship and describes himself as an alpha male. (credit:ITV)
Danielle Pyne(06 of11)
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Danielle, 23, is a marketing executive from West London. She works for an upmarket West End club and she loves to party with the posh Chelsea set. (credit:ITV)
Jon Clark(07 of11)
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Jon, 25, is a builder from Essex, and something of a local celebrity in the area. He rates himself as a ten out of ten with the ladies and previously dated 'TOWIE' star Jasmin Walia. (credit:ITV)
Rachel Christie(08 of11)
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Rachel, 26, is a former athlete and model, and a single mum. She is the niece of Linford Christieand was the first evermixed race woman to hold the title of Miss England. (credit:ITV)
Luis Morrison(09 of11)
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Luis, 20, is a former professional footballer and events company owner. He has recently returned from living in Sweden and his talents include playing the piano. (credit:ITV)
Zoe Basia Brown(10 of11)
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Zoe, 24, is a High Fashion model from South London. She has travelled the world and two years ago she became a Born Again Christian. (credit:ITV)
Omar Sultani(11 of11)
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Omar, 22, is an IT recruiter from Leamington Spa. He recently won £12,000 on a bet and claims he likes a girl who's "a bit crazy". (credit:ITV)