Love Island is must-watch TV, but if the bromance between Zach and Bryce last season taught us anything, it’s that the show would be even better if the boys were kissing… each other.
The number of times Zryce — the “couple” name given to the stars — went viral over the course of season 8 is proof there is a hunger for a gay version of Love Island USA. And since clearly the producers aren’t listening to our pleas, we took matters into our own hands and cast a season of the show with the sexiest young queer male celebs out there.
The mysterious alchemy of barely clothed hotties, over-the-top drama, and seemingly real connections — plus bisexual queen Ariana Madix as host — is what makes the show so compulsively watchable.
Love Island may be extremely heteronormative, even if it does lean into flirtatious bromances on occasion, but can you imagine how much better it would be if the Villa was full of different types of messy gays? And think of how hot the bombshells would be! Keep scrolling for our celebrity picks for a queer Love Island.
Tom Daley
Is Tom Daley married with kids? Yes. But you’re going to need to suspend your disbelief because he already spends so much of his life in a Speedo that he’d fit right in at the Villa. And maybe he’d actually go in the water, unlike the normal cast!
Lukas Gage
Lukas Gage’s whirlwind romance with Chris Appleton proves that he can fall fast and fall hard, which means that he won’t just be bring a pretty face to the Villa, he’ll also be bringing the drama.
Jeremy Pope
Actor Jeremy Pope is so hot he’d make a perfect bombshell! And with his voice, wouldn’t you want to watch him serenade someone in Casa Amor?
Sam Cushing
Fitness influencer Sam Cushing has the body to make all the guys in the Villa swoon, and we’re dying to see how that would play out!
Omar Rudberg
Listen, we’ve seen the way actor and pop star Omar Rudberg moves his hips on stage. He’ll fit right in with a cast full of sexy men!
Kit Connor
Kit Connor is no longer the kid who starred in the first season on Heartstopper. He's now a twunk we want to see making out with other Islanders in one the show’s many sexy challenges.
Omar Apollo
After multi-hyphenate Omar Apollo shut down claims that he was queerbaiting by writing "No I b sucking dick fr. From the back” on X (formerly Twitter), it was clear he was destined to be on a messy reality show.
Reece King
Model Reece King is so stunning he’s definitely bombshell material! The way he plays with gender presentation is part of why a queer version of the super-heteronormative show would be interesting — and hot!
Miles Heizer
The star of Netflix’s Boots is young, gay, and looks hot in a tiny swimsuit. Need we say more?
Noa Taieb
Unapologetically queer influencer Noa Taieb is the perfect bombshell who could walk into Casa Amor and shake things up.
Justice Smith
We’re going to need Love Island to scoop Justice Smith up asap before his upcoming role in Heated Rivalry season 2 turns him into an A-lister who won’t do reality TV.
