Helena Ford

Helena Ford
Born	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 29) Barnstaple, Devon, England
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	2025–present
Known for	Love Island Love Island: All Stars

Helena Ford (born 27 February 1996) is an English television personality and social media influencer, known for appearing as a contestant on the twelfth series of Love Island in 2025 and the third series of Love Island: All Stars in 2026.

Life and career

Helena Ford was born on 27 February 1996 in Barnstaple, Devon. ^{[1] [2]} Prior to appearing on television, she worked as cabin crew for British Airways. ^{[3] [4]} In June 2025, she became a contestant on the twelfth series of the ITV2 reality dating show Love Island . During her time in the villa, shewas coupled up with various contestants including Conor Phillips, Shea Mannings, Ben Holbrough, Blu Chegini, and Harry Cooksley, the latter of whom she was most involved with during her appearance. ^[5] She and Chegini were coupled up together when they were dumped from the villa a week before the final. ^[6]

In January 2026, it was announced that Ford would return to Love Island to appear as a contestant on the third series of Love Island: All Stars , six months after her original appearance. ^[7] She again entered the villa as an original contestant on Day 1. ^[8]

Filmography

As himself

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2025	Love Island	Contestant; series 12	[9]
2026	Love Island: All Stars	Contestant; series 3	[10]

References

1. "Love Island All Stars' Helena Ford's age, Harry Cooksley split and what series she's from". Capital . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
2. "All the deets on Love Island's Helena Ford". Heat . 9 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
3. "Meet Helena Ford: The Air Hostess Who Ditched Her Job for Love". Grazia . 2 July 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
4. "Love Island All Stars Helena Ford - age, job, where she's from and former series antics revealed". Heart . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
5. "Love Island spoiler: Exclusive Harry and Helena "split" after 'explosive showdown' over Shakira conversation". Cosmopolitan . 24 July 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
6. Laurie, Dan (31 July 2025). "Love Island stars Helena and Blu dumped from villa after brutal text message". Bristol Live . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
7. "Helena Ford speaks out on 'villain' edit ahead of Love Island All Stars". Closer . 12 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
8. "This is who'll win Love Island: All Stars, based on the best chemistry – and they aren't coupled-up". Digital Spy . 16 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
9. Barnes, Phoebe Kowhai. "Who is Helena Ford? Meet Love Island 2025 contestant and cabin crew | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Radio Times . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
10. "Love Island All Stars 2026 ages: How old are the cast and who is the oldest?". Capital . Retrieved 17 January 2026.