A new bombshell is about to shake up the Love Island Australia villa, and though she could pass for Isabel’s twin, the newcomer is Irish model Tamara Goggin.
Tamara is the second female bombshell to enter the villa, following in the footsteps of Gabby McCarthy, who entered on day one.
With barely any stable relationships — aside from Isabel and Connor — it looks as though Tamara will be spoilt for choice when it comes to the men.
Here’s everything you need to know about Love Island Australia bombshell Tamara.
Where is Love Island’s Tamara from?
Tamara is from the Irish country town of Tralee, but now lives in Melbourne, Australia, after moving down under four years ago.
Tamara has been asked to be on Love Island Australia before
Tamara has apparently been chased by producers to appear on the Australian version of Love Island for a few years now.
“I was approached, actually, a couple of times by the UK and Australia over the last two or three years,” she told the Irish Sun.
“I just didn’t really think I was ready to do something like that. And then this year I got that final email where they were like, ‘Look, we really want you to apply.’”
She said that it was her sister’s encouragement that got her over the line. “My sister was like, ‘Look, just go for it’. So I did, and it just worked out.”
Tamara was hoping to be a week one Bombshell
When producers told Tamara she was going to be one of the first bombshells, she was delighted, as she’d hoped to follow in the footsteps of iconic international bombs like Maura Higgins and Molly-Mae Hague.
“When they called me, they were like, ‘Look, week one bombshell? How does that sound?’ I was like, ‘That’s literally exactly what I wanted.’ I didn’t want to do the OG thing. I was like, ‘Give me the slow-mo walk’. That’s all I want!”
Tamara was in a long-term relationship right before she went on the show
The bombshell’s ex-boyfriend could have been another roadblock for appearing on previous seasons, with Tamara admitting to the publication that she’s recently come out of a long-term relationship.
“I literally came out of a really long-term relationship, four years, pretty serious in Australia, about a year and a half ago.
“That was a big reason why I didn’t do this kind of thing before. Once I came out of that, I thought, maybe now’s the perfect time.”
Love Island Australia 2025 drops Monday – Thursday on 9Now.
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