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Sabrina Barr, Katie O'Malley

Love Island 2019: How to find this year's contestants on Instagram

On Monday 3 June, the fifth series of Love Island – the undeniably engrossing reality dating programme – began on ITV.

While the nation watches the drama unfold in the villa, many will be following all the hopefuls on Instagram in order to stay on top of all the latest updates on their relationships, both during and after the show.

Here are all this year's Love Island contestants, and where to find them on Instagram:

Arabella Chi

Arabella Chi is a 28-year-old model and social media influencer from London. She has also starred in blockbuster films such as Wonder Woman and Justice League.

Chi previously dated former Love Island contestant Charlie Frederick, who also used to date this year’s contestant Lucie Donlan.

Curtis Pritchard

The 23-year-old ballroom and Latin dancer from Shropshire, and brother of Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard, says that he's lived "a very sheltered life" because of his career.

Amy Hart

The 26-year-old air hostess and cabin crew manager from Worthing, Sussex describes herself as the "Bridget Jones" of her friendship group.

Joe Garratt

The 22-year-old catering company owner from South East London says that when he's in a relationship with someone, "I've only got eyes for them".

Yewande Biala

The 23-year-old scientist from Dublin, Ireland says that people are "shocked" when they learn of her profession.

"I think there are loads of intelligent people on reality television, last year we had Dr Alex and the year before we had Camilla Thurlow in the villa," she adds.

Anton Danyluk

The 24-year-old gym owner from Airdrie, Scotland admits that he's "never really been loyal" in any of his previous relationships.

Lucie Donlan

The 21-year-old surfer from Newquay states that she'd be interested in someone who's similarly athletic.

Anna Vakili

The 28-year-old pharmacist from London says she's been in serious relationships since the age of 17.

Amber Gill

The 21-year-old beauty therapist from Newcastle says she's on the lookout for someone who "doesn't take themselves too seriously".

Tommy Fury

The 20-year-old boxer from Manchester, and brother of professional boxer Tyson Fury, says that he doesn't like getting to know people over the phone.

Michael Griffiths

The 27-year-old firefighter from Liverpool says he'd rate himself as a "10 out of 10".

Sherif Lanre

The 20-year-old chef and semi-professional rugby player from London describes himself as "upbeat and cheeky and outrageous".

Callum Macleod

The 28-year-old aircraft engineer from South Wales says he can't comprehend why anyone would want to cheat on their partner. "I'd rather just say, 'I don't want to be with you' and then go off," he states.

Danny Williams

The 21-year-old model from Hull recently posed on the cover of Attitude magazine with Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall.

Maura Higgins

The 28-year-old model from County Longford, Ireland starred in a music video with singer Liam Payne.

Elma Pazar

The 26-year-old eyelash technician from Essex has worked with some of the cast members from reality television show The Only Way is Essex.

To find out more about this year's contestants, click through the gallery below:

For all the latest news on Love Island, click here.

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