EXCLUSIVE So THIS is the Dublin model entering the Love Island villa

As if we all weren’t totally glued to Love Island enough – now a Dublin model is getting ready to enter the villa.

Yes, Her can reveal in a WORLD EXCLUSIVE that Tallaght-native Shannen Reilly McGrath has packed her bags and is jetting off to Mallorca in advance of tomorrow evening’s airing.

The 25-year-old is definitely going to cause something of a stir when she lands – with ITV2 insiders hinting to us that Shannen is now being tipped to be one of THE standout stars of the hit dating show.

She’s already well-known in Dublin modelling circles; she boasts a strong following on social and just last Friday she was on Killiney beach shooting for Cocoa Brown.

Oh yeah – and we got our mitts on a set of EXCLUSIVE snaps from that shoot too.

Ms Reilly McGrath is an ambassador for the tanning brand and will understandably be sporting a CB-kissed glow throughout her time in the Love Island villa.

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Shot by the talented Anthony Woods, with styling Claudia Gocoul, and hair and makeup by Brown Sugar, the resulting photos are pretty fab we have to say.

And the world’s leading tanpreneur Marissa Carter exclusively told Her this evening that not only is she over-the-moon that one of her high-profile ambassadors has made it onto the show, but that the pair go way back too.

“Shannen used to come into my old salon in Blackrock for a spray-tan,” she reveals chatting to us. “She’s one of the nicest girls out there.

“She obviously is really gorgeous – but she’s also so friendly and down-to-earth. She’s going to be a big hit on Love Island and I’m delighted that she’ll be wearing her Cocoa Brown while she’s out in Mallorca.”

Shannen was spotted by the ITV producers via her Insta account recently and asked to meet with them. She went through numerous rounds of auditions before being told last week that while they hadn’t reached a firm decision, she should have a bag packed and be on stand-by.

Cue a call on Wednesday morning to Shannen – who had about two hours to gather her belongings and jump in a taxi.

Phew!

It’s not Shannen’s first foray into stardom either; she previously dated CJ Meeks, the ex-boyfriend of Celebrity Big Brother star, Bianca Gascoigne.

At the time, Shannen came in for a lot of criticism from Ms Gascoigne – with the latter claiming the Tallaght-native had been ‘paid’ to go on a Valentine’s Day date with her former love.

Ouch.

Suffice to say we’ll be glued to our screens tomorrow eve!