Love Island’s Megan Forte Clarke shared her priceless response after she was branded a ‘Maura clone’.

The energy broker and actress, 24, is one of the 12 new islanders set to step into the iconic villa on Monday.

Originally from Dublin, Megan has been dubbed a Maura Higgins lookalike from the minute she was rumoured to be in the line up. 

She recently starred as one of the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, but she’s likely to get the pulses racing on the ITV2 show due to her sᴀssy Irish charm, which sparks further similarities to Love Island legend Maura. 

Now, Megan has commented on the comparison and admitted it feels, ‘Like unreal and like weird? Yes, thank you. Biggest compliment ever.’

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Love Island’s Megan Forte Clarke (pictured) shared her priceless response after she was branded a ‘Maura clone’

The energy broker and actress, 24, is one of the 12 new islanders set to step into the iconic villa on Monday. (L-R Harry, Blu, Alima,Tommy, Megan, Helena, Ben, Sophie, Meg, Sharkia, Dejon and Conor)

Originally from Dublin, Megan has been dubbed a Maura Higgins (pictured) lookalike from the minute she was rumoured to be in the line up

Maura, 34, is one of the show’s success stories, staying in the Love Island family after reaching the final with Curtis Pritchard on series five in 2019. 

She went on to become the social media presenter for Love Island USA and Love Island Games, before taking her talents across the pond to present Love Island USA: Aftersun. 

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And ITV bosses are hoping that Megan can recreate some of Maura’s Irish magic on the series this year.

Megan also revealed she shared a connection with Harriet Blackmore who featured in last year’s Love Island.    

‘I actually am friends with Harriet from last season. We worked together in Brighton for two years, so she’s prepared me,’ Megan explained. 

‘She’s been telling me what to pack and stuff. So I feel like that’s been a big help having her, I’m just excited, it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, so I’m buzzing to get in there,’ she added.

Megan shared that they had a further connection to one another and went to the same university and went on to work together. 

Now, Megan has commented on the comparison and admitted it feels, ‘Like unreal and like weird? Yes, thank you. Biggest compliment ever.’ 

Megan also revealed she shared a connection with Harriet Blackmore (pictured) who featured in last year’s Love Island

She said: ‘So we actually went to the same uni, but not at the same time, which is funny, but we worked in flannels together in Brighton.’

Megan has a distinguishing feature that won’t go unnoticed, a Harry Potter-style lightning scar on her forehead, which she claims was a result of her ‘slipping and falling down the stairs.’

The actress already has a sizeable TikTok following and the social media platform is where she makes her comparison with unlucky-in-love Bridget.

She said: ‘I am the modern day Bridget Jones. Can I hold a man down? Don’t be silly. Have I just been ghosted again? Absolutely. Am I still funny AF with great t*ts? Obvs.’

LOVE ISLAND 2025: MEET THE CONTESTANTS

Sophie Lee

NAME: Sophie Lee

AGE: 29

FROM: Manchester

OCCUPATION: Motivational Speaker and Author

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is fun, spontaneous, who has a lot of jokes and who is attentive. At the moment I’m only finding ones draped in red flags and ‘do not cross’ signs

IF YOU WERE THE CEO OF SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I’m the CEO of empowerment. I want women to feel beautiful and validated in themselves and feel their best self.

 

Dejon Noel Williams

NAME: Dejon Noel Williams

AGE: 26

FROM: London

OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer and personal trainer

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy

CLAIM TO FAME? My dad being an ex-professional footballer. I’ve met all kinds of famous people through him. When I was younger it was weird because he was just my dad, but we’d go to a game and fans were asking for pH๏τos. I’ve met David Beckham, he was really nice.

 

Megan Moore

NAME: Megan Moore

AGE: 25

FROM: Southampton

OCCUPATION: Payroll specialist

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? I’d like to meet someone who is tall, with a nice tan, nice eyes and a nice smile. He needs to have a good fashion sense and a really good, funny personality that I can get on with 

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Bankrupt, right now. But we’re going to make sales and get on that corporate ladder and be booming. Profits, profits, profits!

 

Tommy Bradley

NAME: Tommy Bradley

AGE: 22

FROM: Hertfordshire

OCCUPATION: Landscape Gardener

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A girl who is very ambitious, with a big personality, caring, but also someone that doesn’t take themselves too seriously. I don’t know if that’s asking for too much, but I want a bit of everything. I haven’t got a specific type in terms of looks, though.

WHAT WOULD YOU BE CEO OF? Taking hours to do my hair

 

Alima Gagio

NAME: Alima Gagio

AGE: 23

FROM: Glasgow

OCCUPATION: Wealth Management Client Services Executive

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A tall man with a handsome face. You know when you just look at a guy and they have that Disney prince look to them? That’s it

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? I think she’d hire me because I’m a good flirt. I always ask guys on a night out to guess which country I’m originally from. If they get it right, they can get my number. 

But they never guess correctly so it works really well if you don’t want to give a guy your number. I’m originally from Guinea Bissau. If they’re close and I really fancy them, I’ll give them my number anyway.

 

Ben Holbrough

NAME: Ben Holbrough

AGE: 23

FROM: Gloucester

OCCUPATION: Private Hire Taxi driver

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? A tall man with a handsome face. You know when you just look at a guy and they have that Disney prince look to them? That’s it

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Bankrupt. I’d have been out of business a long time ago. That’s exactly why I’m here.

 

Helena Ford

NAME: Helena Ford

AGE: 29

FROM: London

OCCUPATION: Cabin Crew

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Somebody funny or Northern. I feel like Northern people have much more banter than Southerners. If you look through my previous dating history, you’ll see I clearly go for personality. You can pretty much laugh me into bed.

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? I would say hire but then quickly fire soon after. It would only be a temporary contract.

 

Megan Moore

NAME: Megan Moore

AGE: 24

FROM: Dublin

OCCUPATION: Musical theatre performer and energy broker

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

Someone who doesn’t take themselves too seriously and has a sense of humour. If they’re not bad looking, that’s always a plus. 

I love a boy that’s a bit pasty, like Timothé e Chalamet. I don’t mind scrawny, or a bit of a ‘dad bod’. I’m 5ft1 so any height really.

CLAIM TO FAME? Me and my friends made a Derry Girls TikTok for Halloween and it went a bit viral around Brighton. 

Sometimes I get stopped in the street about it. I’ve also done Panto.

 

Blu Chegini

NAME: Blu Chegini

AGE: 26

FROM: London

OCCUPATION: Construction Project Manager

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

Someone who is family oriented, has a lot of love to give and a lot of love to receive. Personality goes a long way. 

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? She’d fire me, but I’ve got the charm to smooth things over with a girl. The fact I speak fluent Spanish comes in handy when it comes to flirting!

 

Shakira Khan

NAME: Shakira Khan

AGE: 26

FROM: London

OCCUPATION: Construction Project Manager

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is tall, charming, witty, with big arms, a good smile and just really funny.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE? Booming, but they’re all frogs. It’s a busy love life but I’ve not found ‘the husband’, I’m looking for ‘the one’. I’m looking for the ring.

 

Harry Cooksley

NAME: Harry Cooksley 

AGE: 30

FROM: Guildford

OCCUPATION: Gold trader, semi-professional footballer and model

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? The girl next door that makes me laugh and can hold eye contact with me. I don’t think I’d go for the most obvious girl, I like a real sweet girl. 

CLAIM TO FAME? I’m the body double for Declan Rice. So when he does a shoot, any body close ups will actually be me. You’ll never see my face, but you’ll see my shoulder or chest, that kind of thing.

 

Conor Phillips

NAME: Conor Phillips

AGE: 23

FROM: Limerick

OCCUPATION: Professional rugby player

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Someone who is really sure of themselves, ambitious, a bit of a go-getter and good craic. I like dark eyes and I don’t mind a dominant woman.

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS? Definitely hire. I ask girls if they want to go halves on a baby. It doesn’t work, but it gets them laughing. It’s an ice-breaker, not a serious question of course!

 

Kyle Ashman – AXED 

NAME: Kyle Ashman

AGE: 23

FROM: Stafford

OCCUPATION: Water operative

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone that’s fun, confident and just themselves.

WOULD MAYA HIRE YOU FOR YOUR FLIRTING SKILLS?  I’d say I’d be hired. I just go with it, find something to compliment a girl on and go from there. 

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