Who is Grace Jackson? Age, Famous Ex & Her Love Island Journey REVEALED

There's no denying Grace Jackson's arrival on Love Island caused a whole lot of drama when she first entered the villa as a bombshell in series 11, and just five months later she returned to kick up the heat again in All Stars.

Before her first Love Island stint the model had already made a name for herself in the online space with nearly 80k Instagram followers (now 915k), and one of those followers was and still is none other than Love Island royalty Molly-Mae Hague.

Grace's entrance was iconic in 2024 because she had previously dated Joey Essex, who was the first bombshell of that series and Love Island's first ever celebrity contestant.

The blonde beauty stirred things up between Joey and Samantha, but later ended up leaving the show with Reuben Collins. So, what on happened on All Stars? Here's everything you need to know about Miss Grace...

How old is Love Island's Grace Jackson?

Grace Jackson is 26 years old.

Who is Love Island's Grace Jackson, where is she from?

The model has travelled all around the world to places like Marbella, Las Vegas and other dream holiday destinations but she is from Manchester where she has her base.

She shook fans on her Instagram story when she revealed her stunning roof-top apartment complete with floor-to-ceiling glass doors that give her the most stunning view of Manchester.

How tall is Love Island's Grace Jackson?

Grace is 5 foot 6 inches, according to the management agency she's signed to.

What happened when Grace Jackson was on Love Island All Stars?

Grace starred on the second series of All Stars in 2025. She arrived as a bombshell and completely changed Luca Bish's time in the villa after a week of him feeling lost with no connection.

From the minute she walked in it was clear she and Luca were hitting it off and even when Omar Nyame, who she has history with, took her on a date she made her intentions towards Luca clear.

But of course, it wouldn't be a true Love Island journey without at least one bump in the road. For Grace and Luca their bump came in the form of a brunette bombshell, Samie Elishi.

Luca had already told a lot of the islanders that he fancied Samie so his head did start to spin a little bit when she came in and they were coupled together by the public. Despite that, Luca ended up back with Grace and they took their romance all the way to the final, missing out on first place by less than 3%.

Did Grace Jackson date footballer Marcus Rashford?

Grace and Marcus reportedly started dating in November 2024, three months after her Love Island stint, but it was reported that she called things off ahead of going on Love Island All Stars.

A source told the tabloids: “Grace realised that Marcus wasn’t serious about her and has unfollowed him on Instagram. She realised there was no future so she has decided to cut ties."

They continued: "When the opportunity arose to take part in Love Island All Stars this winter Grace jumped at the chance, she is still young in her career and is keen to maximise the exposure to help with her modelling work and net campaign deals.'

What series of Love island was Grace Jackson on before All Stars?

Grace was on series 11 alongside the like of Samantha Kenny, Harriett Blackmore and of course Ronnie Vint, who is also in Love Island All Stars 2025.

Grace had quite a turbulent time in the villa after initially re-sparking her romance with Joey who ended up leaving her for Jessy Potts. Then after some uncertainty in the villa she coupled up with Reuben and they seemed to hit things off.

They were dumped from the villa when the public voted them as least likely to work on the outside. Brutally stood on the '1st place' podium, Reuben said: "Fair enough to the public, but the only opinion I care about is Grace's."

"Exactly that and I'll prove you're wrong," Grace replied.

Why did Grace Jackson and Reuben Collins split?

Grace and Reuben are no longer together, a source close to them has said that they've "come to the mutual decision a romantic relationship isn’t right for either of them at this time".

Their split came as a shock as they'd only just gone Instagram official. Grace also told ex islander Chloe Burrows that Reuben is "the sweetest guy" she's ever met when she appeared on her 'Chloe vs World' podcast.

Sadly, their long distance came in the way of a blossoming relationship with Grace based in Manchester and Reuben in London.

What happened between Grace Jackson and Joey Essex?

Speaking on Love Island, Grace said she and Joey dated the previous summer, in 2023, after meeting in Ibiza. She told the girls things were "intense" and they ended on "frosty" terms.

Joey was the one who called things off, and speaking to Grace in the villa he apologised for the way things ended, saying things had got really serious really quickly. The pair briefly spoke about how distance was a huge factor for their break up.

They did briefly rekindle things on Love Island until Joey met Jessy and decided to be in a couple with her. After that their relationship turned sour and when Grace left the villa she said she thought Joey didn't like that she and Jessy were good friends despite him.

She said: “Jessy was also my right hand woman which was crazy, she was always by my side and I adored her. I think that’s why Joey had a problem with me as he couldn’t get his head around the fact that I was best friends with his girl.”