Who is Love Island bombshell Giorgio and how is he related to Alessia Russo?

HALF-ITALIAN hunk Giorgio Russo is yet another bombshell contestant on Love Island 2025 — and he arrived alongside three more.

The Sun exclusively revealed that the ensemble of sexy singletons would be dropping into the famous villa — here’s everything we know about Giorgio.

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Who is Giorgio Russo?

Giorgio Russo — who goes by Gio — is an account manager from Maidstone, who joined Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.

His career has taken a back seat of late as he spent several months traveling around Southeast Asia, before settling in Sydney, Australia — where he now lives.

At 30 years old, Gio is among the older islanders on the show this series, bringing a more mature presence to the famous villa.

He boasts an impressive 30,000 followers on Instagram, as of June 2024, which is more than many new contestants who arrive on the island

Gio said he is looking for a girl with strong family values who enjoys having a good time.

He explained: “I like girls with a good personality, family-oriented and fun to be around. Someone that doesn’t take life too seriously.”

Famous footballing sister

Gio is the older brother of footballer Alessia Russo, who plays as a forward for Arsenal and England.

She is the current holder of the FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year award.

Chatting with ITV before entering the villa, Gio revealed what his Champions League-winning sister thinks about him signing up for Love Island.

He shared: “She’s really excited, she watches every year and reckons I can do well, so she’s excited to see how I get on.”

Gio made it clear that being interested in sports — especially football — is a plus, given his family’s strong sporting ties. 

He said: “My sister plays pro football, so being interested in sport — they don’t have to know football or understand it, but if they can show some sort of interest — because it is such a prominent thing in our family.

“It would be hard if they hated it.

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“Other green flags are having a nice family — I’m sick of being the seventh wheel in my own family!”

Following his sister’s Champion’s League success with Arsenal, Gio posted: “Turns out being related to a Champions League winner doesn’t make me any better at football… but it does make me insanely proud.

“Congratulations @alessia, you make me prouder and prouder to be your big brother everyday.”

Just like his Lioness sibling, Gio is very much into fitness and training.

Yet, his villa entrance may well mean he will miss Alessia’s stint in the Women’s Euro 2025 this summer, which kicks off on July 2.