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Shakira Khan

Shakira Khan is a Burnley television personality and presenter known for Love Island series 12 and Love Island: The Debrief.

Biography

Shakira Khan returned to the Love Island franchise in 2026 as one of three hosts of the nightly ITV2 and ITVX companion show The Debrief.

Her route to presenting includes youth theatre and live party performance in Burnley, a 2025 runner-up finish and a widely followed friendship with Toni Laites and Yasmin Pettet.

Known for

Love Island: The Debrief

She co-hosted the nightly television, video and audio companion show with Toni Laites and Yasmin Pettet.[1][7]

Love Island

She was an original series 12 Islander and 2025 runner-up.[2][9]

Career highlights

  1. Burnley Performance

    Performance work began before television

    Khan described youth theatre, school-era productions and paid children's party performance as early training in front of an audience.[4]

  2. Love Island Final

    She reached the 2025 Love Island final

    Khan entered series 12 as an original Islander and finished as runner-up with Harry Cooksley.[2][9][3]

  3. Big Three

    A friendship became part of her public story

    Her on-screen friendship with Toni Laites and Yasmin Pettet continued after the series and later became the basis of The Debrief hosting team.[3][1]

  4. Debrief Host

    She became a nightly companion-show host

    ITV named Khan, Laites and Pettet as the hosts of Love Island: The Debrief for summer 2026.[1][7]

  5. Debrief Audience

    The new format opened with 425,000 viewers

    ITV reported that the launch was ITV2's biggest programme of the year outside Love Island and All Stars.[10]

Good to know

She did not win series 12

Khan and Harry Cooksley placed second behind Toni Laites and Cach Mercer.[9]