The sheets are fresh, the hideaway has new rules, and a new trampoline bed has been installed. Love Island is back and the quest for a summer (or hopefully longer) of love has begun!
Alima Gagigo is a one of the first six girlies to enter the Love Island villa for season 12. She’s currently coupled up with Blu Chegini but unfortunately that doesn’t look like it will last after he bluntly said, ‘you’re not my type’, on night one, ouch!
Naturally, fans online were quick to leap to Alima's defence, particularly after she told Blu she wasn't 'feeling him.' One fan wrote 'LOVE that Alima called Blu's disrespectful a** out. #loveisland,' while another penned 'Alima clocking Blu's nonsense already. Glad she's a smart girl. #loveisland.' A third agreed, writing 'I need Alima to couple up with someone else so I can vote blu out effective immediately.'
As Alima navigates romance in the villa, here’s everything we know about the lass so far.
Who is Alima Gagigo?
At age 23, Alima is one of the youngest in the villa. Having not watched much Love Island before Alima says she’s going in to just 'be herself'. She doesn’t have any connections to the any previous Love Islanders, and is on the show to find a look alike of her celebrity crush, actor Theo James - a girl after our own hearts! Her type is tall and handsome – with ‘a Disney prince look to them’, her words not ours. Now onto her biggest ick: someone who likes lots of girls pictures on Instagram... fair enough, fair enough.
What is Alima Gagigo’s job ?
She is a Wealth Management Client Services Executive at Barclays Bank and holds a BA degree in International Business from Glasgow Caledonian University, where she graduated in 2023.
Where is Alima Gagigo from?
She lives in Glasgow and originates from Guinea-Bissau. Before entering the villa she told reporters about the cheeky game she plans on a night out. ‘I’m a good flirt’, she says. ‘I always ask guys on an night out to guess which country I’m from. If they get it right, they can get my number’… genius for when you’re trying dodge giving your number out, right?
She previously lived and went to school in Portugal, and speaks both Portuguese and Spanish.
What is Alima's beauty routine?
Alima told reporters that before she went into the villa, she had a chemical peel treatment for her skin, but overall her only preparation was maintaining a healthy lifestyle. ‘I’ve been going on walks and to the gym, as well as trying to drink water’. As a Pilates girl she says she’ll be keeping up her fitness routine in the villa with morning Pilates sessions.
Is Alima Gagigo on Instagram?
Yes! Alima has 12k followers on Instagram, including O Beach Ibiza owner, Wayne Lineker. She boasts a vibrant Instagram full of holiday snaps, her university graduation day, oh and more holidays snaps!
Afia Kufuor writes celeb news for Grazia, Heat, Closer, Bella and Yours – and loves nothing more than a good interview. From red carpets to radio mics, she’s always asking the questions we’re all thinking. Off duty, she runs @DontPopThatSpot, a safe space for acne-prone huns online and IRL.