Another Casa Amor bombshell has secured themselves a spot in the main Love Island villa, as Mara Pirez is now in a newly-formed couple with Simba Kudyiwa.
Despite sharing a bed with Samraj Toor, Mara got close to Simba during Casa Amor and while it seemed his head was eventually back with Angelista, he returned to the villa with someone else on his arm.
Ahead of her Love Island stint, Mara felt good about being a Casa Amor bombshell, saying: “A bombshell is good, but a Casa Amor babe? That is iconic. I feel good. Obviously a bit nervous but I’m excited because it’s a bit of drama.”
So what is there to know about Mara Pirez? Read on to find out more about the Love Island 2026 contestant.
Mara Pirez – key facts
Age: 25
Job: Nursery teacher
From: Luton
Instagram: @marapirez
Who is Mara Pirez?
Mara Pirez is a nursery manager from Luton whose bombshell strategy is to be “flirty and confident”.
“I am going to pull every single person for a chat,” she said. “Even the ones that are locked off and saying ‘I love you’. Even Sean, I will be pulling him for a chat and just going to see how it goes. I love flirting, so it’s really easy for me to do it!”
Mara would describe herself as being very competitive but equally doesn’t like to chase, explaining: “What is mine is mine and it will come back to me. It depends what mood I’m in and how badly I like him.”
How old is Mara Pirez?
Mara Pirez is 25 years old.
Is Mara from Love Island 2026 on Instagram?
She is and she’s quite popular too! At the time of reporting, Mara has 116,000 followers on Instagram and can be followed via the handle @marapirez.
What is Mara’s ‘type on paper’?
When it comes to dating Mara is looking for someone with “nice eyes, tall, funny“.
She added: “He has to be intelligent, and that’s all factors, like emotional intelligence, physical intelligence. Is that even a thing? I don’t know. But like, all the intelligence.
“He has to be spontaneous and romantic, but also my best friend. He can’t always be like, ‘Love you, love you, love you.’ He has to troll me a little bit!”
Read more on the Love Island 2026 cast:
- Jordon
- Tommy
- Julia
- Martha
- Charleen
- Finley
- Simba
- Priya
- Kavan
- Yasmin
- Lola
- Angelista
- Aidan
- Jasmine
- Samraj
- Ellie
- Sean
- Lorenzo
- Mica
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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
