Nikita Rai has been confirmed as social media influencer

Nikita Rai, the first Love Island contestant for the summer series has allegedly been ‘confirmed’ as social media influencer.

According to reports, Nikita was considered as a Casa Amor bombshell for the winter season; however, TV bosses are now interested to feature her as a main cast member on the seventh series. The-24-years-old social media influencer, who already has 94,000+ followers on Instagram describes herself as an ambassador for lingerie brand Boux Avenue and cosmetics company Colour Pop.

Also, she recently created a YouTube channel, it has two videos on it – one of which is a Q&A and the other featuring Nikita demonstrating how to curl your hair with straighteners. She has captioned her Instagram with the message: ‘Be kind, be humble.’

Nikita, who was selected for the winter series as a bombshell, however, the producers now believe that she would be perfect for the summer series as they’ve not yet had anyone like her.

Ruskin Brodkin

Ruskin Brodkin writes for blackbirdnews.com. She is a graduate in journalism from the University of Maryland. Ruskin currently lives in Brooklyn, and she previously worked as a Television Producer on BBA International's Squawk Box Europe. Ruskin has also been a movies reporter for Radio New Zealand.