Why did Grace from Love Island break up with Marcus Rashford?

MANCHESTER Model Grace Jackson is back to find romance in the Love Island villa just weeks after breaking up with Marcus Rashford.

Grace will enter Love Island as a bombshell despite her recent split from the Manchester United star.

Who is Grace Jackson?

Grace Jackson is a former Love Islander who's making a comeback for All Stars 2025.

The 26-year-old model from Manchester didn't find long-lasting romance first time around so she's back to do it all again as a bombshell.

Grace has collaborated with big brands including Fashion Nova and Rihanna's lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty.

In August 2024, former shop worker Grace, who has amassed 594,000 followers on Instagram since leaving the villa, landed a six-figure deal with fashion and shoe brand EGO.

Grace's first appearance on Love Island

Fans may remember Grace from series 11 of Love Island where she endured ups and downs in the villa with her ex-boyfriend, Joey Essex.

When asked why she initially chose to apply for Love Island back in 2024, Grace told ITV: "In my day and age, you don’t meet people on face value, it’s all off Instagram, Twitter and dating apps.

"Everything’s online! I’m excited to get to know someone on face value, and be somewhere where you’re forced to have a conversation and be a bit more open.

"This is something that would push me out of my comfort zone, I don’t really date a lot. I get myself in situationship's."

Grace was previously coupled up with bombshell Reuben Collins before being brutally dumped from the island.

Although the couple didn't last, Grace told ITV: "Reuben is one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met, there’s no bad blood at all, we’re just good friends and we still touch base from time to time."

The All Star

When asked why she wanted to return to the show for the second series of All Stars, Grace said: "I feel like at this time in my life I’m in a very settled place. I know who I am and I’m at the age where I’ve had enough of my single years.

"I've done everything I wanted to do in my single life and I'm looking to settle down and create a nice life with someone. What better place to do it than in the villa?"

Explaining what she's looking for this time around, she confessed: "I want someone that makes me laugh, who’s comfortable in themselves, someone that’s emotionally secure, motivated in life and someone that likes to travel and have fun."

Many of the All Stars already know one another but Grace is going in with an open mind, as well as heart.

"I’ve not met many of the people who are in the Villa already. I’ve got my eye on someone", she confessed.  

Why did Grace split up with Marcus Rashford?

Grace started dating the premiere league footballer Marcus Rashford in 2024.

The former islander had been on multiple dates with the Manchester United forward in and around the Cheshire area.

Despite prediction that the pair could be a power couple, their romance was short-lived.

In late December 2024, Grace dumped the Man Utd star and unfollowed him online after she come to the conclusion that Marcus wasn't "serious about her".

A source revealed: “Grace realised that Marcus wasn’t serious about her and has unfollowed him on Instagram.

“She realised there was no future so she has decided to cut ties.

“When the opportunity arose to take part in Love Island All Stars this winter Grace jumped at the chance, she is still young in her career and is keen to maximise the exposure to help with her modelling work and net campaign deals.

“If she finds love on the show that’s a bonus, especially since she didn’t meet a suitable match in the summer.

How to watch Love Island All Stars

The second series of Love Island: All Stars kicked off on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 9pm on ITV2.

The show is broadcast on every night except Saturday, when a highlights show airs instead.

All episodes are also available to watch on .