Inside Love Island Kaz Crossley's transformation as she shows off her bleach blonde buzz cut and reveals the heartbreaking reasons behind it ahead of All Stars stint

Kaz Crossley has debuted a brand new look as she prepares for her second stint on Love Island for the All Stars series.

The reality star, 30, appeared on the original ITV reality show in 2018, where she reached the final and finished in third place with Josh Denzel.

As she gears up to appear on the celebrity spin-off, which is set to air next Monday, Kaz looked dramatically different in the new promo shots compared to when she entered the villa almost seven years ago. 

Showing off her figure in a bright blue bikini, Kaz has ditched her long brunette locks for a bleach blonde buzz cut - and looks worlds away from when she was last on our screens.

Back in April last year Kaz admitted she 'feels like a boy' after shaving her head for charity having developed alopecia herself following a series of traumatic events.

The reality star took to Instagram to share pictures of herself holding her chopped locks after the drastic haircut.

Kaz gave her honest opinion on the new look as she told FUBAR Radio: 'I feel like a boy. I'd be lying if I said that I felt super confident or I love it.

'It's weird for me to not have my hair but you know if it means that I take a bit of my confidence away to give these girls their confidence, then I'll do that.'

The star managed to raise more than £13,000 for a children's hair loss charity after shaving her head.

She raised funds for charity Little Lady Locks which relieves the needs of children up to the age of 18 who are suffering with hair loss due to alopecia or other conditions by the provision of wigs and hair systems.

The television star wrote on Instagram at the time: 'Over the last few months I have been working closely with @littleladylocks charity. In this time I have met some incredibly brave and inspiring girls and have seen first hand the lengths @ashley_marie_hair goes to for them, helping regain their confidence after hair loss.

'I have seen how much these wigs have made a positive impact on their lives, and have since made it my mission to help as many girls as I can.

'So yesterday I decided to cut all my hair off - to create a wig for a little girl who needs it.

'I’m determined to spread awareness of this beautiful charity and hope you all see my dedication to this cause. But it is not as simple as cutting off my hair. It costs the charity £500 to pay the wig makers to turn my hair into a wig!!! That’s why this charity desperately needs our help.

'It broke my heart when @ashley_marie_hair told me she was close to shutting down because they just don’t have the money or support. Let’s get the funds to get all the referrals seen to this month so the girls don’t have to wait any longer to feel like themselves again. Please help me spread the word.'

In 2023, Kaz revealed she had suffered from hair loss as a result of 'stress' after she was held in a Dubai prison on suspicion of drug offences.

She was detained at Abu Dhabi airport while transferring to a flight to Thailand where she said she was going to carry out voluntary work.

Following the ordeal, Kaz revealed her hair had thinned as she shared a picture of a bald patch at the front of her head.

Alongside the images, Kaz wrote: 'I've just arrived in the Dominican Republic to celebrate my best friends birthday. Lucky us.

'But due to recent stress, I'm experiencing hair loss. It's got a lot thinner, I also have a small bald patch right at the front of my head.

'I'm trying to cover it by changing my parting or wearing one of my @kazbands (of course) but when I tie my hair up it's still so noticeable.

'In all honesty I'm pretty sure it's getting worse. I'm not usually one to care too much about what I look like but its starting to affect my confidence. If anyone has gone through something similar I'd really appreciate your advice or any products/treatments you'd recommend.

'Feel free to comment below, you'd really be helping me out and hopefully others reading this too. P.S who knew that you can wear your Kazband inside out to get rid of the bow? Not me!'

In February 2023, Kaz spoke out about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of drug offences and held in a Dubai prison.

In 2020, the reality star was filmed without her knowledge, appearing to snort lines of white powder in Dubai by her 'controlling and manipulative' ex-boyfriend.

She said it 'destroyed her mental health and career' and she admitted she 'didn't leave the house for three months due to crippling anxiety'.

After flying into Abu Dhabi for a work trip following the incident, Kaz was put in jail for a week alongside a new mother and her six-month-old baby.

She detailed the 'scariest experience of her life' as she was 'strip searched' and held with prisoners in a jail cell for a week.

Speaking her 'own truth' on Instagram, Kaz said: 'Hi everyone. I wanted to do this video to speak my own truth and use my own voice about a situation that's happened to me.

'I feel like I owe it to my followers and I owe it to myself to get closure about this situation because it's been a good few years and I'm ready to move forward now.'

She went on: 'In 2020, I was in Dubai. I was filmed - it was me in the video, no one forced me to do that - it was a time of my life where I definitely didn't love myself at all, probably. And this is reflected in what I was doing to my body and who I surrounded myself with.'

'[The video] later got leaked and then, more recently, I was on my way to Thailand,' Kaz further explained.

'I had an amazing job offer. I was so excited for this job offer guys, it was like my dream job and I was staying up all night researching and, yeah, I did not think about the transit in Abu Dhabi and that it would be an issue for me because, obviously, I wasn't thinking and... yeah, everything happens for a reason.

'I was then detained in Abu Dhabi and kept in custody from Monday through to Friday, which is when they released me.

'I was very accepting of the situation and I was ready for whatever was going to happen to me because, at the end of the day, I take full accountability. I don't lie. I said that that was me in the video and explained the situation, it was a long time ago, etc.'

Kaz is said to be 'thrilled' to be returning to the villa.

A source told The Sun: 'She had a rough time a year or so ago and this feels like an amazing opportunity for her to have some fun again.'

She first appeared on series four of Love Island as a Casa Amor bombshell, and famously turned Josh's head away from his then-partner Georgia Steel.

After the show the pair went on to date for six months, before eventually splitting in January 2019 with Kaz saying at the time: 'Sometimes things don't go the way you planned, but you have to be grateful for the journey.'

She soon sparked up a romance with fellow Love Island alum Theo Campbell in March that year, but in early 2020 he revealed he had been dumped ahead of what would have been their one-year anniversary.

The pair then suffered an awkward reunion after they both appeared on Celebrity Ex On The Beach in 2022.