A LOVE Island star is to replace a Pussycat Doll who will no longer be at a launch party of a Bournemouth nightclub. 

Sammy Root, who won Love Island this year, will be at the grand opening party of Popworld in Old Christchurch Road, with Pussycat Doll member Kimberly Wyatt no longer due to appear. 

A launch party will be held for the former Walkabout on Saturday, September 16, after the club’s first night on September 8 when it opens. 

The venue is currently undergoing a £1m refurbishment as part of its rebranding. 

With tunes from S Club 7 to the Vengaboys, Rihanna to Dua Lipa and even the catchiest songs from TikTok, organisers say Popworld has something for every pop lover. 

Open seven days a week, Mondays will see drag nights and Thursdays will be Popworld’s popular Karaokestar Thursdays. 

General manager Jamie Watson, who worked at the former Walkabout for five years, said: “I’ve always thought that Bournemouth has been crying out for a Popworld, and the long wait is almost over, we are getting ready to bring you a Popworld at last.”