# Love Island (American TV series) season 5

The fifth season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on July 18, 2023.

## Format

Love Island is a reality television program in which a group of contestants, who are referred to as "Islanders", are living in a villa in Fiji. The Islanders are cut off from the outside world and are under constant video surveillance. To survive in the villa, the Islanders must be in a relationship with another Islander. The Islanders couple up for the first time on first impressions but they are later forced to "re-couple" at special ceremonies in which they can choose to remain with their current partners or to switch partners. At the villa, the couples must share a bed for sleeping and are permitted to talk with other Islanders at any time, allowing them to get to know everyone. While in the villa, each Islander has his or her own telephone, with which they can contact other Islanders via text and can receive text messages informing them of the latest challenges, dumpings, and re-couplings. While the Islanders might appear to have unmediated access to the outside world, they are limited in both their alcohol consumption and communication with the outside world.
The Islanders are presented with many games and challenges that are designed to test their physical and mental abilities, after which the winners are sometimes presented with special prizes, such as a night at the Hideaway or a special date.
Islanders can be eliminated, or "dumped", for several reasons; these include remaining single after a re-coupling and by public vote through the Love Island mobile app. During the show's final week, members of the public vote to decide which couple should win the series; the couple who receive the most votes win.
At the envelope ceremony on finale night, the couple who received the highest number of votes from the public receive two envelopes, one for each partner. One envelope contains $100,000 and the other contains nothing. The partner with the $100,000 envelope may choose whether to share the money with his or her partner as a test of trust and commitment.

## Islanders

The original Islanders were revealed on July 11, 2023, one week before the series launch.
Matia Marcantuoni previously appeared as a contestant on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada.
On Day 25, Scott van-der-Sluis entered the villa. He previously appeared as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island in the United Kingdom just weeks before.
| Islander | Age | Hometown | Entered | Exited | Status |
| Hannah Wright | 24 | Palm Springs, California | Day 2 | Day 32 | Winner |
| Marco Donatelli | 22 | Girard, Ohio | Day 1 | Day 32 | Winner |
| Kassandra "Kassy" Castillo | 22 | Fort Worth, Texas | Day 1 | Day 32 | Runner-up |
| Leonardo Dionicio | 21 | West Hartford, Connecticut | Day 1 | Day 32 | Runner-up |
| Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen | 23 | Cottage Grove, Minnesota | Day 1 | Day 32 | Third place |
| Taylor Smith | 24 | Orange County, California | Day 17 | Day 32 | Third place |
| Carmen Kocourek | 22 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Day 2 | Day 32 | Fourth place |
| Kenzo Nudo | 26 | Phoenix, Arizona | Day 10 | Day 32 | Fourth place |
| Johnnie Garcia | 25 | Whittier, California | Day 17 | Day 30 | Dumped |
| Scott van-der-Sluis | 22 | Connah's Quay, United Kingdom | Day 25 | Day 30 | Dumped |
| Destiny Davis | 27 | Florissant, Missouri | Day 1 | Day 30 | Dumped |
| Kyle Darden | 24 | Floral Park, New York | Day 16 | Day 30 | Dumped |
| Imani Wheeler | 22 | Sacramento, California | Day 13 | Day 28 | Dumped |
| Isiah "Zay" Harayda | 23 | Long Island, New York | Day 16 | Day 28 | Dumped |
| Matia Marcantuoni | 29 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Day 16 | Day 27 | Dumped |
| Jonah Allman | 24 | Rancho Murieta, California | Day 10 | Day 24 | Walked |
| Vickala "Kay Kay" Gray | 25 | Palestine, Texas | Day 1 | Day 24 | Walked |
| Mike Stark | 22 | Augusta, Georgia | Day 13 | Day 24 | Dumped |
| Taylor Chmelka | 23 | San Diego, California | Day 17 | Day 24 | Dumped |
| Keenan Anunay | 23 | Washington, D.C. | Day 1 | Day 24 | Dumped |
| Hannah Ortega | 22 | Coral Springs, Florida | Day 18 | Day 24 | Dumped |
| Allie Ryan | 28 | Madison, Wisconsin | Day 17 | Day 21 | Dumped |
| Ashley Sims | 23 | Jefferson City, Missouri | Day 17 | Day 21 | Dumped |
| Brandon Janse Van Vuuren | 22 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | Day 16 | Day 21 | Dumped |
| Dasja Johnson | 27 | Harrells, North Carolina | Day 17 | Day 21 | Dumped |
| Eddie Brown | 26 | Lagos, Nigeria | Day 16 | Day 21 | Dumped |
| Najah Fleary | 25 | Bladensburg, Maryland | Day 17 | Day 21 | Dumped |
| Robert "Rob" Rausch | 24 | Florence, Alabama | Day 16 | Day 21 | Dumped |
| Harrison Luna | 26 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | Day 4 | Day 15 | Dumped |
| Emily Chavez | 25 | Houston, Texas | Day 10 | Day 15 | Dumped |
| Anna Kurdys | 22 | Boca Raton, Florida | Day 1 | Day 11 | Walked |
| Victor Gonzalez | 28 | Atlanta, Georgia | Day 1 | Day 8 | Dumped |
| Jasmine Sklavanitis | 24 | Mount Morris, Illinois | Day 1 | Day 5 | Dumped |

### Future appearances

Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen competed on the second season of the Peacock reality TV series The Traitors.
Scott and Imani appeared on Love Island Games. Rob returned as an original Islander and Kassy and Harrison returned as bombshells for the sixth season of Love Island USA.

## Production
### Development

On February 23, 2022, it was announced that the series would no longer air on CBS, who aired the first three seasons. The series was picked up for two additional seasons, including the fifth season by Peacock, with Sarah Hyland as host. Iain Stirling as narrator and Maura Higgins as social media ambassador, bringing all the behind the scenes gossip and interviews.
The season was filmed in Fiji.

## Coupling and elimination history

| | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 5 | Week 5 |
| | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 8 | Day 11 | Day 15 | Day 21 | Day 24 | Day 27 | Day 28 | Day 30 | Final | Final |
| Marco | Destiny | Hannah W. | Hannah W. | Victor to save | Hannah W. | Safe | Hannah W. | Safe | Hannah W. | Destiny & Kyle to dump | Finalist | Split the 100k | Winner (Day 32) |
| Hannah W. | Single | Marco | Marco | Carmen to save | Marco | Safe | Marco | Safe | Marco | Destiny & Kyle to dump | Finalist | Winner (Day 32) | Winner (Day 32) |
| Kassy | Leonardo | Leonardo | Bergie | Carmen to save | Leonardo | Vulnerable | Matia | Safe | Leonardo | Imani & Zay to dump | Finalist | Runner-up (Day 32) | Runner-up (Day 32) |
| Leonardo | Kassy | Kassy | Anna | Victor to save | Kassy | Vulnerable | Johnnie | Vulnerable | Kassy | Imani & Zay to dump | Finalist | Runner-up (Day 32) | Runner-up (Day 32) |
| Bergie | Anna | Single | Kassy | Carmen to save | Single | Safe | Taylor S. | Safe | Taylor S. | Johnnie & Scott to dump | Finalist | Third place (Day 32) | Third place (Day 32) |
| Taylor S. | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Bergie | Vulnerable | Bergie | Johnnie & Scott to dump | Finalist | Third place (Day 32) | Third place (Day 32) |
| Carmen | Single | Victor | Victor | Vulnerable | Kenzo | Vulnerable | Kenzo | Safe | Kenzo | Imani & Zay to dump | Finalist | Fourth place (Day 32) | Fourth place (Day 32) |
| Kenzo | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Carmen | Vulnerable | Carmen | Safe | Carmen | Imani & Zay to dump | Finalist | Fourth place (Day 32) | Fourth place (Day 32) |
| Johnnie | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Leonardo | Vulnerable | Scott | Imani & Zay to dump | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 30) | Dumped (Day 30) |
| Scott | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Johnnie | Imani & Zay to dump | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 30) | Dumped (Day 30) |
| Destiny | Marco | Single | Harrison | Carmen to save | Jonah | Vulnerable | Zay | Safe | Kyle | Imani & Zay to dump | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 30) | Dumped (Day 30) |
| Kyle | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Imani | Safe | Destiny | Imani & Zay to dump | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 30) | Dumped (Day 30) |
| Imani | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Immune | Kyle | Safe | Zay | Destiny & Kyle to dump | Dumped (Day 28) | Dumped (Day 28) | Dumped (Day 28) |
| Zay | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Destiny | Vulnerable | Imani | Destiny & Kyle to dump | Dumped (Day 28) | Dumped (Day 28) | Dumped (Day 28) | Dumped (Day 28) |
| Matia | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Kassy | Safe | Single | Dumped (Day 27) | Dumped (Day 27) | Dumped (Day 27) | Dumped (Day 27) |
| Jonah | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Destiny | Safe | Taylor C. | Safe | Walked (Day 24) | Walked (Day 24) | Walked (Day 24) | Walked (Day 24) | Walked (Day 24) |
| Kay Kay | Keenan | Keenan | Keenan | Carmen to save | Keenan | Safe | Single | Safe | Walked (Day 24) | Walked (Day 24) | Walked (Day 24) | Walked (Day 24) | Walked (Day 24) |
| Mike | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Immune | Hannah O. | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) |
| Taylor C. | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Jonah | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) |
| Keenan | Kay Kay | Kay Kay | Kay Kay | Victor to save | Kay Kay | Vulnerable | Single | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) |
| Hannah O. | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Mike | Eliminated | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) | Dumped (Day 24) |
| Allie | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) |
| Ashley | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) |
| Dasja | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) |
| Najah | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) |
| Brandon | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) |
| Eddie | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) |
| Rob | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Single | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) | Dumped (Day 21) |
| Harrison | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Destiny | Victor to save | Emily | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) |
| Emily | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Not in Villa | Harrison | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) | Dumped (Day 15) |
| Anna | Bergie | Single | Leonardo | Carmen to save | Walked (Day 11) | Walked (Day 11) | Walked (Day 11) | Walked (Day 11) | Walked (Day 11) | Walked (Day 11) | Walked (Day 11) | Walked (Day 11) | Walked (Day 11) |
| Victor | Jasmine | Carmen | Carmen | Vulnerable | Dumped (Day 8) | Dumped (Day 8) | Dumped (Day 8) | Dumped (Day 8) | Dumped (Day 8) | Dumped (Day 8) | Dumped (Day 8) | Dumped (Day 8) | Dumped (Day 8) |
| Jasmine | Victor | Single | Single | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) | Dumped (Day 5) |
| Notes | 1 | 2 | none | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | none | none | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Walked | none | none | none | none | Anna | none | none | Kay Kay, Jonah | none | none | none | none | none |
| Dumped | No Dumping | No Dumping | Jasmine Failed to couple up | Victor 4 of 10 votes to save | No Dumping | Emily Boys’ choice to dump | Allie, Ashley, Dasja, Najah Failed to couple up | Hannah O., Taylor C. America's choice to dump | Matia Failed to couple up | Imani & Zay 4 of 7 votes to dump | Destiny & Kyle Johnnie & Scott America's choice to dump | Carmen & Kenzo Fewest votes to win | Carmen & Kenzo Fewest votes to win |
| Bergie & Taylor S. Third–most votes to win ||
| Dumped | No Dumping | No Dumping | Jasmine Failed to couple up | Victor 4 of 10 votes to save | No Dumping | Harrison Girls’ choice to dump | Brandon, Eddie, Rob Failed to couple up | Keenan, Mike America's choice to dump | Matia Failed to couple up | Imani & Zay 4 of 7 votes to dump | Destiny & Kyle Johnnie & Scott America's choice to dump | Kassy & Leonardo Second–most votes to win | Kassy & Leonardo Second–most votes to win |
| Hannah W. & Marco Most votes to win ||