Complex sentence: The season was rumoured to be filmed in Samoa as early as March, and was officially confirmed on 9 May by LaPaglia in a radio interview on the "Hamish & Andy" show.
Split into simpler sentences: The season was rumoured to be filmed in Samoa as early as March. The location was later officially confirmed on 9 May, first by LaPaglia in a radio interview on the "Hamish & Andy" show.