Love Island (Season 9)

## View gallery

The **ninth season** of the revived Love Island premiered on ITV2 on January 16, 2023. It ran for 58 days with the finale airing on March 13, 2023.

The winners were 24-year olds Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, making Sanam the first Casa Amor Islander to win the series.

## Coupling

On Day 1, after all of the boys entered, the girls were asked to choose a boy to pair up with. Anna-May was paired with Haris, Tanyel with Kai, Lana and Ron paired up, Olivia and Will coupled up, and Tanya paired up with Shaq.

     Girls choice
     Boys choice
### Notes

* **^Note 1**: Tom arrived after the coupling on Day 1 and was told he would be able to steal a girl for himself on Day 2. He chose Olivia, leaving Will single.
* **^Note 2**: As new arrivals, Ellie and Spencer were given first choice at the recoupling.
* **^Note 3**: The original Islanders were told they either had to stick with their current partner, or twist and choose a new Islander to couple up with. As Shaq chose to not recouple but Tanya did, he was left single.
* **^Note 4**: As new arrivals, Keanan and Rosie were given first choice at the recoupling.

## Weekly Summary

* Coupling
* Challenges
* Dates
* Exits

* On Day 2, Tom, who entered after the coupling, had to steal one girl for himself. He chose Olivia, thus leaving Will single.
 Week 2
 Week 3
 Week 4
 Week 5
 Week 6

 Week 2
 Week 3
 Week 4
 Week 5
 Week 6
 Week 7
* On Day 43, the Islanders competed in the "Snog, Marry, Pie" challenge where each islander had to snog, marry and pie an Islander of the opposite gender.
* On Day 46, the islanders split into two teams and competed against each other in a number of sports day events. The red team were declared the winners.
 Week 8
* On Day 51, the couples competed in "Cocktail Shake-up" where they had to transfer their cocktails across a slip and slide using an empty tray of glasses strapped to their heads. Kai and Sanam won the challenge.
* On Day 52, the couples were challenged with becoming parents and looking after a doll. The challenge was won by Samie and Tom.

 Week 2
 Week 3
 Week 4
 Week 6
* On Day 38, Maxwell and Olivia left the villa to go on their first date.
 Week 8
* On Day 54, Jessie and Will, and Kai and Sanam went on their final dates.

 Week 2
 Week 3
 Week 4
 Week 5
 Week 6
 Week 7
 Week 8
* On Day 56, Jessie and Will were dumped from the island after being voted the least compatible by the public.

## Other Information

* On June 23, 2022, it was revealed that Winter Love Island would be returning in 2023 for the first time since 2020.
* On August 22, 2022, Laura Whitmore announced that she would not be returning as the presenter for Season 9 due to scheduling conflicts. On September 30, 2022, it was announced that TV and radio presenter Maya Jama would be replacing Whitmore as host.
* The original line-up of islanders was released on January 9, 2023. It was also revealed that Ron would be the first partially sighted contestant to appear in the series.
* On January 12, 2023, it was revealed that in a new twist, the public would decide who the first bombshell to enter the villa would be out of Ellie and Tom.

### Final voting figures

 Samie and Tom
 Shaq and Tanya

### Couple Status

 Lana and Ron
 Samie and Tom
 Shaq and Tanya
 Jessie and Will
 Maxwell and Olivia

## Ratings

Official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board and include ITV2 +1. The Saturday weekly catch-up episodes are not included in the overall averages.

**^Note 1**: Viewing figures are limited for this season as some episodes did not feature in the Top 50 ratings due to low viewership.

## References

1. ↑ https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/23/love-island-two-series-will-air-in-2023-as-winter-edition-returns-16879280/
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkpwEsqH8x/
3. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11268235/Maya-Jama-revealed-new-Love-Island-host.html
4. ↑ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/g42429178/love-island-winter-2023-uk-cast/
5. ↑ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a42430640/ron-hall-love-island-blind/
6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTryCvhLHQ/
7. ↑ https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/most-viewed-programmes/