Season 5 (UK)

**Season 5** is a the fifth season of the popular British dating reality TV show, hosted by Caroline Flack. This season of the show premiered June 3rd,2019 on ITV2.

The season concluded on July 29th,2019, where Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea were declared the winners of the season and of the £50,000, with Molly-Mae Hague & Tommy Fury ending up as the runners-up.

## Production

The fifth season of Love Island was confirmed at the finale of Love Island 2018 on July 30th,2018. Caroline Flack and Iain Stirling will both be returning to the show, as the host and narrator respectively.

### Casting

The Applications for this season, opened up as soon as 2018's season had finished, with singles being persuaded to start recording audition tapes and videos to send in to producers. At the start of April 2019, it was reported by the Daily Star on Sunday, that the producers were looking for more body-diversity in the applicants for the season. This move came after backlash from the fans, who complained about this subject during the previous season.

It was also revealed that better aftercare for the islanders would be put into place by producers, after the unfortunate suicides of Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis in 2018 and 19 respectively.. The applications for this season, closed on April 30th. However on May 3rd, 2019 the application closing date was extended till July 15th,2019.

### Villa

The first images of the villa were revealed on May 8th,2019, where it was revealed that the villa would remain in the same location as the previous 2 seasons, after speculation that the villa location would change. The configuration of the villa's parts largely remained the same, apart from the outdoors area which is getting a major overhaul.

The images released were mainly of the villa's preparation for this season. The first official images of the villa, were released to the public on May 30th,2019, just 4 days before the launch of the season.

BathroomBeach-HutBedroomHide-AwayJacuzziKitchenLoungeMake-up RoomOutdoor Seating-1Outdoor Seating-2PoolSmoking Area
### Islanders

The initial line-up of Islanders for this season, has been speculated to be revealed on Monday, 27th May after cryptic social media posts made by the ITV2 accounts. The post in question teased the big announcement, while showing show off a collective image of a heart from each of the posts.

The initial line-up for the 2019 series was announced May 27th,2019 a week before the season's launch. Further islanders will enter later.

## Week by Week Summary

* Week 1
* Week 2
* Week 3
* Week 4
* Week 5
* Week 6
* Week 7
* Week 8
* Week 9

 **Coupling** | * Day 1:After the girls had entered the villa, the boys were introduced 1 by 1 and were allowed to couple up with the girl of their choice. The couplings were as such: Amber & Callum, Amy & Anton, Anna & Sherif, Lucie & Joe, Michael & Yewande.
* Day 2:Singular islanders; Curtis and Tommy were allowed to steal 2 girls off of the boys. Curtis took Amy and Tommy took Lucie, leaving Anton and Joe single.
 **Challenges** | * Day 2:Sliding into the DM's-The girls and boys went up against each other in a challenge, that involved a member from each team having to slide down a giant phone-based water slide, grab a statement and then kiss the person they thought it related to, in order to score a point and the team with the most points would win.
 **Dates** | * Day 3:Amy & Curtis, Lucie & Tommy(Post-Coupling Dates)
 **Exits** | * Day 5:Callum(Failed to Re-couple)

 **Challenges** | * Day 6:Tower of Truths-The islanders played Tower of Truths, where each of the couples had to pull out jenga-blocks and read out a question to their partner, who would then need to answer honestly.
 **Dates** | * Day 7:Danny: Yewande, Amber (Choices)
* Day 8: Amy & Curtis (Hide-Away)
* Day 9: Joe & Lucie (Normal Date)
 **Exits** | * Day 9:Sherif(Ejected for Rule-breaking)

 **Challenges** | * Day 16:Eyes On The Fries-The couples were tasked with transferring a fast-food meal onto a tray, through only the use of their mouths. In the end, Maura & Tom were declared the winners.
* Day 19:Snogathon-The girls took part in a kissing contest, where each of the girls had to kiss all the boys once, with each of the boys then giving them a mark out of 10. The girl with the highest total at the end wins. Anna was declared the winner in the end.
 **Dates** | * Day 14:Jordan & Tom- Anna, Maura (New Islander Dates)
* Day 17:Amber & Michael-(Normal Date)
* Day 18:Arabella: Danny, Anton (Choices)
 **Exits** | * Day 16:After an anonymous islander vote on Day 14-Joe & Lucie, Anton & Elma (Bottom 2 couples)-Joe & Elma(Fewest Public Votes to Save).

 **Challenges** | * Day 23:Sex Pop Quiz-The couples divided into 2 teams and took part in a quiz focused around sex. Each team had to have each of it's couples pop a balloon, before they could answer, with the fastest team to do so being able to answer. The eventual winners were the Green team (Amy,Curtis,Danny,Arabella,Amber & Michael)
 **Exits** | * Day 22:Yewande(Failed to Re-Couple)
* Day 25:Most popular couple public vote-Amy & Curtis, Maura & Tom, Arabella & Danny, Anna & Jordan(Bottom 4)-Tom(Most-popular girls Choice),Arabella(Most popular boys choice).

 **Challenges** | * Day 28:Sexy Charades-Casa Amor and the Main villa went head-to-head in a game of charades, where 2 islanders had to act out a sext position, and if their team guessed correctly, they'd get a point. The winning villa would be the one with the most points at the end. Casa Amor were the eventual winners.
* Day 29:Raunchy Races-The villa went head to head once more in a number of various different challenges. The villa that managed to complete each challenge first would win a point, with the team that had the most points at the end winning a party. In the end the Main Villa won the party.
 **Dates** | * Day 33:Amber & Ovie, Jordan & Anna(Amber & Jordan's Choices)
 **Exits** | * Day 30:Dan,Dennon,Lavena,Maria,Nabila,Stevie(Failed to Couple-up)
* Day 36:On Day 35, a public vote opened for the most popular couples-Amy & Curtis, Danny & Jourdan, Lucie & George(Bottom 3). Danny & Jourdan(Least popular couple), Lucie & George(Chosen by fellow islanders).

 **Challenges** | * Day 38:Dirty Dancing-The islanders split into 2 teams based upon gender, with each team having to dress up and perform a sexy dance in order to try and get the heart rates of the opposite gender up. The team that manages to raise heart-rates the most would win. In the end the girls won the challenge.
* Day 39:Lad Points-The boys took part in 3 different rounds, all of which were centred around lad-culture. In the end Anton and Marvin were declared the winners of the challenge.
 **Dates** | * Day 38:Chris: Belle, Maura(Choices), Francesca:Curtis,Ovie(Choices)
 **Exits** | * Day 37:Amy(Walked)
* Day 39:Marvin(Failed to Re-couple)
* Day 42:On Day 40, a public vote was opened for the most popular couples-Anna & Jordan, Michael & Joanna(Bottom 2 Couples)-Anna & Jordan were saved by the Islanders- Joanna(Chosen by Islanders to dump).

 **Challenges** | * Day 43:Doggy Style-In this challenge, the boys were blindfolded and dressed up as dogs, having to be lead through a track, while collecting doggie treats and being lead by their partner. The eventual winners were Chris and Francesca.
* Day 46:Men at Work-The boys took part in an construction-themed obstacle, course carrying their partner through, till they got to the wrecking ball. The girls would then have to pick a winner based on how sexy they were during the challenge. In the end Ovie was declared to be the sexiest, meaning he had won the challenge.
 **Dates** | * Day 43:Harley: Ovie (Choice), India: Chris (Choice), Greg: Amber (Choice)
 **Exits** | * Day 49:On Day 47, a public vote opened for most popular couples-Anna & Jordan, Chris & Harley, Francesca & Michael(Bottom 3 Couples)-Francesca & Michael(Islanders didn't save)

 **Dates** | * Day 50:Chris & Harley(First Date)
* Day 53:Amber & Greg, Maura & Curtis, India & Ovie(Final Dates)
 **Exits** | * Day 52:On Day 51, a public vote was opened for most popular couples-Anna and Jordan, Maura & Curtis, Chris & Harley(Bottom 3)-Chris & Harley, Anna & Jordan(Least amount of public votes)

* Day 58:Curtis & Maura(4th), India & Ovie(3rd), Molly-Mae & Tommy(Runners-up), Amber & Greg(Winners).

## Ratings

The official ratings for this season have been taken from the BARB(Broadcasters' Audience Research Board), and also go on to include that of the ratings taken from ITV2+1 and from the ITV Hub. The ratings that come from the Saturday catchup episodes aren't included within the overall averages.

## Media

### Pre-Season Promo

Meet The Islanders Love Island 2019 ITV2Are You Ready for the Ultimate Summer of Love? Love Island 2019
### Most Talked About Moments

Love Island 2019 Most Talked About Moments Week 1 ITV2-0Love Island 2019 The Most Talked About Moments Week 2 ITV2Love Island 2019 The Most Talked About Moments Week 3 ITV2Love Island 2019 The Most Talked About Moments Week 4 ITV2Love Island 2019 The Most Talked About Moments Week 5 ITV2Love Island 2019 The Most Talked About Moments Week 6 ITV2Love Island 2019 The Most Talked About Moments Week 7 ITV2Love Island 2019 The Most Talked About Moments Week 8 ITV2
### Best Bits

Love Island 2019 Best Kisses Love Island 2019The Funniest Unseen Moments From Love Island 2019 Love Island Unseen Bits 2019Love Island 2019 The Best Moments From the Challenges! ITV2Love Island 2019 The Most Dramatic Recoupling Moments of 2019 ITV2Love Island 2019 The Cutest Recoupling Speeches ITV2Love Island 2019 Biggest Bust Ups ITV2
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2. ↑ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/768860/love-island-new-series-bosses-cast-plus-size-babes-hunks-itv
3. ↑ https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/love-island-fans-can-still-14993858
4. ↑ https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9027804/first-look-love-island-2019-villa-crew-building/
5. ↑ https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/love-island/9153437/love-island-2019-cast-revealed-announcement/
6. ↑ https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-10/
7. ↑ https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/