Love Island

*For the original celebrity version of the show, see Celebrity Love Island.*
**Love Island** is a British dating reality show. The first season premiered on ITV2 on June 7, 2015 and recently aired its tenth season in 2023.

## History

On February 13, 2015, it was confirmed that *Love Island* would be returning, and would be aired on ITV2. However, this series would include members of the public rather than celebrities. On April 18, 2015, it was announced that Caroline Flack would be hosting the show.

On July 24, 2019, ITV announced that two seasons of Love Island would air in 2020 as opposed to the usual one – with the first airing in the winter and the second in the traditional summer slot. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the initially planned summer season was delayed til the following year.

On December 17, 2019 it was announced that Caroline Flack would be standing down as host for the sixth season after allegations of assault towards her current boyfriend. On December 20, it was revealed that Laura Whitmore would serve as the new host. On February 15, 2020, it was announced that Flack had been found dead in her flat in London.

On August 22, 2022, Whitmore announced that she would be leaving the show after three seasons, due to scheduling conflicts. On September 30, 2022, it was announced that TV and radio presenter Maya Jama would be replacing Whitmore.

## Format

Love Island involves a group of contestants, referred to as Islanders, living in isolation from the outside world in a villa in Mallorca, constantly under video surveillance. To survive in the villa the Islanders must be coupled up with another Islander, whether it be for love, friendship or money, as the overall winning couple receives £50,000. On the first day, the Islanders couple up for the first time based on first impressions, but over the duration of the series they are forced to "re-couple" where they can choose to remain in their current couple or swap and change.

Any Islander who remains single after the coupling is eliminated and dumped from the island. Islanders can also be eliminated via public vote, as during the series the public vote through the Love Island app available on smartphones for their favourite couple, or who they think is the most compatible. Couples who receive the fewest votes risk being eliminated. Often a twist has occurred where it has been up to the Islanders to eliminate couples. During the final week, the public vote for which couple they want to win the series and therefore take home £50,000.

Whilst in the villa, each Islander has their own phone in which they can only contact other Islanders via text – or receive texts informing them of the latest challenges, dumping or recoupling. Islanders and couples are typically faced with many games and challenges to take part in designed to test their physical and mental ability, with the winners getting special prizes afterwards. Some Islanders are also sent on dates outside the villa, or can win dates by winning challenges.

## Villa

### Summer Villa

The main Mallorcan villa for the UK version of Love Island is Sa Vinyassa in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Casa Amor is the nearby Alchemy Villa, and the Vibe Club is the Shiva Beach Club in Llucmajor.

Between 2017 and 2021, the main villa was Diseminado Poligono 5 near Sant Llorenç des Cardassar.

### Winter Villa

The South African villa used for the sixth season was Midden Cottage in the Constantia suburb of Cape Town.

## Love Island Games

For the competition spin-off, follow **this** link.

## Love Island: The Game

To read about the official Love Island game, follow **this** link.

## External Links

* Instagram
* Twitter
* Facebook
* YouTube

## References

1. ↑ http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/love-island/212479-love-island-is-back-revamped-show-to-air-on-itv2.html
2. ↑ http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/love-island/217815-caroline-flack-to-host-new-love-island-on-itv2.html
3. ↑ https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/love-island-goes-two-series-year-2020
4. ↑ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a30252561/love-island-caroline-flack-quits-host-arrested-boyfriend-itv2/
5. ↑ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a30293127/love-island-presenter-2020-winter-laura-whitmore-caroline-flack/
6. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51517973
7. ↑ https://news.sky.com/story/laura-whitmore-announces-she-is-not-hosting-next-series-of-love-island-12679476
8. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11268235/Maya-Jama-revealed-new-Love-Island-host.html