Season 8 (UK)

**Season 8** is the eighth season of the popular British dating reality TV show; Love Island, hosted by Laura Whitmore and premiering June 6th, 2022 on ITV2.

After 8 weeks, on August 1st,2022 Davide Sanclimenti & Ekin-Su Culculoglu were declared the winners of the eighth season and of the £50,0000.00 with Gemma Owen and Luca Bish being placed as the runners-up.

## Production

The eighth season of the show was confirmed to be in production during the finale of the 2021 season on August 23rd,2021. After this on September 8th,2021 is was reported by the sun that the producers were looking to replace Laura Whitmore as host for the upcoming season. This comes after the backlash that was accumulated from her performance during the previous season's reunion show, with sources close to the Sun revealing that the producers were looking to try and keep the show fresh and are keeping options open.

Names such as Maya Jama and former islander; Maura Higgins had also previously been mentioned as potential names producers were looking at. However that being said, the official word from the producers was that there had been no discussions regarding her position as host for the next season, commending her for her performance on the show thus far. Later on March 26th,2022 it was reported that Laura had signed a £500,000.00 deal to return to her position as host for the upcoming season.

On February 1st 2022, it was reported that this season of the show would be the longest season to date with a total of 10 weeks, instead of the usual 8 weeks. This was revealed after it was discovered within the terms and conditions of the application form that potential islanders would need to be free for a minimum of 10 weeks of filming during the summer.

On April 8th,2022 the Sun reported that the upcoming season would be premiering in early June, on June 6th,2022 for as mentioned above; the longest season in the show's history. However it should be noted that as of April 2022, this date hasn't been officially confirmed by ITV and is just a strong rumour. On May 24th,2022 this start date was officially confirmed by the producers.

On May 6th,2022 the show released the first teasers for the new season through their social media accounts, featuring the tag-line; "Love, we own it", with the intention of airing them on TV the next day.

It was announced on May 19th, 2022 that for the first time in the history of the show that they would be dropping their partnership with fast-fashion brands such as "Pretty Little Thing" or "ISAWITFIRST" and instead opting for a collaboration with Ebay, supplying the islanders with used clothing in a bid to try and change perceptions around purchasing clothes.

### Casting

Registration for applications for the eighth season were opened as soon as the previous season came to an end, before then officially opening on January 1st 2022 as advertised through their social media platforms. As usual the producers are looking for young and attractive single boys and girls to take part in the new season.

On January 9th, 2022 it was reported that the producers were looking to invite LGBT and non-binary islanders to participate in a show first, with a view to make this the most woke season ever. An insider revealed that this was due to the fact that there had been massive backlash during the previous seasons when it came to the diversity of the islanders involved and while noting the complications this could bring to the format, they made mention of the fact that producers were still keen on the concept.

Later on February 9th,2022 it was reported that the producers were looking to target potential islanders who are already in relationships, with a view to find to drama-loving participants. It was explained that there was a loophole found in the application, where it mentioned that if an applicant was already in a relationship, but was on the verge of potentially breaking up they would be allowed to go forward with the application process.

On March 7th,2022 it was revealed that producers were looking to obtain the login details for any potential islander's social media accounts, as a way of trying to avoid a similar situation to what happened with Danny in the previous season, checking to make sure that they hadn't previously posted anything on their accounts that could be construed/perceived as offensive by both their fellow islanders or by the general public.

As a way of expanding on their duty of care regime towards islanders, the producers announced on May 27th,2022 that they would be introducing inclusion training that would focus around areas such as race, gender and sexuality. ITV's head of inclusivity; Ade Rawcliffe made mention of the fact that this was all being done in the name of inclusivity and noting that the world as a whole was changing.

### Villa

On January 31st,2022 it was reported that the producers of the show were for the first time since 2017 looking to find a new villa for the upcoming season instead of using the one used in Seasons 3-5 & 7. At the time it was stated that this was because they were looking to find a space where they could introduce a raft of new elements into the show and were particularly looking to find a location closer to the mountains in Majorca.

This was later officially confirmed by ITV's managing director of media and entertainment; Kevin Lygo during a press event for ITV's annual profits briefing. The first photos of the new villa under construction were revealed by the Sun on May 6th, showing off a spacious but rustic-looking villa.

On May 2nd,2022 it was reported that the producers were looking to expand the gym space in the villa, as a way of trying to encourage more hook-ups between the islanders, trying to capitalize off of the popularity that scenes surrounding this area have garnered with the public.

The first official images of the new villa were released on May 31st,2022 revealing a villa featuring 2 floors with a make-up room, bedroom, bathroom, lounge and outdoor balcony area. This was coupled with an expansive outdoor area, including a large pool, bigger gym area, outdoor kitchen and decking and seating areas.

BalconyBathroomBedroomDay-bedsDecking areaFirepitGymKitchenBean-bagsLoungeMake-up RoomOutdoor seatingPool
## Islanders

The initial line-up of islanders was revealed in full throughout Monday 30th May,2022 through ITV Breakfast shows and the show's social media pages. The line-up consists of 6 boys and 5 girls, with more islanders to enter later in the series as bombshells.

## Week Summary

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

 **Couplings** | * Day 1:After each of the girls had entered the villa, as usual they were asked to stand in a line for the coupling. However Laura then revealed to them that for the first time ever, the boys wouldn't be choosing who to couple up with, but that it would instead be down to the public. Each of the boys then came in one after the other, with Laura revealing the results of the public vote to them. The final couples were as such: Amber & Dami, Gemma & Liam, Ikenna & Indiyah, Andrew & Tasha, Luca & Paige.
* Day 2: On Day 1, the first bombshell; Davide was told that during the next day he'd be able to steal a girl off of one of the boys to couple with, which would result in the boy left single being vulnerable. On Day 2, Davide chose to couple up with Gemma, leaving Liam single.
 **Exits** | * Day 5:Liam(Voluntarily walked).

* Day 9:Jay,Remi
 **Couplings** | * Day 8: On Day 8, bombshell; Jacques had to decide which out of the two single girls; Afia & Paige he'd couple up with. There he made the decision to couple up with Paige, leaving Afia single and dumped.
 **Challenges** | * Day 9:Menchanics-For this challenge the boys dressed up as mechanics and took part in a mechanic-themed obstacle course. The course in question is comprised of 4 parts, with the first part requiring the boy to strip off, before then proceeding to lift either some hob-caps or rubber tires. After this the boy would need to lift up their partner and carry them across a track of tires, with them then looking to perform a number of squats. The final part of the challenge required them to wash a car, before getting in the car and giving their partner a snog. In the end the girls would determine who won the challenge based off of who put on the sexiest performance. Here the girls declared Dami the winner.
 **Dates** | * Day 7: Jacques: Afia, Paige (New Islander dates)
* Day 8: Amber & Dami (First date)
 **Exits** | * Day 8:Afia (Not chosen by Jacques)
* Day 12:Remi (Failed to couple up)

 **Dates** | * Day 14: Danica & Luca (First date)
* Day 17: Antigoni: Davide, Dami, Jay (New Islander speed-dates).
* Day 18: Charlie: Ekin-Su, Tasha (Hot-tub dates).
 **Exits** | * Day 15:On Day 14, a public vote for the most popular boys and girls was opened- Andrew, Ikenna, Jay - Amber, Ekin-Su , Tasha (Bottom 3 boys and girls)-Amber & Ikenna (Voted least-popular girl and boy respectively)

 **Dates** | * Day 24: All couples (Brunch dates)
 **Exits** | * Day 25: A public vote for the most popular couples was opened on Day 24-Antigoni,Danica, Tasha, Charlie, Jay, Andrew (Bottom 3 girls and boys)-Antigoni,Charlie (Chosen by the most popular boys and girls respectively).

 **Exits** | * Day 31:Cheyanne,George,Jack,Jazmine,Mollie,Samuel(Failed to couple-up).

 **Challenges** | * Day 39:Wish you were beer-For this challenge the boys were pitted against the girls in a challenge where one member from each team had to slide down a bar in an attempt to knock over some beer-glasses. They would be doing this in order to try and fill up their bucket with beer. The second round in this challenge would feature 2 islanders one from each team, with them having to position a hose-pipe between their legs and attempt to spray beer into their teams bucket, while their fellow team-mate held it up. At the end of the challenge, the team that managed to fill their bucket up the most, would be the winners. The winners for this challenged were declared to be the boys.
 **Dates** | * Day 37: Adam: Summer, Danica, Paige (New islander dates)
 **Exits** | * Day 35:A public vote was opened on Day 33 - Dami & Summer, Chyna & Jay (Least-popular couples)-Chyna & [[Jay Younger|Jay (Not chosen by the islanderS).
* Day 37: Jacques (Chose to voluntarily leave the villa after struggles in his relationship).
* Day 39: On Day 38, a public vote for the most popular boys and girls was opened-Andrew, Deji, Josh , Coco, Summer , Tasha (Bottom 3 boys and girls) - Coco & Josh (Voted least popular girl and boy respectively).

 **Challenges** | * Day 43:Snog, Marry, Pie-The islanders were each tasked with choosing an islander of the opposite sex, to snog, another to marry by placing a ring on their finger and the last one to slam a pie in their face.
 **Exits** | * Day 44: On Day 43, a public vote for the most popular boys and girls was opened- Billy & Dami, Danica & Summer (Least popular boys and girls respectively)-Billy & Summer.

* Day 50:Talent Show-In this challenge, the islanders were each tasked with performing a special talent of theirs.
* Day 51:Mile-High-The girls each had to dress up as Mile-high air hostesses and take part in a Mile-high themed obstacle course. For the first part of this course, they'd have to burst out of the make-shift plane and slide down the slide, before proceeding to seductively perform a safety check on the boys who were placed in their airplane seats. The next part involved them having to perform a safety demonstration through the use of one of the props in the trolley or through a dance. After this they'd pick up a bottle of champagne and either drink it or use it in another way. The final part involved them taking their partner to the toilet and working together to press a button on the top of the toilet ceiling to conceal them. In the end it was up to the boys as to who won and they chose Paige as the winner.
 **Dates** | * Day 53: Adam & Paige, Dami & Indiyah, Davide & Ekin-Su (Final dates).
 **Exits** | * Day 49:On Day 47, a public vote for the most popular couples was opened-Danica & Jamie, Deji & Lacey, Nathalia & Reece (Bottom 3 couples)-Deji & Lacey,Nathalia & Reece (Voted least popular couples).
* Day 51:Danica & Jamie (Voted least popular couple)

* Day 58: Andrew & Tasha (4th Place), Dami & Indiyah (3rd Place), Gemma & Luca (Runners-up), Davide & Ekin-Su (Winners).

## Coupling History

On June 3rd,2022 it was announced by narrator; Iain Stirling on ITV breakfast show; "Lorraine" that for the first time in the show's history, the viewers would be able to decide the results of the first coupling, by voting for the boy they wanted each girl to couple up with through the LI app.

## Ratings

The ratings have been taken from BARB and includes ITV2+1. The ratings that had been collated from catch-up have also been added. Due to the fact that Saturday episodes are only weekly catch-up episodes rather than the usual highlights and as such aren't included in the season's overall average.

## Media

### Pre-Season promo

Love Island returns this June on ITV2 and ITV Hub!Meet the Islanders ready for a summer of love 💞 - Love Island 2022
### Best Moments

Love Island 2022 - Best Moments Of Week 1 🏝 - ITV2Love Island 2022 - Best Moments Of Week 2 🏝 - ITV2Love Island 2022 - Best Moments Of Week 3 🏝🥵 - ITV2Love Island 2022 - Best Moments Of Week 4 🏝 - ITV2Love Island 2022 - Best Moments Of Casa Amor 🏝🥵🫣 - ITV2Love Island 2022 - Best Moments Of Week 6 🏝 - ITV2Love Island 2022 - Best Moments Of Week 7 🏝 - ITV2Love Island 2022 - Best Moments Of Week 8 🏝 - ITV2
### Best of the Season

The most dramatic moments - Love Island 2022The most EMOTIONAL moments of the series 😭 - Love Island 2022

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