Love Island has been racking up the official complaints since it returned to screens last month. The ITV2 dating show has been back, dishing out drama, dumpings and bombshells, for the past four weeks and there's still plenty more to go.
16.06.2022 - 21:35 / usmagazine.com
Welcome back, Islanders! Summer is in full swing, and come July, Love Island USA will heat up the reality TV scene with new faces — and sexier challenges.
After three seasons on CBS, the American version of the U.K.’s Love Island was acquired by NBC. Moving to the network’s streaming site, Peacock, will also bring more freedom for the Islanders better mirror the saucy (and somewhat explicit) nature of the original dating show.
“Love Island is a highly addictive dating format that is primed for a streaming service like Peacock where we can push boundaries and bring viewers steamy and dramatic twists,” executive vice president of unscripted entertainment content Jenny Groom said in a February press release. “The series took pop culture by storm after the U.K. format found fans across the world, and we are thrilled to be able to bring an all-new version to Peacock this summer.”
Peacock has greenlit the show for seasons 4 and 5, teasing episodes and couples that are “hotter than ever.”
Love Island USA previously touched upon the naughtier content during season 3, which aired in summer of 2021, sharing raunchier clips on Paramount+ that didn’t make the cut for CBS.
“For Paramount+, you’re going to get some extra steam,” longtime host Arielle Vandenberg exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2021 ahead of the season premiere. “So if there’s something that we couldn’t show on the broadcast, it will be on Paramount+. So there’s lots of fun, new, exciting things to check out on there as well.”
Only time will tell if the for the reality series’ new home — and uncensored content — will make for long-lasting couples. The premise, however, has remained the same. Starting next month, viewers will follow a group of singles as they look for love
Love Island has been racking up the official complaints since it returned to screens last month. The ITV2 dating show has been back, dishing out drama, dumpings and bombshells, for the past four weeks and there's still plenty more to go.
Hey everyone, it’s Shaughna Phillips here with another take on all the goings on in the Love Island villa, and what a wild week it’s been. Speaking of wild, let’s discuss the heart rate challenge! The girls absolutely smashed it. I think they were the sexiest it’s ever been.
Sarah Hyland.The star signed on to be the host of the show. She'll replace Arielle Vandenberg, who was the host for three seasons when the show was on CBS.
“Love Island” fans just got a big surprise.
There’s a new bombshell entering the villa.
Love Island USA is back.
Another recoupling is looming in the Love Island villa as the fourth week of the hit ITV2 show is underway. A sneak peak preview of Wednesday night's episode revealed that the Islanders are set to face their next recoupling tonight (June 29), with the power left in the girl's hands.
New Love Island bombshell Antigoni Buxton is wasting no time in getting to know the existing Love Islanders, and she's made a beeline for hunky Scotsman Jay Younger. The pair enjoyed a date together, after 26 year old Antagoni has to chose three of the boys to go on a date with.
Hi again everyone! It’s Shaughna Phillips – and wow, a lot has changed in the space of a week. We’ve seen people leaving, and then more Islanders arriving.Things move so quickly in the Love Island villa, and I’m loving it. Bombshells Jay Younger and Remi Lambert have certainly shaken things up.
Good Morning Britain's Entertainment Editor Richard Arnold revealed that the show has a secret family connection to Love Island contestant Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu.The 52 year old made the revelation as he presented a clip of Ekin-Su acting quite animatedly in Turkish soap opera Kuzey Yildizi on Wednesday morning's show. Richard informed hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid that he’d received help in translating the footage from a GMB colleague working behind the scenes of GMB, who is actually quite closely related to Ekin-Su. “So we had that translated by one of our colleagues who turns out to be Ekin-Su’s cousin,” Richard said, surprising the co-presenters. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
We're a week into the latest series Love Island and one contestant is arguably the most discussed Islander in the famous villa this year. Dressage rider Gemma Owen, the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England striker Michael Owen, had viewers talking just a couple of days in after she coupled-up with Italian hunk Davide Sanclimenti who lives in Manchester.
Susanna Reid had a little bit of Love Island shade to share this morning as she returned to Good Morning Britain. The presenter was back hosting the show on Monday (June 13) alongside Richard Madeley.