ITV Love Island Games UK air date confirmed as Maya Jama returns to hosting duties

Maya Jama has hailed 2024 as the "best year ever" as she reflected on her career highlights over the last 12 months. In January, the 29 year old took over as the new presenter of Love Island, fronting both the winter and summer instalments of the ITV2 show, before being signed up for Peacock's US spin-off, Love Island Games.

Love Island finalist Paul Knops looks unrecognisable and completely different five years on from starring on the hit ITV2 dating show. Former reality star Paul found fame on the programme in 2018 when he finished in second place alongside Scottish beauty Laura Anderson. But things quickly turned sour when they decided to split and Paul accused the ex air hostess of moving on with Islander Max Morley "weeks" before he ended their romance.

With just three weeks to go until Love Island All Stars hits our screens, the show has been thrown into chaos by several of the returning contestants taking part as part of a last minute pay row. This year, the returning contestants were reportedly being offered £2000 a week in order to part in the series, which would see former contestants return to the villa in the hope of finding love - an increase of around 433% on the standard fee of £375 a week.

Scottish Love Island star Camilla Thurlow has shared a sweet snap of her pregnancy to social media.

Love Island stars Molly Marsh and Davide Sanclimenti have left fans shocked with their amazing singing skills on the ITV show, Britain Get Singing. The pair, who found fame on the ITV dating show are part of team Love Island for the festive special on Christmas Eve, joined by other islanders including Molly's boyfriend Zachariah Noble, Jacques O'Neill and Marcel Somerville.

Faye Winter, the most controversial contestant in Love Island history, has been hinting at a comeback in the All Stars series. Her explosive behaviour during the 2021 series led to nearly 25,000 complaints to Ofcom after she had a heated argument with Teddy Soares.The drama unfolded on movie night when Faye was shown a misleading clip of Teddy admitting he found Clarisse Juliette attractive during his time in Casa Amor. Her fiery reaction sparked outrage and a flood of complaints and Faye later apologised for her outburst.

Love Island star Ruchee Gurung looks unrecognisable as she ditches the dark brunette locks for a blond transformation. Ruchee, 25 had her time cut short in the iconic villa during season ten, she arrived on day one before being brutally dumped just eight days later. But her short-lived time on the hit ITV dating show hasn't stopped the beauty from sharing a series of stunning snaps on social media, including showing off her most recent transformation.

Millie Court and Liam Reardon were crowned the winners of Love Island back in 2021, and took home the cash prize, plus a brand new relationship. Following their big win, fans everywhere were obsessed with the couple, who appeared to be going from strength to strength while simultaneously navigating their newfound fame. However, Millie and Liam fans were shocked when they announced that they had decided to call it a day in July 2022, only one year after they won the show.

Love Island's upcoming spin-off show Love Island All Stars is said to have been thrown into chaos after one of its stars 'pulled out last minute'.The new series - the first of its kind - will see some of the most iconic stars from across the previous seasons come together for a second shot at love. It will be filmed in South Africa, and fans don't have long to wait, as ITV recently confirmed that it will air in January 2024. But, according to The Sun, Anna Vakili, who appeared on the show in 2015, has had a change of heart and has decided to no longer take part in the new series.

Love Island runner-up Lana Jenkins, who came second with Ron Hall in this year's winter edition of the ITV2 series, has suffered after her new makeup advert for Rimmel London was taken off-air. The promotion saw Lana appearing in new video spots for the brand on Facebook from September, but advertising regulators have now pulled them and called the message "inappropriate".The clip saw 25 year old Lana, who is a make-up artist herself and returned to her job months after the show, applying Rimmel products to her face and smiling at the camera, as the stunning beauty swept concealer and foundation across her skin.

The doors of the Love Island villa will be reopening as past contestants return for a second shot at finding the one. As the anticipated date of Love Island All Stars 2024 edges closer there's already been a rumoured lineup, welcoming back some of our favourite stars. In a teaser clip for Love Island: All-Stars, it was confirmed that Maya Jama, 29, who presented the winter and summer 2023 series of the hit ITV2 show, will return to host the new series.

Maura Higgins is officially off the market, people.The 33 year old former Love Islander recently confirmed to her fans that she was in a relationship while appearing as a guest on the Irish talk show, The Late Late Show. While chatting to host Patrick Kielty - who was grilling Maura about the romance rumours that have been circulating online for months - the influencer finally set the record straight.

Love Island couple Will Young and Jessie Wynter have hinted at a secret engagement after jetting to Australia for Christmas. Jessie, 26, and Will, 24, have headed to Oz to spend Christmas with Jessie's loved ones after months of travelling around the world together, having visited places including Toronto, Dublin and the Maldives. It looks like the couple might be celebrating more than just Christmas however, as Jessie, who appeared on both the UK and Australia editions of Love Island, hinted on social media that Will could be set to propose to her.

Love Island is returning to our screens in January for a highly-anticipated new series called Love Island: All Stars. The ITV dating show has been highly-anticipated since it was rumoured last year, and now we finally have a trailer, confirming Maya Jama is back on hosting duties. In a cryptic teaser clip, released on the Love Island platforms today, we can see the glittering shadow of Maya dressed in a couture gown lit by spotlights as she walks onto a stage.The clip ends with a curtain falling while the Love Island theme tune plays, cameras flash and the new Love Island: All Stars logo is unveiled.

Camilla Thurlow has revealed that she is expecting her third child with husband Jamie Jewitt in May, and this time, it's a boy! The Love Island star, who met Jamie on the ITV2 dating show in 2017, is already mum to two girls as the couple share daughters Nell, three, and Nora, almost two.Taking to Instagram to reveal the news, she wrote: "Our lovely girls are getting a baby brother ! Delighted to share our little family is growing, baby boy due in Spring 2024, it’s going to be a busy house!" The post was accompanied by a sweet video of Nell, Nora, Jamie and Camilla with a baby ultrasound and a chalkboard which read: "Big sister 101, with brand new module, BOYS, final exam, May 2024." Playing over the video was Daryl Hall and John Oates' You Make My Dreams (Come True), showing that the couple are seemingly overjoyed with the news. Famous pals and fans took to the comment section of the post to send their congratulations, including the couple's Love Island co-star Marcel Somerville - who left 3 heart emojis on the post.

Jess Harding has described her grandad as her 'soldier' in a touching post to Instagram, as she shared that he has sadly passed away at the age of 87. The Love Island star, who won the most recent series alongside ex-boyfriend Sammy Root, posted to her 818K followers with a monochrome snap which showed her beaming while cuddling her late grandad. She wrote: "My Soldier, My Grenadier Guard, My Grandad.

Love Island star Tyrique Hyde has hit out at the trolling he's received as he opened up on his relationship "struggles" with Ella Thomas after it was reported that the couple secretly "split up" only three months after the summer edition of the show ended.Tyrique, 24, and Ella, 23, were runners-up on this year's series, coming third in the final, under winners Sammy Root and Jess Harding and second place stars Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki. While Whitney and Lochan are still going strong, Sammy and Jess called it quits on their relationship in the weeks after leaving the Spanish villa. Now Tyrique and Ella's relationship is said to have come under immense strain, as Tyrique declared that the truth of the couple's reality is strictly between them.

Maya Jama and her boyfriend Stormzy put on a loved-up display for fans everywhere last night as they attended The British Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Maya, 29, and Stormzy, 30, rekindled their romance earlier this year following their split back in 2019, and in doing so, delighted their combined 6.4 million Instagram followers.

Rita Ora opted for a bold look as she headed to the British Fashion Awards 2023 with a prosthetic 'dinosaur spine'.The Masked Singer judge, 33, stunned as she stepped out on the carpet with her husband Taika Waititi in a long backless black ballgown that revealed a silver chromatic spine.The star shared that that she had teamed up with Primark to work on the look, which aimed to raise money for charity.The Hot Right Now hitmaker announced on Instagram that she would be selling 500 replicas of the dress worn to the event to raise funds for breast cancer. Talking about her look from last year's award ceremony, which included aquatic face prosthetics, she said: “We are going to the British Fashion Awards 2023.

Romeo Beckham and his model girlfriend Mia Regan looked every inch the loved-up couple as they took to the red carpet at the Fashion Awards together in London on Monday evening, 4 December.The 21 year old footballer and Mia, who is the same age, cut an incredibly stylish figure together as they cosied up with their arms around each other. Romeo opted for a smart black suit that he toned down for casual effect with a matching black T-shirt underneath.