The British version of Love Island is on the move in the States.
09.01.2024 - 05:53 / ok.co.uk
Love Island is inviting back some of its most memorable contestants for its new All Stars spin-off, giving the seasoned singles another chance to turn heads, crack on and find romance around the show’s iconic firepit. Over the next few weeks, host Maya Jama will be welcoming the dating show’s biggest names into Love Island’s South African villa - with series three’s Georgia Harrison, series five’s Chris Taylor and 2021 star Kaz Kamwi among those hoping to couple up once again.
Here’s why they want another go at the Love Island graft and what we can expect from this spin-off series... Georgia Harrison Georgia Harrison is strutting back into the Love Island villa for its upcoming All Stars series - and after a horrific few years fighting ex-boyfriend Stephen Bear in court, she’s ready to find the one.
The series three star finally won justice last year when ex Stephen received 21 months in prison for uploading footage of them having sex online without her consent and while she’s proud of her activism around revenge porn, she’s ready to return to her Love Island roots.
“As much as last year was amazing, it’s been heavy at times and pretty serious with all my campaigning work,” says Georgia, 29. “This is the last year of my 20’s so I want to go to the Villa and have some fun and hopefully meet someone that I can fall in love with.
“I’m lucky in the sense that I’ve got everything in my life that I could possibly wish for, apart from love.” For the first time in ITV history, Love Island is inviting back some of its most notorious contestants for another chance to turn heads, crack on and find romance around the show’s iconic firepit. Georgia left the 2017 series with boyfriend Sam Gowland but the pair split up just months later
.The British version of Love Island is on the move in the States.
Love Island fans are fuming over contestant Chris Taylor's "annoying and immature" habit. The 33 year old star is back in the South African villa in the All Stars series, as previous contestants return once again on the look out for love. But Chris, who has previously found romance with Maura Higgins, can't seem to help saying the word "rizz" – using phrases like "forbidden rizz", "daytime rizz" and "playground rizz" – leaving unimpressed viewers begging him to stop using it.
Love Island: All Stars has been providing the drama on-screen for over a week now and it doesn't seem to be cooling down.
Love Island: All Stars viewers have been left questioning what the spin-off show really is following a surprise dumping and the arrival of a new bombshell during the latest trip to the villa. It was all happening on Monday night (January 22) in South Africa as a dramatic twist was delivered by host Maya Jama.
Maya Jama tells us there’s not an easy way to her heart as she shimmers beneath the South African sunshine at the sumptuous Love Island villa, before adding coyly, “There shouldn’t be an easy way to anyone’s heart.” She’s the glamorous host of the nation’s favourite dating show, but Maya’s lessons in love have all been learned firsthand from her own roller-coaster love life.The TV presenter, 29, is once again wrapped up with her soulmate Stormzy, 30, four years after their romance first ended following rumours he’d cheated. Maya cut him out of her life but, in Love Island parlance, Stormzy didn’t stop grafting, writing songs about Maya and telling the world, “I want to marry her, I want to have her children.” For a while his declarations fell on deaf ears and in 2021, NBA player Ben Simmons proposed to Maya with a dazzling emerald-cut diamond ring worth £800,000.
Anton Danyluk is currently in the South African villa hoping to find love in his second Love Island stint.
Love Island All-Stars has already been bursting with explosive twists, from exes reuniting, one contestant sensationally leaving on day three and Chris Taylor packing on the PDA in his second shot at love. Another twist sent fans into a spiral on Thursday night (18 January) as Joshua Ritchie, who starred in season one, entered the Love Island villa ready to turn some heads. Admitting he's ready to break up couples, Josh has seen his fair share of romances including with co-star Charlotte Crosby and Georgia Harrison.
Love Island's Jake Cornish is back in the UK after a dramatic exit from ITV All Stars, just three days after entering the villa for a second time. The star, who first appeared on Love Island in 2021, was tipped to join All Stars but left mere days into the competition after failing to connect with anyone. In a further emotional twist, Jake was shocked when his ex-girlfriend, Liberty Poole, also walked in, as the public had voted for them to couple up on the show and rekindle their former romance.
Love Island: All Stars viewers were left asking 'anyone else' after they were left feeling 'sorry' for the same Islander following the latest episode. The new version of the ITV2 dating show returned with host Maya Jama on Monday night (January 15) as a number of former islanders returned looking for a second shot at love.
Jake Cornish admitted that he is 'sad' after making the decision to quit Love Island All Stars, just three days into the show. The 28 year old was one of the stars of the new spin-off series, which sees Islanders from previous series coming together in a villa in South Africa for a second shot at love.
A string of popular Love Island stars have returned to reality TV for their second chance at finding love. The brand new series filmed in South Africa, Love Island All-Stars, will see a twist to the original ITV2 format, with stars from previous seasons coming together in a bid to find romance once again.The line-up includes some of the biggest bombshells from years gone by who can't wait to get back to the villa in the hope of finding lasting love this time around.
Love Island: All Stars viewers have been left demanding to know 'why' as a first look at the next episode revealed Jake Cornish's exit. It was reported that the 26-year-old had decided to leave the villa just a mere couple of days after heading to South Africa for the spin-off.
Love Island is back with a bang, with an all-new spin-off series: Love Island All Stars. The show, hosted by Maya Jama, kicked off on Monday, January 15, with a host of former Love Islanders, including Georgia Harrison and Toby Aromolaran, who have entered a villa in South Africa for a second shot at love.
ITV‘s decision to kick Love Island: All Stars into its main channel schedule failed to reap rewards, with just 1M tuning in to the opener last night on ITV 1 and a further 500,000 on ITV 2.
Love Island: All Stars viewers think they have named their 'winners' after the first episode and while their prediction includes Chris Taylor, they're divided over who it is he'll be coupled up with at the time.
Love Island: All Stars fans have asked 'is there any point?' as they spotted a problem with the new spin-off series. It was back to the villa on Monday night (January 15) as some very familiar faces headed to South Africa - where the winter series is usually filmed - for a second shot at love.
Love Island: All Stars has already kicked off with an almighty bang.The brand new edition of the show launched tonight on ITV1 and ITV2 at 9pm, as the world watched 12 former Islanders head into the South African villa looking for a second chance at love. Already we've had some pretty awkward moments, from former couple Liberty Poole and Jake Cornish's reunion after two years to fans questioning Toby Aromolaran and Georgia Steele's history. At a first glance - and not even one episode in - we just know that it's going to be an iconic series.
Love Island’s Mitch Taylor has revealed that he has a 'game plan' to get him to the final of Love Island: All Stars. The 28 year old gas engineer from Sheffield appeared on Love Island in the summer of 2023, but he stirred up strong reactions from viewers, who accused him of 'gaslighting' Abi Moores, amongst other things.
Love Island star Georgia Harrison is returning to the villa for ITV's brand new spin-off series Love Island All Stars which will launch next week.
Georgia Harrison is heading back to the Love Island villa for ITV's All Stars series and she's strutting back in as a new woman, with the TV star revealing that she's had multiple procedures ahead of the premiere. Georgia rose to fame on the third series of Love Island in 2017, entering the show as a bombshell. However, the Essex-based star was dumped shortly before the final, leaving with then-boyfriend Sam Gowland, who she split up with just months later.The 29-year-old is flying out to the show's South African villa for another shot at love - and has opened up about the gruelling prep she's undergone, including a boob job.