Love Island star Adam Collard has addressed claims he split from Paige Thorne just days after the series came to an end. Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were announced as the winners of 2022 Love Island on Monday night, beating runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish to the £50,000 prize. Adam, 26, and Paige, 24, narrowly missed out on a place in the final as they were dumped from the villa the day before.
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15.07.2022 - 16:13 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: ITV’s popular reality TV game show Love Island is in the spotlight once again. The polarising dating program, back on UK screens for an eighth season, remains appointment viewing for its many fans. For others, the format still raises concerns.
This eight-week season began with a bang and interest has remained strong. The launch episode in early June hit 5 million views, making it the franchise’s biggest premiere since 2019.
Last week’s dramatic Casa Amor recoupling achieved the show’s highest overnight audience since the 2019 Love Island final. Almost 4 million tuned in real-time across all devices, including a TV audience of 3 million which was up on the equivalent episode last year by 800,000. Social media has been abuzz each night with memes and quips relating to the show.
Season 8 has included the perennial bust ups and love-ins, outsized characters and social media ‘villains’, hilarious and cringe moments. But this season has also deviated in a number of ways.
Firstly, it has included an above average sprinkling of stardust with contestants including Gemma Owen, daughter of soccer star Michael Owen, and Jack Keating, son of Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating. Islanders were last night treated to a live performance from Brit Award winner Becky Hill.
For the first time, producers also made the decision to bring back a former Islander in the shape of bombshell Adam Collard.
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“This series has landed really well,” long-time Love Island executive producer Mike Spencer, tells us.
“We’ve looked at different ways to, if not rip up the rule book, then certainly adjust it. One of the ways we wanted to do that was by bringing back a former Islander, something we’ve been working on for a while. Adam is a lovely
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03.08.2022 / 22:41
Love Island's Ekin-Su and Davide enjoy special treatment on flight back to UK
Love Island winners Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti enjoyed some special treatment on their flight back to the UK. The couple were given a tour inside the cockpit of their Jet2 plane as they returned home from their eight-week stint in the Majorcan villa. They were both allowed to sot in the pilot's seat.
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03.08.2022 / 17:25
ITV Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide can't keep their hands off each other as they land back in UK
They won the hearts of viewers on Love Island while falling in love in the famous ITV2 villa in Mallorca, and Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are clearly smitten as they landed back in the UK. On Monday night the loved-up couple were crowned winners of the popular dating contest and now they've jetted home to begin a new journey together.
ok.co.uk
03.08.2022 / 17:08
Love Island finalists in emotional family reunions at the airport after jetting back to the UK
The Love Island 2022 finalists have arrived back in the UK from Mallorca where they were greeted to an emotional reunion with family and friends. The reunion follows a dramatic final which was broadcast live from the Love Island villa on Monday 1 August. Ekin-Su and Davide were crowned the winners of the series, followed by Gemma and Luca in third place, Dami and Indiyah in second place and Tasha and Andrew in fourth.
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03.08.2022 / 14:49
ITV Love Island sparks hundreds more official complaints over Luca's behaviour and final result
Love Island has sparked hundreds more complaints in its final week, it has been revealed. The ITV2 dating show came to an end on Monday night (August 1) with host Laura Whitmore heading into the Mallorcan villa to reveal the winners of the 2022 series.
ok.co.uk
03.08.2022 / 14:07
Love Island's Luca Bish addresses his 'protective' behaviour of Gemma Owen in new video
Luca Bish has addressed his "protective" behaviour of Gemma Owen on this year's Love Island in an Instagram live video shortly after leaving the villa.The 23 year old was subject to tweets accusing him of being protective of 19 year old Gemma during their time on the hit ITV2 dating show, where they finished in second place.They were beaten only by Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, both 27, who won with a landslide 63.7% of the vote. After leaving the villa, Luca and fellow finalists Andrew Le Page and Dami Hope hosted an Instagram live, showing the finalists getting ready to jet back to the UK.
ok.co.uk
03.08.2022 / 13:23
Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide look happier than ever as they kiss and cuddle on return to the UK
Love Island's winning couple Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti certainly looked happy as they headed back to the UK.Taking to her Instagram stories, Ekin-Su shared a video of Davide hugging and kissing her, while she said: "England baby." Davide can also be heard saying: "We're coming," to which Ekin-Su adds: "We're coming to the UK." According to ITV figures, Ekin-Su and Davide won the Love Island final by 63.69% of the final vote. While runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish received 14.47% of votes, Indiyah Polack and Dami Hope had 11.77% of the votes and Tasha and Andrew had 10.07%.
ok.co.uk
03.08.2022 / 13:23
Inside Love Island's 'holding villa' where finalists are staying before return to UK
The Love Island 2022 finalists have finally jetted back to the UK following the series finale on Monday 1 August. Winning couple Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti made their way back home alongside runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish, and fellow finalists Indiyah Polack, Dami Hope, Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page on Wednesday 3 August after being presented with the £50,000 prize fund.
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02.08.2022 / 19:07
Love Island's Jacques absent from wrap party as ex Paige arrives with Adam Collard
Love Island star Jacques O’Neill was notably absent from last night’s wrap party, as his ex-partner Paige Thorne arrived at the farewell shindig alongside Adam Collard. The 23 year old rugby player made the decision to leave the villa part way through his time on the show, after struggling with his mental health while in the villa.
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02.08.2022 / 16:11
Love Island viewers shocked to discover Davide Sanclimenti’s real job and net worth
Davide Sanclimenti became a fan favourite during his eight-week stint in the Love Island villa, with his and Ekin-Su Culculoglu's romance capturing viewers' hearts. The 27 year old, who hails from Italy, took home the £50,000 prize fund with Ekin-Su, also 27, after they beat Luca Bish and Gemma Owen and were crowned the winners of Love Island 2022.
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01.08.2022 / 10:27
Love Island's Adam says he 'hugged' Jacques as he left villa: 'We both know the score'
Love Island star Adam Collard has spoken out in his first interview since he and Paige Thorne were dumped from the Majorcan villa on Sunday 31 July. In his exit chat, the 26 year old explained that he and Jacques O'Neill gave each other a hug before the rugby star's decision to leave the show in mid July.