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Ariana Madix is heading to Fiji.

Sarah Hyland exits her hosting duties on Love Island USA after two seasons on Peacock.

Peacock is heading into a summer of love.

Attention, Islanders! Love Island USA isn’t going anywhere.

Maya Jama, who hosts the British version of Love Island, is heading to Fiji.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Season 5 of “Love Island USA” hits Peacock on July 18. The fifth season of the hit reality series will take place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles, with Sarah Hyland returning as host. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week, new episodes will be available for streaming six days a week.  $5.99/Month Buy Now

Love Island USA is going back to where it all started and sending its Islanders to find love in Fiji. Peacock launched a trailer for Season 5 of the reality competition and set the premiere date for July 18.

Love Island USA” is set to premiere on July 18 exclusively on Peacock, the streamer announced Wednesday.  The fifth season of “Love Island USA” will take place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week, new episodes will be available for streaming six days a week.  “Love Island USA” stands as Peacock’s most-streamed original reality competition series, heightening the anticipation for the show’s fifth season. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie and Claudine Parrish serve as executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster. The series is produced by ITV Entertainment. 

Love Island, the smash hit global format that airs on Peacock in the U.S., is getting its first ever spinoff.

There’s a new bombshell entering the villa.

Naman Ramachandran Lifted Entertainment, the ITV Studios label behind “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” “Dancing on Ice and “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway,” has promoted Richard Cowles to managing director, following the appointment of previous MD Angela Jain as ITV Studios’ first director of unscripted in the U.K.Cowles joined Lifted in 2012 as creative director, overseeing I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” led on the relaunch of “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway” after a five-year hiatus and also led on the development of global hit “Love Island.” He was elevated to director of unscripted in 2019, during which time the label secured a commission with ITV for Simon Cowell’s “Walk The Line.” Applications are now open for the new season of “Love Island,” which will be filmed in a villa in Mallorca.Meanwhile, “The Emily Atack Show,” produced by Universal International Studios’ Monkey, is six more episodes on ITV2. Attack will feature her trademark impressions, mischievous sketches and comedic skits.

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2021 is anticipated to air from mid November to early December. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the survival reality TV show will return to the Welsh Gwrych Castle for a second year.

You can read more about the historical building, its location and haunted tales here. Right from the get go viewers were mesmerised by the surroundings, with many suggesting the show move to Wales permanently from episode one.

the Mirror reports. But the show, hosted by Ant and Dec, moved from New South Wales to North Wales due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic.

Gwrych Castle. The show, hosted by Ant and Dec, moved to Wales from Australia due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but the show has continued to pull in huge ratings with up to 12 million people regularly tuning in.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! returns this weekend with a brand new series.

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I'm a Celebrity's 2020 series is almost upon us, but it's set to look rather different than previous years. At the beginning of August, it was confirmed that the much-loved show would be welcoming a change of scenery for series 20, swapping out the Australian jungle for the UK countryside.

North Wales Live reports that speaking in August, Richard Cowles, Director of Entertainment at ITV Studios, said: “The Australian jungle is such an integral part of the show it was a big challenge to find a UK location where we could continue to deliver what viewers love about I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.” “But Gwrych will definitely do that; the Castle sits in an amazing and atmospheric setting on a hillside overlooking the Irish Sea.

"We pulled out all the stops to try and make the series happen in Australia," said Richard Cowles, director of entertainment at ITV Studios.

it was confirmed that I'm a Celebrity would be welcoming a change of scenery for its 2020 run, swapping out the Australian jungle for the UK countryside. Yes, really.

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and it IS in Wales.

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! will relocate to the historic grounds of Gwrych Castle in North Wales.

join the lineup. I'm A Celeb will be broadcast live every night from a ruined castle in the countryside , ITV has confirmed.

"We pulled out all the stops to try and make the series happen in Australia," said Richard Cowles, director of entertainment at ITV Studios.