Winter Love Island will return to our screens in 2023, ITV bosses have revealed.
The favored ITV2 courting present might be again and higher than ever with not one, however two, seasons and a contemporary bunch of Islanders heading overseas to search out love. The winter season of the present hasn't aired since 2020, when Scots star Paige Turley and beau Finley Tapp gained the present, as bosses are ready to ship a brand new group of singletons to South Africa on their quest for love.
Within the villa of their goals, their keep in paradise will serve up every little thing from bombshell arrivals to hideaway hijinks, writes the Mirror. Love Island followers needn't fear because the courting present will return for one more Summer time season in Mallorca subsequent yr too for one more eight yr run.
Asserting the information on Thursday, Paul Mortimer, Director of Actuality Commissioning and Controller, ITV2, mentioned: "Love Island has as soon as once more proved itself to be the nation’s favorite speaking level throughout the summer season, and we’re at all times blown away by the present’s ongoing influence and speak means amongst our youthful viewers.
"So, quite than simply serving up a Summer time of Love, we thought we’d make 2023 the 12 months of Love with two full sequence of the present."
Mike Spencer, Government Producer at Lifted Leisure, added: "After eight sensible sequence, we're excited to be serving up two helpings of affection in 2023 by kicking off in January at a surprising new villa in South Africa. We are able to look ahead to extra romances, bromances and every little thing in between as we embark on one other epic yr of affection."
The primary ever sequence of Love Island to happen away from Spain aired at the beginning of 2020 - the primary sequence to see Laura Whitmore head up the ITV2 present as the principle presenter. Paige Turley and Finley Tapp turned the primary ever couple to win the primary 'Winter Love Island' in South Africa in February 2020 - splitting the £50,000 prize fund.
Talking because the information of winter Love Island's return broke, the pair mentioned: "Love Island enabled us to search out love with somebody that with out the present, our paths would by no means have crossed. We each discovered every little thing that we’d requested for in a associate in one another and we now dwell collectively in Manchester (we’ve been right here for nearly two years)."
They added: "We’ve acquired a brand new wonderful group of mates and actually couldn’t think about life with out one another."
Following Paige and Finley's victory, Love Island was pressured to take a break from our screens as a result of coronavirus pandemic - with the summer season months of 2020 being an extended, sizzling summer season with the nation's favorite courting present off-air for the primary time since its launch in 2015.
The ITV2 sequence returned in model the next yr, with an entire new batch of singletons able to mingle and discover love after over a yr of lockdowns and pandemic-related restrictions.
Millie Courtroom and Liam Reardon had been topped champions of the seventh sequence of the favored present, and are nonetheless collectively to today.
"I'll at all times be grateful to Love Island for introducing me to Liam, we had the summer season of our lives and I can't imagine it has been a yr since we met in Mallorca," Millie mentioned on Thursday because it was revealed Love Island could be airing twice a yr going ahead.
"The Villa gave me a brand new life that has enabled me to journey and work with manufacturers I used to dream of working with. I additionally made mates for all times, so I'll at all times thank Love Island and I extremely advocate anybody searching for love to use!"
Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey are one of many present's greatest success tales - welcoming two youngster into the world collectively since profitable the present in 2016.
"We each went on the present to have amusing and in addition hopefully discover love, and that's precisely what we did…we had enjoyable, we fell in love, and right here we're six years later married, two lovely kids, a canine and a beautiful home," the completely happy couple recalled on Thursday.
"We're nonetheless very fortunate to be within the public’s hearts and minds, and wherever we're on the planet, we at all times get someone asking how we're or stopping us for a selfie. With out being on Love Island we might by no means even have met."
Jess Shears and Dom Lever are one other couple nonetheless beloved up after assembly within the notorious villa - tying the knot only one yr on from first assembly because of the present in 2017.
"For me Love Island modified every little thing about my life. I met my spouse, mom of my kids, and moved throughout the nation for a greater life," Dom gushed as the brand new broke of Love Island doubling their output.
"To not point out it modified the course of my profession and now I get to spend every little thing with my household and dealing for myself."
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