Love Island is back for the winter edition of the popular ITV2 dating show. The programme, which is usually filmed in summer, launched its first January series in South Africa in 2020, however, the second season was delayed due to the pandemic.
Three years ago, Paige Turley and Finn Tapp won the first ever winter edition and now a line-up of 10 new contestants will be hoping to follow in their footsteps. As well as the original cast members, many bombshells will be joining the show as late arrivals along the way with the hopes of being lucky in love.
Those in the original line-up this year include payroll administrator Anna-May Robey from Swansea, farmer and TikTok star Will Young, and student and makeup artist Lana Jenkins. As well as Michelle Keegan body double and Bond star Olivia Hawkins.
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And while viewers will be introduced to the 10 new Islanders when the show launches on ITV2 and ITVX at 9pm on Monday, January 16, there will also be a shock bombshell announcement as the contestants learn the public have been voting for a late arrival.
Fans of the show had to chose whether to send either 25-year-old Ellie Spence, a Business Development Executive at a law firm from Norwich, or Tom Clare, a 23-year-old semi-pro footballer from Barnsley, into the villa. You can read more about Ellie and Tom here.
Here's the original cast list in full, including the first bombshells of 2023.
Love Island 2023 line-up
Original Islanders
The 10 cast members can be found below, including their ages and occupations. You can find out more about them in detail here.
Tanya Manhenga, 22, biomedical science student and influencer from Liverpool
Kai Fagan, 24, science and PE teacher from Manchester
Lana Jenkins, 24, makeup artist from Luton
Ron Hill, 25, financial advisor from Essex
Anna-May Robey, 20, payroll administrator from Swansea
Will Young, 23, farmer from Buckingshamshire
Tanyel Revan, 26, hair stylist from North London
Shaq Muhammad, 24, airport security officer from London
Olivia Hawkins, 27, ring girl and actress from Brighton
Haris Namani, 21, TV salesman from Doncaster
Bombshells
Ellie Spence, 25, business development executive at a law firm from Norwich
Tom Clare, a 23, semi-pro footballer from Barnsley
Love Island starts on Monday, January 16 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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