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Jasmine Allday

Love Island's famous villa to be axed as bosses search for new location

Love Island's famous villa will be axed - with bosses now searching for a brand new location.

The infamous house in Majorca has seen so many amazing moments from the ITV2 dating show including Dancing On Ice star Liberty Poole's break up from Jake Cornish, Molly-Mae Hague and boxer Tommy Fury's love story, and who can forget when Demi Jones did the most spectacular fall on the decking - but managed to save her drink from falling.

However, the show will move to a new location this year and bosses are already on the hunt for a perfect new pad.

It has seen some scenes over the years (ITV)

" ITV bosses think this is the right moment to refresh this element of the show, just as they did in series three back in 2017. Love Island moved from a location in Santanyi in southern Majorca, which was its home for series one and two, to the current villa in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, in the north-east," a source explained to The Sun.

The insider added of the potential new location: "Now they’re considering a range of options, but want to stay on the island which has provided the perfect sunny backdrop for the show.

The fire pit will still remain (ITV)

"Bosses are conscious of the fact that this is also an opportunity to consider all the new elements they could introduce to enhance the show even further."

The Mirror has contacted a representative for the ITV show for comment.

Producers have already started recruiting for the next series and for the first time in the show's history, producers have changed the application process to allow non-binary, gay and bisexual people to apply to be on the show.

The new form allows people to choose their gender from one of the following options: male, female, non-binary, prefer not to say and prefer to self-describe. Sexual orientation also gives five different options - straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or other.

There's likely to be a pool in the new Love Island villa! (ITV)

ITV's director of television Kevin Lygo had previously explained how bosses were struggling to include gay couples in the show - as they admitted they had yet to "find a way" to do so.

"Love Island is a particular thing, of course, it’s about boys and girls coupling up," he said. "So if you wanted to do a gay version, or you wanted to widen it, it is discussed and we haven’t yet found a way that would make it suitable for that show."

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