A new episode of Love Island will air on Monday night (January 16) as the 2023 winter series gets underway.
And as the new season starts, the winner of the previous winter edition, Paige Turley, - who won alongside Finley Tapp - jokingly admitted that she has "milked it enough".
As reported by the Daily Record, the pair, speaking via Zoom from their Manchester home said: “We are quite willing to hand over the crowns now. We’ve kind of milked it enough. I can’t believe it’s been three years. It feels like it’s gone by in flash but is also a lifetime ago.”
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It comes as the 25-year-old told the MailOnline that the changes being made to the show, such as a social media ban, will "take the stress away from contestants' friends and family".
The pair won the reality dating show back in 2020 on the first winter Love Island series in South Africa.
And now the winner from West Lothian has spoken out saying that their families had "more of a rollercoaster than us with it [the show]" due to social media as they too were left on a cliff-hanger like the rest of the audience at the end of each episode.
Paige added that if social media isn't your full time job, then families could find social media sites challenging to navigate therefore Islanders' not being able to have social media while they are on the show, so that nothing is published on their behalf, will be less stressful for the contestants, as well as their families on the outside.
The move comes as ITV are being urged to have a better duty of care following the 2022 summer series in which Ofcom was inundated with over five thousand complaints with viewers concerned about 'misogynistic behaviour and bullying'.
Prior to entering the villa, Islanders will also have to watch a video fronted by the show’s executive producer and head of welfare, interviewing former Islanders about their experiences on the show. This is said to include details on being filmed around the clock, how they will communicate with the Love Island producers whilst they are in the villa and what support they will give family members dealing with trolling and how to adapt to leaving the villa.
Dr Paul Litchfield, one of Love Island’s duty of care team, said: "The Duty of Care arrangements for Love Island continue to evolve in the light of advances in scientific knowledge and awareness of the pressures young people face in establishing healthy relationships."
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