After weeks of speculation on when it might start, Love Island's return date has been officially confirmed by ITV, with bosses also making a bold declaration about the show..
Since it made its debut in 2015, Love Island has been nothing short of a TV phenomenon. .While slightly older viewers will remember the celebrity version, featuring the likes of Bianca Gascoigne and Calum Best in the mid 00s, it was its reboot on ITV2 that soar its popularity soar as viewers tune in night after night to get a look at the latest goings on in the villa.
Love Island has given us everything over the past seven years. There have been hook ups, break ups, eggs going in baskets, texts aplenty and plenty of fire pit drama. Oh and two words for you all....Casa Amor! As well as the abundance of drama the programme's infamous second villa has brought, there have been some long lasting romances from Love Island.
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Love Island couples still get together include series 2's Alex and Olivia Bowen, that year's winners Nathan and Cara, who have two children together after a brief split and the only Winter Love Island winners to date, Finn and Paige.
When does Love Island start?
Love Island's social media channels set social media alight on Tuesday afternoon when they confirmed that the new series starts on Monday, June 6, at 9pm with the first episode following on from an extended Bank Holiday for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
As well as confirming the start date, Love Island's Instagram post declared 'Love is Ours,' and 'We Own IT,' after weeks of teaser adverts, proclaiming that it is the OG of dating shows. Since Love Island launched seven years ago, other shows like Too Hot To Handle and Love Is Blind have become huge TV smashes.
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