ITV bosses are reportedly gearing up to launch a Love Island series but for middle aged people with 'normal bodies'.
The current version of the show focuses primarily on teens and young people in their 20s who have been chosen due to their physical features. The show has previously been slammed for promoting unattainable beauty standards and for featuring a lack of diversity among its cast.
The updated Love Island seems to be in response to fans calls for more 'real' contestants, who aren't appearing on the show solely for fame. A source told The Sun : “Times change and the current generation in their 40s and 50s still care about how they look, are fit and healthy, into fashion and are ready to let their hair down.