Love Island 2024 is now in its second week and we've already seen more sparks flying, more jealous games and even more love triangles than ever before.
Following on from Love Island: All Stars, Love Island 2024 is back in Mallorca with a fresh batch of singletons all looking for love.
And to make this new series even more exciting, the Love Island team has made some changes to the usual format, with Mike Spencer, Creative Director of Lifted Entertainment promising that "brand new format elements, an incredible group of Islanders and an insta-worthy villa" are all coming our way!
Here's everything that we know about Love Island 2024 right now...
Love Island 2024 next episode
Love Island 2024 continues on ITV2 at 9 pm except Saturdays where instead we have Love Island: Unseen Bits, which sees Iain Stirling look back over memorable moments and exclusive content from the last week in the villa.
Love Island this year launched on ITV1 and ITV2 on Monday, June 3 at 9 pm.
On Sunday evenings you can watch Love Island: Aftersun at 10 pm on ITV2 which will see a panel of celebrity guests share their reactions to the goings-on in the villa and exclusive interviews with dumped Islanders. You can also keep up to date with all the latest episodes on ITVX
What happened in Love Island 2024 last night?
Episode 10 - Thursday, June 13
There was a shock recoupling on Thursday night and the news was revealed as Joey and Samantha came home from their first date. Nicole received a text telling everyone to get ready for another recoupling and this time the girls were given the power to pick. Nicole opted to stay with Ciaran. Uma stayed with Omar, Samantha stuck with Joey and Mimii also remained with Ayo. Deciding Ronnie had treated her badly Jess opted to recouple with Sean, leaving Harriett to couple up with Ronnie.
Episode 9 - Wednesday, June 12
The public vote for the most compatible couple was held overnight, leaving three couples vulnerable of being dumped. Of the six islanders who received the fewest votes, the surviving islanders then had to choose which two people to send home. The girls chose which boy went, and vice versa — they chose Munveer, while the boys sent Patsy packing.
Episode 8 - Tuesday, June 11
After announcing that they were going to split up current couples, Mimii decided to couple up with Ayo, while Omar chose Uma, who was less than impressed with the decision. There was also fun and games as the Islanders faced their first challenge of the series, while Harriett admitted she felt torn, with her heart telling her to go for Ronnie but her head telling her not to.
Episode 7 - Monday, June 10
There was trouble in paradise for Samantha and Joey when she worried about the other girls in the villa being into him because he is 'Joey Essex'. Joey reassured Samantha that he didn't want a relationship based on his fame, but can they stand the test of time? Also, Ronnie pulled Harriett for a chat but it didn't end well for him and Jess as he took Harriett to the Hideaway and they shared a kiss! Elsewhere Mimii and Omar were told to either couple up with one another or steal another Islander - the pair chose to steal, leaving everyone shocked. But which couple will they be breaking up?
Episode 6 - Sunday, June 19
Omar and Mimii went on their first date, and it is fair to say sparks were flying! The pair hit it off instantly when Omar revealed he is a PE teacher, to which Mimii said: "Are you? So, you're good with kids? Omar replied, to Mimii's delight: "Listen, I've been building myself up for the future so I can be a real great dad." Meanwhile, Jess was left annoyed with Ronnie's recoupling speech, in which he admitted he was open to getting to know another islander.
Episode 5 - Friday, June 7
New bombshell Omar was revealed to be joining the villa after a coupling at the end of the show. The boys had to pick who they wanted to couple up with, and Munveer was last to choose out of the guys — he picked Patsy. Mimii then received a text telling her she was single and that she was going on a date. But will Omar and Mimii hit it off?
Episode 4 - Thursday, June 6
While new bombshell Uma made herself at home in the villa, she headed straight to the hideaway with Ayo... but it wasn't long before she then set her sights on Joey. But while Uma decided who she was attracted to, her arrival got Joey questioning his connection with Samatha. Elsewhere, despite being coupled up with Harriet, Ciaran spent time getting to know Nicole...
Episode 3 - Wednesday, June 5
There was a shock in the villa when new bombshell Uma Jammeh arrived and immediately stirred things up with a new kiss challenge. The girls were all told to blindfold the boys for a game, but little did they know this was a game they would be watching from afar. Soon Uma arrived and headed straight for the boys, snogging each one with the girls watching in disbelief. Uma then decided to take Ayo to the Hideaway.
Epsiode 2 - Tuesday, June 4
As Joey settled into life in the villa, his arrival sent shockwaves around the rest of the islanders. Soon Joey was chatting up the girls and making friends with the boys, but when the time came for him to choose who he wanted to be coupled up with it was Samantha who won his heart, meaning Sam was the first to be dumped from the island.
Episode 1 - Monday, June 3
The opening night of Love Island 2024 left viewers (and islanders) speechless when reality TV star Joey Essex entered the villa in a surprise twist. Presenter Maya Jama told the contestants: “Well it’s good to see you’re all settled in, as you know in Love Island, you must always expect the unexpected. So please welcome Joey.” The TV star said he was 'the king of Essex' who wanted to find his 'queen' and is the first celebrity to appear on Love Island in the show's history.
Love Island 2024 contestants: Who are the islanders this year?
The Love Island 2024 cast is bigger and better than ever! The islanders were revealed on Monday, May 27, just one week before the show's premiere.
Here's everyone in the show's original line up, including who has since been dumped from the island...
Love Island 2024 Bombshells
Joey Essex
The first bombshell for the 2024 series left viewers and islanders shocked when The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex made a surprise entry into the villa. Joey is the first celebrity bombshell in the history of the show.
Uma Jammeh
Uma is the second bombshell to arrive in the villa, causing a stir when she took part in a game where the boys all had to be blindfolded and she kissed each one with the other girls watching on in disbelief. Talking about joining the show, Uma said: "Now is a good time for me, I’m young. I’ve been single for my whole life, it’s about time I’m not single anymore. I’m ready for a boyfriend!"
Omar Nyame
Omar was the third bombshell to join the show, and he means business... "I’m done with messing around and casually seeing girls, I want to find real love. I’ve done the whole party thing and dated lots of people but now I’m ready to find the real deal.
"I'm going to bring high energy, high frequency and vibes. I just want to make sure everyone has a laugh, that’s what I’m all about, I like to make sure everyone is having a good time and has a smile on their face."
Grace Jackson
Manchester model Grace Jackson has been rumoured to be joining this season since it started. She's already got nearly 80,000 followers on Instagram and has collaborated with a number of fashion brands. Speaking of joining Love Island, Grace said: "In my day and age, you don’t meet people on face value, it’s all off Instagram,Twitter and dating apps. Everything’s online! I’m excited to get to know someone on face value, and be somewhere where you’re forced to have a conversation and be a bit more open. This is something that would push me out of my comfort zone, I don’t really date a lot."
Wil Anderson
Will is a Quantity Surveyor from Whitley Bay and is heading into the villa as he is ready to find love after being in two serious relationships from the age of 18. On what he will bring to the show, Will says: "I’ll bring a cheerful, cheeky, excitable vibe to the Villa. I think I’ll get on with all the lads as well as hopefully making some good connections with the girls. I’m also a decent cook so I’ll definitely whip up some nice dishes in the Villa!"
Tiffany Leighton
Tiffany is a HR Coordinator from Hertfordshire and says she is ready to find the man of her dreams after living her best single life over the last few years. Tiffany calls herself ditzy, bubbly and says she is very picky when it comes to men. When asked who she would like in the villa with her, she said: "I would go for Justin Bieber, Zac Efron and Michele Morrone, simply because they are all sexy."
Of course, Love Island wouldn't be Love Island without bombshells. Whilst we don't know who our other potential late arrivals will be, there's a chance they could be one of the stars who was rumored for a spot in the villa ahead of the lineup announcement... especially since some of those early rumors (about both Ciaran Davies and Samantha Kenny) turned out to be true!
One unconfirmed islanders put forward for this season was Gigi Simon. The 19-year-old travel influencer already has a reality TV connection — she's the daughter of Lauren Simon (one of our Celebrity Big Brother 2024 housemates) — and The Sun has claimed she is "really keen to sign up" for a stint in the villa. Could she be jetting off to the villa in the near future?
Who has left Love Island 2024?
Sam Taylor
The first islander to leave was Sam Taylor after he was dumped from the island when Joey Essex chose his other half, Samantha, to couple up with. Joey picking Samantha meant that Sam had to leave the show immediately. Speaking of his exit, Same said: "I’m disappointed to be leaving so soon as I wanted to work my magic and get to know everyone a bit better. When Joey walked in I had a feeling I might be in trouble. Samantha is a stunning girl and I knew that they would get on. Ultimately, he had to do what he had to do which didn’t work in my favour but no hard feelings."
Munveer Jabbal
Midway through week 2, the contestants gathered around the fire pit where they were told that the public have been voting for their favourite couple and after it was announced that Munveer, Patsy, Uma, Omar, Harriett and Sean had received the fewest votes it was up to the safe couples to decide who should be given the boot. The girls chose Munveer and the boys kicked Patsy. Munveer said: "It’s disappointing but that’s the way the cookie crumbles. I can’t look back and say I wish this happened or wish that happened because I had a good time. I made some really good friends. Obviously I didn’t find the one, which is why I was there but these things happen."
Patsy Field
Speaking of leaving the villa, Patsy said: "I’m sad to be leaving the girls, I formed such great connections with the girls in the Villa. We were belly laughing every single day. There are some really good connections in there at the moment and I really hope they blossom. Everyone in there deserves a fair shot at love and I’m sure it will definitely go that way for them. I wasn’t shocked the boys picked me but I’m gutted it happened that way, if the girls got to pick I would probably still be in there."
Who are the Love Island 2024 couples?
Here's who is coupled up right now...
- Ciaran and Nicole
- Sean and Jess
- Joey and Samantha
- Ronnie and Harriett
- Mimii and Ayo
- Omar and Uma
Is there a Love Island 2024 trailer?
Yep! In early May, ITV dropped the first teaser for the new series of Love Island. In it, you can see Maya Jama using a flamethrower to spark up a heart symbol and claiming "Where there's love, there's fire".
Looks like the Love Island team wants to bring the heat this year!
Who's hosting Love Island 2024?
Maya Jama is back. She took over from Laura Whitmore last year (the announcement came in late 2022) and her first season was 2023's winter edition, won by Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan.
Maya is also on hand on Sundays for Love Island: Aftersun, where she discusses all the latest goings-on in the villa with her panel of star guests, which includes Indiyak Polack, Sam Thompson, Amy Hart, Chris Taylor and Jordan Stephens (along with some other celebrity guests!)
Who won the last season of Love Island?
Love Island: All Stars, which became the first of our double helping of Love Island this year, saw villa veterans getting another chance at finding love.
Bombshells Tom Clare and Molly Smith walked away from the previous season as the winning pair after five weeks of coupling up in February 2024, bagging the £50,000 cash prize to share between them.
You can watch their initial reaction to the news below:
