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Louise Randell

Love Island fans rage over 'wasted' summer as show should have started in 2 weeks

Love Island fans are raging over their "wasted" summer as the show had been due to return to TV in just two weeks time.

The ITV2 series launches on the first weekend in June, and 2020 will mark the first summer in five years with no Love Island on the telly after it was cancelled due to the coronavirus.

Although fans did get their fix with the winter version of the show, which aired in January and was filmed in South Africa, they are gutted there will be no action from Majorca this year.

They have taken to Twitter to express their disappointment after realising there's only two weeks to go until the show would have launched.

One wrote: "Love island would have started some what next week and that’s just hit me how far into the year we are and nothing to show for it."

Laura Whitmore was expected to return to host her second season of the show this summer (ITV)

Another added: "Mental how love island would be starting somewhat next week n that shows what a waste of this years been smh."

A third wrote: "Just seen a tweet about if things were normal love island would be starting next week and that's completely fried my head."

One more tweeted: " @LoveIsland should be starting any day now... just let that sink in..."

The ITV2 dating show was pulled from the summer schedule after bosses confirmed the coronavirus poses too big a risk.

Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae were among the stars of the 2019 series (ITV)

However, they have promised that the show will be back and "stronger than ever" in 2021.

Kevin Lygo, Director of Television at ITV, said: "We have tried every which way to make Love Island this summer but logistically it's just not possible to produce it in a way that safeguards the wellbeing of everyone involved and that for us is the priority.

"In normal circumstances we would be preparing very soon to travel out to the location in Mallorca to get the villa ready but clearly that’s now out of the question.

Amber Gill was the winner of the 2019 summer series (ITV)

"We are very sorry for fans of the show but making it safely is our prime concern and Love Island will be back stronger than ever in 2021. In the meantime Love Island fans can still enjoy all six series of Love Island on BritBox."

It comes after channel boss Lygo said he felt Islanders "slavering over each other" would send the wrong message.

He said during an interview hosted by Edinburgh TV Festival: "What signal might it be sending out if we're doing a show where everyone is crammed together slavering over each other, and the rest of the world is told not to go near anyone in the park?"

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