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Paige Holland

Love Island fans unimpressed with key part of new villa - and it could cause problems

A brand new series of Winter Love Island means a new villa in a stunning location that's fit for a bachelor.

Whilst we're used to 'jetting' off to Majorca for the summer series of Love Island, this new winter twist is set in Eagles Nest, in Cape Town, South Africa.

For some of us, this new location has us drooling at the screens and booking our summer holidays early, but others have complained that the new villa is just way too big - first world problems.

Good Morning Britain gave viewers the grand tour a few days prior to the airing of the first episode and it wasn't long before fans gave their opinions.

The Cape Town villa is spread over three floors (ITV)

Compared to the Majorca villa that we all know so well, this new swanky £5.3M addition has fans thinking it's 'five times bigger' than the summer setting.

It also boasts four bedrooms- not sure why that's necessary - five bathrooms and two fireplaces...

And despite the glorious rolling hills, swimming pool and enough room to house a small village, people are still unimpressed.

One fan said: "The villa is just too big! It gives them all too many places to have one on ones with no one else around but we need the interaction of them all being on top of each other and over hearing things, this series is just so boring so far #LoveIsland."

And another said:

Other fans have tweeted: "The villa is too big man, feels so disconnected. Not the same when they're not overhearing each other’s convos #LoveIsland."

One even said that maybe it's a little early to start the elimination process when there's still plenty of room for more islanders.

Another agreed that there will be "no good fights" because everyone's so spread out.

The Cape Town villa is spread over three floors - that's 76 steps! - giving the boys' a dressing room, a bigger bathroom and space for the new 'dog house.'

And even though that's all very luxurious, maybe housing 13 islanders in a villa with over 14,500 sq ft is a little excessive.

Whilst fans were under the impression the islanders would be wrapped up in their hats and scarfs drinking hot chocolate by the fire, this was a long way off.

So, why South Africa? Cape Town currently boasts a scorching temperature of around 28 degrees compared to the usual villa in Majorca, barely reaching 16 degrees.

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