Love Island (2015 TV series) series 8

2022 series of Love Island From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The eighth series of Love Island was broadcast from 6 June 2022 to 1 August 2022 on ITV2[1][2] with Laura Whitmore presenting the series and Iain Stirling narrating.[3][4]

Presented byLaura Whitmore
No. of days58
No. of contestants36
WinnersEkin-Su Cülcüloğlu
Davide Sanclimenti
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Love Island
Series 8
Presented byLaura Whitmore
No. of days58
No. of contestants36
WinnersEkin-Su Cülcüloğlu
Davide Sanclimenti
Runners-upLuca Bish
Gemma Owen
Companion showLove Island: Aftersun
No. of episodes49
Release
Original networkITV2
Original release6 June (2022-06-06) –
1 August 2022 (2022-08-01)
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The series featured cameo appearances from singer Becky Hill, who appeared during a party in the villa performing songs including "Crazy What Love Can Do", as well as DJ Joel Corry, who performed during a VIP party. Alfie Boe also made an appearance to perform during a date. On 1 August 2022, the series was won by Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti with 63.7% of the final vote. Gemma Owen and Luca Bish finished as runners-up.[5][6]

The 'split or steal' element was cut from the eighth series finale for the first time in the show's history. With 'split or steal,' the winners are presented with two sealed envelopes, one that's empty and one that contains a £50k prize. In previous seasons, the person who received the money was asked if they wanted to 'steal' it or 'split' it with their partner. In series eight, the winning couple automatically shared the prize money. ITV2 did not officially comment as to why they did away with the 'split or steal' element.[7][8]

Production

During the final of the previous series on 23 August 2021, it was announced that the show would return for an eighth series the following year.[9][10][11] The series this time was filmed in a new villa in Mallorca, making it the first time since the third series the show has moved to a new location, excluding the winter series that was filmed in South Africa.[12][13][14] The first teaser trailer aired on 6 May 2022, a month before the show's launch with several more trailers being released in the following weeks, featuring cartoon animations and tag lines from the show.[15] It was also announced that the contestants would wear second-hand clothes for the first time, following the show's partnership with eBay, with bosses trying to aim for a "more eco-friendly production."[16][17][18] For the first time, Islanders will have access to a shared wardrobe in the new villa, featuring pre-owned clothing to promote sustainability and extend the lifecycle of garments.

The main villa was Sa Vinyassa in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Casa Amor was the nearby Alchemy Villa, and the Vibe Club was the Shiva Beach Club in Llucmajor.[19][20][21]

Islanders

The original Islanders for the eighth series were announced on 30 May 2022, one week before the series launch.[22][23][24] For the first time in the show's history, the series featured a returning contestant, with Adam Collard having previously appeared in the fourth series.[25]

For the first time, Love Island included a deaf islander. Tasha Ghouri is a dancer and model, who wears a cochlear implant.[26]

More information Islander, Age ...
Islander Age Hometown Entered Exited Status Ref
Davide Sanclimenti 27 Manchester Day 1 Day 58 Winner [27][28]
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu 27 London Day 3 Day 58 Winner [29][30]
Gemma Owen 19 Chester Day 1 Day 58 Runner-up [31][32]
Luca Bish 23 Brighton Day 1 Day 58 Runner-up [33][34]
Dami Hope 26 Dublin Day 1 Day 58 Third place [35][36]
Indiyah Polack 23 London Day 1 Day 58 Third place [37][38]
Andrew Le Page 27 Guernsey Day 1 Day 58 Fourth place [39][40]
Tasha Ghouri 23 Thirsk Day 1 Day 58 Fourth place [41][42]
Adam Collard 26 Newcastle Day 36 Day 56 Dumped [43][44]
Paige Thorne 24 Swansea Day 1 Day 56 Dumped [45][46]
Danica Taylor 21 Leicester Day 12 Day 51 Dumped [47][48]
Jamie Allen 27 Preston Day 45 Day 51 Dumped [49]
Deji Adeniyi 25 Bedford Day 26 Day 49 Dumped [50][51]
Lacey Edwards 25 Swindon Day 45 Day 49 Dumped [52]
Nathalia Campos 23 London Day 45 Day 49 Dumped [53]
Reece Ford 23 Coventry Day 45 Day 49 Dumped [54]
Billy Brown 23 Surrey Day 26 Day 44 Dumped [55][51]
Summer Botwe 22 Hertfordshire Day 27 Day 44 Dumped [56][51]
Coco Lodge 27 Surrey Day 27 Day 39 Dumped [57][51]
Josh Le Grove 22 Halstead Day 26 Day 39 Dumped [58][51][59]
Jacques O'Neill 23 Walney Day 7 Day 37 Walked [60][61]
Chyna Mills 23 Leeds Day 27 Day 35 Dumped [62][51]
Jay Younger 28 Edinburgh Day 9 Day 35 Dumped [63][64]
Cheyanne Kerr 23 Barnsley Day 27 Day 31 Dumped [65][51]
George Tasker 23 Cirencester Day 26 Day 31 Dumped [66][51][67]
Jack Keating 23 Dublin Day 26 Day 31 Dumped [68][51]
Jazmine Nichol 21 Newcastle Day 27 Day 31 Dumped [69][51]
Mollie Salmon 23 Southampton Day 27 Day 31 Dumped [70][51]
Samuel Agbiji 22 Manchester Day 26 Day 31 Dumped [71][51]
Antigoni Buxton 26 London Day 17 Day 25 Dumped [72][73]
Charlie Radnedge 28 London Day 17 Day 25 Dumped [74][75]
Amber Beckford 24 London Day 1 Day 15 Dumped [76][77]
Ikenna Ekwonna 23 Nottingham Day 1 Day 15 Dumped [78][79]
Remi Lambert 22 Manchester Day 9 Day 12 Dumped [80][81]
Afia Tonkmor 25 London Day 3 Day 8 Dumped [82][83]
Liam Llewellyn 22 Newport Day 1 Day 5 Walked [84][85]
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Future appearances

In 2025, Luca Bish and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu returned for series two of Love Island: All Stars.[86]

In 2026, Jack Keating returned for series three of Love Island: All Stars.[87]

In 2026, Antigoni Buxton represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest. She finished in 19th Place

Coupling

For the first time in the show's history, the original couples were decided by the voting public. On 2 June, four days before the launch, a vote opened on the app for viewers to decide which boy each girl should couple up with.[88][89]

More information Day 1, Day 5 ...
Day 1 Day 5 Day 12 Day 19 Day 24 Day 31 Day 39 Day 48 Final
Davide N/a Ekin-Su Gemma Antigoni Ekin-Su Ekin-Su Ekin-Su Ekin-Su Winner
(Day 58)
Ekin-Su Not in Villa Davide Jay Charlie Davide Davide Davide Davide Winner
(Day 58)
Gemma Liam Luca Davide Luca Luca Luca Luca Luca Runner-up
(Day 58)
Luca Paige Gemma Danica Gemma Gemma Gemma Gemma Gemma Runner-up
(Day 58)
Dami Amber Amber Amber Indiyah Indiyah Summer Indiyah Indiyah Third place
(Day 58)
Indiyah Ikenna Ikenna Ikenna Dami Dami Deji Dami Dami Third place
(Day 58)
Andrew Tasha Tasha Tasha Tasha Tasha Coco Tasha Tasha Fourth place
(Day 58)
Tasha Andrew Andrew Andrew Andrew Andrew Billy Andrew Andrew Fourth place
(Day 58)
Adam Not in Villa Paige Paige Dumped
(Day 56)
Paige Luca N/a Jacques Jay Jacques Jacques Adam Adam Dumped
(Day 56)
Danica Not in Villa Luca Jacques Jay Josh Billy Jamie Dumped
(Day 51)
Jamie Not in Villa Danica Dumped
(Day 51)
Deji Not in Villa Indiyah Coco Lacey Dumped
(Day 49)
Lacey Not in Villa Deji Dumped
(Day 49)
Nathalia Not in Villa Reece Dumped
(Day 49)
Reece Not in Villa Nathalia Dumped
(Day 49)
Billy Not in Villa Tasha Danica Dumped
(Day 44)
Summer Not in Villa Dami Josh Dumped
(Day 44)
Coco Not in Villa Andrew Deji Dumped
(Day 39)
Josh Not in Villa Danica Summer Dumped
(Day 39)
Jacques Not in Villa Paige Danica Paige Paige Walked
(Day 37)
Chyna Not in Villa Jay Dumped
(Day 35)
Jay Not in Villa Ekin-Su Paige Danica Chyna Dumped
(Day 35)
Cheyanne Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 31)
George Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 31)
Jack Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 31)
Jazmine Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 31)
Mollie Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 31)
Samuel Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 31)
Antigoni Not in Villa Davide Charlie Dumped
(Day 25)
Charlie Not in Villa Ekin-Su Antigoni Dumped
(Day 25)
Amber Dami Dami Dami Dumped
(Day 15)
Ikenna Indiyah Indiyah Indiyah Dumped
(Day 15)
Remi Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 12)
Afia Not in Villa Dumped
(Day 8)
Liam Gemma Walked
(Day 5)
Notes 1 2 none 3 none
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Notes

  • ^Note 1: Three days before the show's launch, voting opened for the public to decide the first couplings of the series. As the first bombshell, Davide was not eligible to be chosen in the public vote. Instead, he was able to steal a girl for himself on Day 2. He chose Gemma, leaving Liam single.
  • ^Note 2: On Day 8, new boy Jacques was able to couple up with one of the two single girls, Afia and Paige. He chose Paige.
  • ^Note 3: Original Islanders were only given the option to remain in their current couple, or re-couple with one of the new Islanders.

Weekly summary

The main events in the Love Island villa are summarised in the table below.

More information Week 1, Week 2 ...
Week 1 Entrances
  • On Day 1, Amber, Andrew, Dami, Davide, Gemma, Ikenna, Indiyah, Liam, Luca, Paige and Tasha entered the villa.[90]
  • On Day 3, Afia and Ekin-Su entered the villa.[91]
Coupling
  • On Day 1, following a public vote to decide the first couples of the series, Amber was paired with Dami, Gemma coupled up with Liam, Indiyah was chosen to be with Ikenna, Paige with Luca, and Tasha was picked to couple up with Andrew.[92]
  • On Day 2, Davide, who entered after the coupling, had to steal one girl for himself. He chose Gemma, leaving Liam single.[93]
  • On Day 5, the islanders recoupled for the first time with the boys picking which girl they'd like to be with. Andrew and Tasha, Dami and Amber, and Ikenna and Indiyah all remained together, meanwhile Luca chose Gemma, and Davide coupled up with Ekin-Su. Afia and Paige stayed single.[94]
Challenges
  • On Day 2, the girls and the boys competed against each other in "Nothing to Declare", in which they had to guess which islander a fact was about. To make their guess they had to use a prop security baton on the islander and kiss them. The girls won the challenge.
Dates
  • On Day 3, Davide and Gemma left the villa to go on their first date, where they went lemonade making.
  • On Day 3, the public voted for who they wanted new girls Afia and Ekin-Su to go on dates with. They picked Liam to date both.
Exits
  • On Day 5, Liam decided to voluntarily leave the villa.[95]
Week 2 Entrances
  • On Day 7, Jacques entered the villa.
  • On Day 9, Jay and Remi entered the villa.
  • On Day 12, Danica entered the villa.
Coupling
  • On Day 8, Jacques was given the choice of the single girls, Afia and Paige to couple up with. He chose Paige, ultimately dumping Afia from the villa.
  • On Day 12, the islanders re-coupled, this time with the girls choosing. New girl Danica was first to pick, and chose to couple up with Luca. Meanwhile, Amber and Dami, Indiyah and Ikenna, Paige and Jacques, and Tasha and Andrew all remained together, whereas Ekin-Su picked Jay, and Gemma went with Davide. As Remi was the only single islander, he was dumped.
Challenges
  • On Day 9 the boys competed in the "Men-chanics" challenge. They had to bicep curl some tires before climbing through tyres carrying their couple and doing some squats and finally clear a car. The girls chose Dami as the winner.
  • On Day 12, the girls competed in "Sex Sea". During the challenge, new girl Danica made her entrance. The girls had to spin around on a giant clam before sliding into a pool to then perform a sexy dance for the boy of their choice. They then had to wheel their boy along a "Catch of the Day" trolley before continuing the dance on a bed. The boys voted Tasha as the "Sexiest Girl".
Dates
  • On Day 7, new boy Jacques took single islanders Afia and Paige on dates.
  • On Day 8, Amber and Dami went to play tennis for their first date.
  • On Day 10, new Islanders Jay and Remi were asked to choose three other islanders to take on dates with each of them preparing a starter, a main course and a dessert. Jay chose Amber, Ekin-Su and Tasha whilst Remi picked Indiyah, Paige and Ekin-Su.
Exits
  • On Day 8, following Jacques decision to couple up with Paige, Afia was left single and dumped.
  • On Day 12, Remi was dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
Week 3 Entrances
  • On Day 17, Antigoni and Charlie entered the villa.
Coupling
  • On Day 18, the islanders re-coupled, this time with the boys choosing. Luca was first to pick, and chose to couple up with Gemma. Meanwhile, Andrew and Tasha remained together, Jay picked Paige, Dami picked Indiyah, Charlie picked Ekin-Su, and Davide went with Antigoni. With Danica being the only remaining islander, Jacques coupled up with her.
Challenges
  • On Day 15, the couples took part in "Lip Service" where the boys had to transfer cocktail ingredients to their partner using their mouths whilst making their way across a slippery dancefloor. As Danica and Luca filled their cocktail glass the quickest, they were the winners of the challenge.
Dates
  • On Day 14, Danica and Luca left the villa to go on a date.
  • On Day 17, new girl Antigoni was able to choose three boys to take on dates. She picked Dami, Davide and Jay.
  • On Day 18, new boy Charlie chose two girls to go on a date in the hideaway terrace hot tub. He picked Ekin-Su and Tasha.
  • On Day 19, Dami and Indiyah went on their first date.
Exits
  • On Day 15, after receiving the fewest public votes, Amber and Ikenna were dumped from the island.
Week 4 Entrances
  • On Day 26, Billy, Deji, George, Jack, Josh and Samuel entered Casa Amor.
Coupling
  • On Day 23, the islanders re-coupled, this time with the girls choosing which boy they'd like to couple up with. Andrew and Tasha, Dami and Indiyah, and Gemma and Luca all remained together, whilst Paige got back with Jacques, Ekin-Su picked Davide again, Danica picked Jay, and Antigoni chose Charlie.
Challenges
  • On Day 22, the boys and girls went head-to-head to raise their opposing team's heart rate. At the end of the game they found out who raised their heart rate the most.
Dates
  • On Day 24, all of the couples had brunch dates in the garden.
  • On Day 25, Ekin-Su and Davide left the villa to go on a date.
Exits
  • On Day 25, after receiving the fewest public votes, Antigoni, Danica and Tasha, and Andrew, Charlie and Jay were in danger of being dumped. The remaining Islanders had to choose one boy and one girl to dump from the island. The boys chose Antigoni, whilst the girls chose Charlie.
Week 5 Entrances
  • On Day 27, Cheyanne, Chyna, Coco, Jazmine, Mollie and Summer entered the villa as part of Casa Amor.
Coupling
  • On Day 31, the original Islanders were told that they would be re-coupling. They were only given the option to remain in their current couple or to choose one of the new Islanders. However, as the boys and the girls were living in separate villas, they were not aware of what the other one chose. If one decided to re-couple and the other did not, then they would be single but still remain on the island. If both re-coupled then they would both remain in the villa with their new partner, and any remaining single new islanders would be dumped. Davide and Ekin-Su, Jacques and Paige, and Luca and Gemma remained together, whilst Andrew picked Coco, Dami chose Summer, Danica opted with Josh, Indiyah coupled up with Deji, Jay went with Chyna, and Tasha chose Billy.
Challenges
  • On Day 27, the Main Villa and Casa Amor competed in "Raunchy Races" where they had to complete a certain task quicker than the other villa. The game was won by Casa Amor, therefore they won a party for that evening.
Exits
  • On Day 31, new islanders Cheyanne, George, Jack, Jazmine, Mollie and Samuel were dumped from the island after failing to couple up.
Week 6 Entrances
  • On Day 36, Adam entered the villa.
Coupling
  • On Day 38, the islanders recoupled. This time it was the boys choosing which girl they'd like to be coupled up with. Davide and Ekin-Su, and Luca and Gemma remained together, whilst Andrew and Tasha, and Dami and Indiyah reunited. Adam chose Paige, Billy picked Danica, Deji coupled up with Coco, and Josh went with Summer.
Challenges
  • On Day 40, the Islanders took part in "Mad Movies" in a Boys vs Girls pub quiz challenge where they had to answer sex related questions. The team who answered correctly were able to select a movie from the list which featured a clip of another Islander.
Dates
  • On Day 37, new boy Adam was able to choose three girls to date on the Hideaway terrace. He chose Summer, Danica and Paige.
  • On Day 38, Gemma and Luca left the villa to go on their first date.
Exits
  • On Day 35, after receiving the fewest public votes, Dami and Summer, and Jay and Chyna were at risk of being dumped. It was then down to the remaining islanders to decide which couple to dump. They chose Jay and Chyna.
  • On Day 37, Jacques decided to voluntarily leave the villa.[96]
  • On Day 39, after receiving the fewest public votes, Coco and Josh were dumped from the island.
Week 7 Entrances
  • On Day 45, Jamie, Lacey, Nathalia and Reece entered the villa.
Coupling
  • On Day 47, the islanders recoupled. This time it was the girls choosing which boy they'd like to be coupled up with. Adam and Paige, Andrew and Tasha, Dami and Indiyah, Davide and Ekin-Su, and Luca and Gemma all remained together. Danica picked Jamie, Lacey chose Deji, and Nathalia coupled up with Reece.
Challenges
  • On Day 42, the islanders took part in "Suck and Blow", where they had to pass around a card to each other using their mouths. Any islander who dropped the card then had to complete a dare.
  • On Day 43, the islanders competed in the "Snog, Marry, Pie" challenge where each islander had to snog, marry and pie an islander of the opposite gender.
  • On Day 47, the boys took part in "You've Got Male" where they went round a course with postage themed obstacles. The girls chose Dami as the winner.
Dates
  • On Day 46, the four new islanders were able to pick one islander each to take on dates. Jamie picked Danica, Lacey went with Deji, Nathalia dated Adam, and Recce chose Ekin-Su.
Exits
  • On Day 44, after receiving the fewest public votes, Billy and Dami, and Danica and Summer were in danger of being dumped. The remaining Islanders had to choose one boy and one girl to dump from the island. The boys chose Summer, whilst the girls chose Billy.
Week 8 Challenges
  • On Day 51, the girls took part in "Mile High" where they went took part in a number of flight themed challenges.
  • On Day 52, the couples were challenged with becoming parents and looking after a doll. The challenge was won by Dami and Indiyah.
Dates
  • On Day 53, Adam and Paige, Dami and Indiyah, and Davide and Ekin-Su went on their final dates.
  • On Day 54, Andrew and Tasha, and Luca and Gemma went on their final dates.
Exits
  • On Day 49, having received the fewest public votes for most compatible couple, Deji and Lacey, and Reece and Nathalia were dumped from the island.
  • On Day 51, after receiving the fewest public votes, Danica and Jamie were dumped from the island.
Week 9 Exits
  • On Day 56, following the islanders voted for the two least compatible couples, Adam and Paige, Andrew and Tasha, Davide and Ekin-Su, and Luca and Gemma, who all received votes went head-to-head with each other in a public vote to save. It was then revealed that having received the fewest public votes, Adam and Paige had been dumped.
  • On Day 58, Andrew and Tasha finished in fourth place and Dami and Indiyah finished third. Davide and Ekin-Su were then voted the winners, leaving Luca and Gemma as runners-up.
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Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB.[97] Because the Saturday episodes are "Unseen Bits" episodes rather than nightly highlights, these are not included in the overall averages. Viewing figures are consolidated 7-day viewing figures with pre-broadcast viewing and viewing on tablets, PCs and smartphones included.

More information Viewers (millions), Week 1 ...
Viewers (millions)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
Sunday 4.564.374.504.624.525.064.314.12
Monday 4.984.514.534.694.614.644.734.424.10
Tuesday 4.524.454.674.814.494.704.594.11
Wednesday 4.224.224.464.584.544.454.654.07
Thursday 4.114.324.794.205.304.214.783.80
Friday 4.124.264.594.644.904.584.663.71
Weekly average 4.39 4.39 4.57 4.57 4.74 4.52 4.75 4.07 4.11
Running average 4.39 4.39 4.45 4.48 4.53 4.53 4.56 4.50 4.46
Series average 4.46
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