Love Island: Aftersun
British television aftershow
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Love Island: Aftersun is a British television aftershow that discusses episodes and events regarding that of its main series, Love Island. It airs on Sundays, following episodes of the main series. Having aired on ITV2 since 2017 for the third series of Love Island, it is presented by the host of the main show. Initially Caroline Flack, Laura Whitmore briefly took over, before the position was assumed by current presenter Maya Jama in 2023. Love Island: Aftersun initially featured a panel of celebrities and former contestants that varied weekly, but since 2024, Jama has been joined by a fixed weekly panel.
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| Genre | Aftershow |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
| No. of series | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 85 |
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Production location | Elstree Studios |
| Running time | 60 minutes (incl. adverts) |
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| Network | ITV2 |
| Release | 11 June 2017 – present |
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History
Celebrity Love Island aired on ITV1 from 2005 to 2006 and was accompanied by a companion show, Celebrity Love Island: Aftersun. The main series was later revived in 2015 as Love Island, instead featuring regular contestants.[1] In 2017, ahead of the third series Love Island, it was announced that ITV2 had greenlit a companion show to air weekly, still under the name Aftersun.[2] Despite the main series being set abroad, Aftersun is filmed at Elstree Studios in Elstree, Borehamwood.[3] It airs on Sunday nights following Love Island, but does not air for its spin-off, Love Island: All Stars.[4]
Since its premiere on 11 June 2017, Aftersun has been hosted by the presenter of the main show. This was initially Caroline Flack,[5] who stepped down from hosting duties in 2019 due to her being charged with assaulting boyfriend Lewis Burton.[6] She explained: "Love Island has been my world for the last five years, it's the best show on telly. In order to not detract attention from the upcoming series I feel the best thing I can do is to stand down".[6] Laura Whitmore then hosted the main show as well as Aftersun from 2020 to 2022, before stepping down.[7] She explained that she found elements of hosting the programmes difficult, particularly due to flying between South Africa and London regularly.[8] Maya Jama has assumed the position of presenter since 2023.[9][10]
Hosts
Format and panel
Ahead of the premiere for Aftersun, ITV stated: "Aftersun promises to be packed to the rafters with the very latest gossip from the villa, exclusive interviews with the Islanders and a celebrity panel desperate to have their say on all things Love Island".[2] The cast and crew are also joined by a live studio audience.[11]
From its launch until 2024, the celebrity panel of Aftersun varied weekly but typically featured a recurring panellist. Comedian Darren Harriott appeared in a recurring capacity throughout 2022,[12] In 2023, former contestant Indiyah Polack and television personality Sam Thompson appeared in each episode as special guests, amongst various celebrities.[13] Then from 2024, the celebrity guest panel was scrapped and a fixed rotating panel was introduced instead. The panel consisted of Polack and Thompson, musician Jordan Stephens and former contestants Amy Hart and Chris Taylor.[14] In 2025, Taylor and Stephens were replaced by social media personalities Ash Holme and Joe Baggs.[15][16] In 2026, Thompson, Polack, Hart and Holme all announced their departures from the programme, with a new lineup set to be announced.[17][18] Ahead of series 13 the new rotating panel was confirmed to consist of Baggs, series 12 finalists Toni Laites, Shakira Khan and Yasmin Pettet, series 10 contestant Tyrique Hyde as well as series 9 and two-time All Stars contestant Casey O’Gorman.[19]
Episodes
Series 5
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [20] | Original release date | Guest(s) |
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| 33 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 4 July 2021 | TBA |
| 34 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 11 July 2021 | Munya Chawawa, Clara Amfo, Sam Thompson |
| 35 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 18 July 2021 | AJ Odudu, HRVY, Mollie King |
| 36 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 25 July 2021 | Kem Cetinay, Jonas Blue, Ella Eyre |
| 37 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 1 August 2021 | Darren Harriott, Becky Hill, Amber Gill |
| 38 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 8 August 2021 | Roman Kemp, RAYE, Babatunde Aleshe |
| 39 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 15 August 2021 | Ella Henderson, Will Njobvu, Arielle Free |
| 40 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 22 August 2021 | TBA |
Series 6
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [20] | Original release date | Guest(s) |
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| 41 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 12 June 2022 | TBA |
| 42 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 19 June 2022 | Rosie Jones, Sonny Jay, Nella Rose |
| 43 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 26 June 2022 | Darren Harriott |
| 44 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 3 July 2022 | TBA |
| 45 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 10 July 2022 | Darren Harriott, Mabel, Kae Kurd |
| 46 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 17 July 2022 | Darren Harriott |
| 47 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 24 July 2022 | Darren Harriott, Rosie Jones, Dean McCullough |
| 48 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 31 July 2022 | Joanne McNally, Scarlett Moffatt, Darren Harriott |
Series 7
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [20] | Original release date | Guest(s) |
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| 49 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 22 January 2023 | TBA |
| 50 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 29 January 2023 | Babatunde Aléshé |
| 51 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 5 February 2023 | Leomie Anderson |
| 52 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 12 February 2023 | Mae Muller |
| 53 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 19 February 2023 | Jordan Stephens, Sam Thompson, Indiyah Polack |
| 54 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 26 February 2023 | TBA |
| 55 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 5 March 2023 | Elz the Witch, Davide Sanclimenti, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu |
| 56 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 12 March 2023 | TBA |
Series 8
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [20] | Original release date | Guest(s) |
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| 57 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 11 June 2023 | Amelia Dimoldenberg |
| 58 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 18 June 2023 | Chunkz |
| 59 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 25 June 2023 | Stefflon Don |
| 60 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 2 July 2023 | Sam Thompson, Indiyah Polack, Sugababe Keisha |
| 61 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 9 July 2023 | Calum Scott, Sam Thompson, Indiyah Polack |
| 62 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 16 July 2023 | TBA |
| 63 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 23 July 2023 | Gareth Kelly |
| 64 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 30 July 2023 | TBA |
Series 9
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [20] | Original release date | Guest(s) |
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| 65 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 9 June 2024 | Indiyah Polack, Amy Hart, Chris Taylor |
| 66 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 16 June 2024 | Will Young, Jessie Wynter |
| 67 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 23 June 2024 | Indiyah Polack, Amy Hart, Jordan Stephens |
| 68 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 30 June 2024 | Sam Thompson, Amy Hart, Hannah Elizabeth, Anton Danyluk |
| 69 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 7 July 2024 | Sam Thompson, Indiyah Polack, Jordan Stephens, Georgia Harrison, Arabella Chi |
| 70 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 14 July 2024 | Indiyah Polack, Sam Thompson, Chris Taylor |
| 71 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 21 July 2024 | Sam Thompson, Amy Hart, Chris Taylor |
| 72 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 28 July 2024 | Sam Thompson, Indiyah Polack, Chris Taylor, Amy Hart, Jordan Stephens |
Series 10
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [20] | Original release date | Guest(s) |
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| 73 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 15 June 2025 | Indiyah Polack, Joe Baggs, Ash Holme |
| 74 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 22 June 2025 | Sam Thompson, Amy Hart, Ash Holme |
| 75 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 29 June 2025 | Sam Thompson, Indiyah Polack, Joe Baggs |
| 76 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 6 July 2025 | Amy Hart, Joe Baggs, Ash Holme |
| 77 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 13 July 2025 | Sam Thompson, Indiyah Polack, Amy Hart, Josh Ritchie, Sophie Piper |
| 78 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 20 July 2025 | Indiyah Polack, Sam Thompson, Ash Holme |
| 79 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 27 July 2025 | Indiyah Polack, Amy Hart, Joe Baggs, Toby Aromolaran, Kaz Kamwi |
| 80 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 3 August 2025 | Sam Thompson, Amy Hart, Indiyah Polack, Joe Baggs, Ash Holme |
Series 11
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [20] | Original release date | Guest(s) |
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| 81 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 7 June 2026 | TBA |
| 82 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 14 June 2026 | TBA |
| 83 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 21 June 2026 | TBA |
| 84 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 28 June 2026 | TBA |
| 85 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 5 July 2026 | TBA |