Love Island: All Stars

In August 2023, after ITV had aired two series of Love Island in the same year for the first time, it was reported that the winter series had been axed for 2024 and that an "All Stars" version was set to serve as its replacement.^[1] Several rumours of an "All Stars" series being in development had been reported in various news outlets.^[2] In September 2023, the commissioning of Love Island: All Stars was officially announced by ITV.^[3][4] Filming is based in Franschhoek, South Africa, which was the former filming spot for the winter series.^[5][6][7]

Love Island has included returning contestants before, with Adam Collard, who was a contestant on the fourth series and Kady McDermott who was a contestant on the second series returning as "bombshells" in the eighth and tenth series of the show respectively.^[8][9] This series is the first to feature a line-up consisting of only returning contestants.^[10][11]

In May 2024, it was confirmed that the show would return for a second series that aired in 2025.^[12] In August 2025, it was confirmed that the show would return the following year.^[13] The third series was due to begin airing on 12 January 2026, however was postponed due to wildfires in South Africa.^[14] It eventually premiered three days later on 15 January 2026.^[15]

Love Island involves a group of contestants, referred to as Islanders, living in isolation from the outside world in a villa in Mallorca, constantly under video surveillance.^[16] To survive in the villa the Islanders must be coupled up with another Islander, whether it be for love, friendship, or money, and the overall winning couple receives a combined £50,000. On the first day, the Islanders couple up for the first time based on first impressions, but over the duration of the series they are forced to "re-couple" where they can choose to remain in their current couple or swap partners.^[17]

Any Islander who remains single after a re-coupling is eliminated and dumped from the island. Islanders can also be eliminated via public vote, as throughout the series, the public can vote online for their favourite couple or contestant. Pairs who receive the fewest votes risk being eliminated. During the final week, the public vote towards which couple they want to win the series and therefore take home £50,000.^[18]