Love Island returns as Maya Jama welcomes stars with shock coupling twist (2024)

3 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Bed sharing

Patsy, 29, has just confessed that she shares a bed with her mum.

Avo, meanwhile, did his very best to remain polite and act as if this is completely normal behaviour for a woman who is almost 30.

It's okay, Avo. You are allowed to be alarmed by this information.

It is NOT normal.

5 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Quick moving

They got those names on the bed pretty quick, didn't they?!

The Islanders have only just got into couples, yet they already have name plaques on the double bed of the person they are sharing with.

If only all tradesmen worked this quickly.

8 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Villa vibes

Love and romance aside, can we just take a moment to appreciate this incredible villa.

The production team have really pulled out all the stops this year.

Even if love never comes, at least they've all had a good holiday in amazing surroundings. Jealous!

10 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Bottom two

Harriett and Ciaran are clearly smarting over their positioning of being 'least' boyfriend and girlfriend material.

It's gone in Harriet's favour, though, as she has her eye on Ciaran.

Things are getting off to a good start.

He thought she was a table dancer, when she is actually a jazz dancer. He also thought her favourite colour is purple, when she hates purple. Brilliant.

14 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

More to come

ITV has rattled through that line-up leaving us viewers plenty of time to get to know the Islanders a little bit more.

There is still 40 minutes to go, which means we should hopefully get a glimpse of how well these new couples are working out.

We have a self-confessed "crazy girlfriend" and a "cheat" among the group. How soon before the drama begins?!

17 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Prize pot

Maya has just dropped the prize bomb.

It's not like they needed reminding. I'm pretty sure they've all got their eyes on the £50,000 prize.

But let's not do them a disservice. They're also hoping to find love... obviously....

20 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

New couples

We already have our couples!

So we've got...

Mimii and Munveer
Nicole and Sean
Jess and Ronnie
Patsy and Ayo
Samantha and Sam
Harriett and Ciaran

23 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Red flags

Sam just declared that certain girls are not suitable 'girlfriends' as they "like to party a bit too much".

Err, red flag alert!

Well the joke is on them. They've picked Mimii as their No1 girlfriend - completely unaware that she branded herself a "crazy girlfriend" about 20 minutes ago...

25 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

All change

It's time for a switcheroo. The boys now have to pick who they think is most like 'girlfriend' material.

Sam has got a good way of referring to the girls.

"I'd say Scouse and then Red," he said. Nice.

27 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Early days

The girls have got to pick who they think is most like boyfriend material.

This is VERY early days to be deciding such information about a man.

You'd get more time if you met him in a sweaty nightclub...

Well done to Munveer. He is their No1 'boyfriend'.

29 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Maya's mischief

Maya has announced a game is about to happen.

They look like they cannot wait.

Let's hope it doesn't involve running, as someone will break an ankle with those heels.

32 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

All in

So the 12 Islanders are already in and it's only 9.30pm!

Here comes Maya to stir up the drama and, boy, she is looking swit swoo in that gorgeous white dress.

But of course... an advert break. D'oh!

36 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Towie vibes

Munveer is really giving off Mario Falcone vibes. Or is that just me?

No, it appears it is not just me.

38 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Say what?

Did Ciaran just admit to 'being with' a 42-year-old woman when he was 18?

Good grief. Let's not be judgy.... Well actually, I think that age gap warrants being judgy.

It seems the 'not mummy of the group' Patsy is far too young for him at 29!

40 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Older lady

Patsy is doing it for the older women in the villa and admits she already has grey hair.

You go, girl. The viewers aren't always fans of 19-year-olds turning up in the villa.

She has ruled out being the "mummy of the group" though.

Ronnie definitely seems to like what he sees!

43 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Not going anywhere

Did Iain Sterling really have to do a headcount?

These Islanders are clearly not going ANYWHERE. They will have to be dragged out of the villa kicking and screaming at this stage.

Can't believe we're already onto our 8th singleton. What a whirlwind!

46 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

First thoughts

We've hit our first ad break and it is the perfect time to reflect on the Islanders we have already met.

To sum it up, they are all very giddy with excitement.

They are also giggly, flirty and very much into looking their very best on national TV.

48 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Second Sam

So we have a Sam and a Samantha in the villa.

Hopefully this won't get too confusing.

Maybe they'll turn out to be a match made in heaven.

Sam can style Samantha's hair while she...does his make-up?

50 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Mimii time

Mimii has just admitted she was a "crazy girlfriend" in the past.

She is also a mental health nurse and has confessed to using her skills on her men and 'nursing' them.

So far, the signs are looking... um...great.

52 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

New hair, don't care

Sam is a hairdresser, so perhaps he can put a stint in when the girls are getting ready in the dressing room.

He can help relieve those professional stylists we know the Islanders DEFINITELY DO NOT HAVE. Erm....

55 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Jess the ticket

Jess is next up and she likes a "pretty boy" with "really good shoes".

The fellas so far are wearing pretty boring white trainers, apart from Ayo who appears to be wearing canvas pumps from the lost property bin.

Sorry, love, you have lost out on that one...

57 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

Aye, aye, Ayo

Ayo is our first fella to enter the villa and he likes a bit of 'eye contact' and playing football.

He also appears to like a bit of Nicole too.

But wait up, here come some more Islanders to spice things up!

59 minutes agoBy Natasha Rigler

First up

And first up we have Nicole and she's a Welsh beauty who is 24.

She claims to already know all the Valley boys from back home, so it is clearly time for pastures new.

Nicole wants tall, dark and handsome. Has she already found her man in the first minute?

Today, 21:02By Natasha Rigler

Quick introduction

Well this is a very quick introduction to this year's Islanders.

We hope you're remembering all of these names!

Today, 21:00By Natasha Rigler

Here we go!

You know the summer is finally here when we see Maya on our screens.

Well, or the winter now... LOL.

Grab that co*cktail and here's hoping for a long hot one!