LOVE ISLAND’s week one best bits will be revealed tonight as Gemma’s ex looks set to cause shock waves in villa tomorrow night when he enters.
The ex-boyfriend Jacques O’Neill quit his professional rugby league contract to enter the villa.
The 23-year-old sportsman played for Super League side Castleford Tigers before signing for the ITV dating show.
His entrance will certainly stir up some tensions tomorrow night following a crazy re-coupling.
The news comes as star Liam Llewellyn’s dad has flown out to Mallorca to be with his son following his early exit from the show.
Liam revealed he was not himself on last night’s episode of Love Island as he gathered everyone around the fire-pit and leaves them all stunned.
In a jam-packed episode Luca picked Gemma to recouple with leaving their former flames Davide and Paige devastated.
It came as it was revealed Gemma’s ex-boyfriend was entering the villa as a bombshell.
As viewers watched the dramatic scenes unfold on Friday night’s show, Liam’s devoted dad was making his way to meet his son.
Read our Love Island blog below for the latest news, gossip and updates…
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How can I watch Love Island?
You can watch on ITV and ITV Hub.
The show airs from Sunday to Friday at 9pm on ITV2.
On Saturday nights, Iain Stirling narrates as viewers get a peek at unseen bits.
On Sunday nights at 10pm on ITV2 Laura will host Love Island: Aftersun after the main show.
It will feature the latest gossip from the villa with input from a celebrity panel.
You will also be able to catch up on previous episodes from the series on ITV Hub.
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Who is in the Love Island 2022 cast?
11 contestants first entered the villa for a summer of love.
The cast is varied when it comes to career, including a student, nanny, paramedic and hotel waitress.
You can find out more about the Love Island cast here.
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Who is hosting Love Island 2022?
Laura Whitmore has returned to present the new series, after signing a £500,000 deal, despite rumours that she could be leaving.
Laura is married to Love Island narrator and comedian Iain Stirling.
Insiders told The Sun of her mega-money contract: “There has been lots of speculation that Laura might be stepping down, or that other presenters were being lined up for the role.
“Laura and show executives always hoped she would re-sign — it was just a case of making sure timings worked.
“She is excited to be going back to the villa and seeing what dramas unfold.”
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Where is the 2022 Love Island villa?
Love Island relocated to a new villa in Majorca, Spain.
The show’s executive producer revealed that the new space will have a secret camera free room for smokers to go.
This means any conversation had in this room will not be aired to the public.
The villa has a 20 metre pool as well as comfy day beds and a massive fire pit.
For five years the Love Island villa was in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar but this sold for an overwhelming £3million.
Majorca’s villa is at the foot of a large hill and with lush greenery all around.
Pictures of the cosy villa were exclusively revealed by The Sun as tradesmen started work on the Love Island home.
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What time is Love Island on tonight?
Love Island kicked off on Monday, June 6, 2022 on ITV2.
The show will air every night at 9pm.
The only episode that is different is Saturday, which is always a highlights show revealing unseen bits of the programme.
The first 11 contestants that will be heading into the villa were revealed in the first show.
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Jacques O’Neill rips up rugby contract to join the villa
GEMMA Owen’s ex-boyfriend Jacques O’Neill quit his professional rugby league contract to enter the villa.
The 23-year-old sportsman played for Super League side Castleford Tigers before signing for the ITV dating show.
His former club issued a statement after it was revealed last night that Jacques is the latest bombshell arrival.
It said: “Castleford Tigers can confirm that the Club has agreed to release Jacques O’Neill from his contract to allow him to pursue another opportunity.”
The club revealed Jacques would be welcomed back with open arms should he choose to return to sport after the show.
“The Tigers have the first option to sign O’Neill back next year should he wish to return to rugby league,” said the club.
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Liam’s out
The Sun exclusively revealed earlier that Liam was due to make a shocking announcement.
And last night viewers saw Liam ask the boys to help him get everyone gathered for his announcement, saying: “I think we need to have a chat, we need to get everyone by the fire pit.”
Liam was on a roll on Thursday night, literally jumping for joy as she headed out on dual dates with the two new arrivals.
He was seen chatting up first Afia Tonkmor then Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu over flutes of bubbly outdoors.
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Davide is FAKING his strong accent, claim furious Italian Love Island fans
LOVE Island’s Italian fan-base claims Davide Sanclimenti is faking his accent.
The smooth-talking hunk, who was born in Rome and now lives in Manchester, has been turning the villa’s girls to putty with his good looks and charming voice.
But some fans are convinced he’s playing up his accent for effect.
Sharing their opinion with Love Island’s Reddit community, one viewer declared: “I’m Italian and I think Davide’s accent is fake.”
Clarifying their statement, they then added: “Or to the very least most certainly forced. There you go.
“I’m basing this on a very large pool of fellow Italians who live in the UK like me. People with an accent that strong also tend to mess up with the grammar, which is not Davide’s case. Some of the things he mispronounces are also not a thing. I’m not saying he has no accent at all, but he was most likely asked to force it.”
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Fans point out major problem with Ekin and Davide being a couple
LOVE Island’s Davide and Ekin-Su are the latest hot couple in the villa, but fans have spotted a major issue.
The Turkish actress has been infatuated with Italian Davide since arriving as a bombshell.
However, despite spending plenty of time with him, Ekin-Su is yet to master the pronunciation of his name.
One fan mused: “I wonder if Davide is gunna tell Ekin-Su how to properly say his name #LoveIsland.”
The name gaffe is yet to have hindered her though, as last night she finally got her man in the first recoupling.
It came after the pair bonded in the gym, with Davide crafting his perfect pecs as actress Ekin-Su drooled by his side.
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Love Island not on tonight as Liam’s dad flies out to Mallorca to meet him
Love Island celeb Liam Llewellyn ‘s dad has flown out to Mallorca to be with his son following his early exit from the show.
He revealed he was not himself as he gathered everyone around the fire-pit and leaves them all stunned.
In a jam-packed episode Luca picked Gemma to recouple with leaving their former flames Davide and Paige devastated.
It came as it was revealed Gemma’s ex-boyfriend was entering the villa as a bombshell.
As viewers watched the dramatic scenes unfold on Friday night’s show, Liam’s devoted dad was making his way to meet his son.
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Love Island’s Liam’s sister breaks silence on brother’s exit
Love Island star Liam Llewellyn ‘s sister has broken her silence on his exit.
Her brother suddenly quit the show last night after informing his fellow islanders he didn’t think the experience was for him.
Mirror.co.uk reports that following Liam’s departure, the celeb’s sister Georgia – who has been operating his social media account – answered fans’ questions about why he opted to go on the programme in the first place.
Georgia revealed a “summer of love” on ITV2 hadn’t been Liam’s own idea and he was in fact scouted by producers.
One asked: “What made Liam want to go on Love Island?”
Georgia replied: “They approached him in January and it started from there.”
Georgia later said: “Thank you all so much for all the love and support you have shown Liam during his time in the villa since making his decision to leave.
“He has remained true to himself throughout and we couldn’t make be more proud.”
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Michael Owen on Love Island: ‘Not something a father wants to watch’
Football star Michael Owen has issued a damning verdict of his daughter’s appearance on Love Island.
According to Yahoo News, he said the show is “not something any father wants to watch.”
Owen had never watched an episode of Love Island before and admitted he was surprised by the fact all of the contestants routinely share beds within their couples.
He said: “Luckily for me, there was no physical contact. Gemma had her back to the guy. There was space between them.
“I thought ‘good girl’. No father wants to see physical contact, do they? I certainly don’t.
“If there is physical contact I think I’ll be throwing something at the screen. I don’t want to see kissing. Do not make me see kissing.”
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Michael Owen defends ‘rude and too young’ daughter against Love Island fans
Footballing legend Michael Owen has lashed out at Love Island fans who believe his daughter Gemma is “rude and too young”.
According to Mirror.co.uk, some viewers have questioned her attitude, with several arguing the footballer’s daughter needs to improve her manners.
Others suggest she is far too young to be in the villa, especially as she’s paired with Davide Sanclimenti, who is eight years her senior.
But now Michael has responded to criticism of his offspring.
After confessing Gemma’s mum Louise was “very upset” after reading the comments, he said: “To look at my social media feeds you’d think 70 per cent of the world hates me, but it’s different when it’s your daughter.”
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Love Island fans disturbed by Luca Bish’s shameless gesture
Love Island fans have noticed a gesture Luca Bish made after coupling up with Gemma Owen, stealing her from Davide Sanclimenti… and they are disturbed by his brave decision.
As the contestants sat down at the firepit, Luca cheekily stuck his tongue out in glee.
The shocking moment was spotted by several viewers, with one person guessing that Luca may have been sticking his tongue out at business owner Davide as they joked: “LUCA IS CHOOSING VIOLENCE.”
Metro.co.uk reports that one person wrote “Best islander in a while,” while another commented: “I like his chaotic behaviour.”
Someone else said that Luca “isn’t messing about”, while another wrote in response: “Had me questioning my sanity for a sec I couldn’t believe it.”
One viewer said it was “funny as hell”, with another person adding: “Luca carrying this show so hard what a goat.”
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Love Island: Castleford Tigers player Jacques O’Neill’s appearance confirmed
Castleford Tigers have announced Jacques O’Neill can “pursue another opportunity” by appearing on Love Island.
O’Neill, 23, has played for the Super League club 29 times since signing in 2019.
According to BBC News, his first appearance on the show is expected to be on Sunday.
“Castleford Tigers would like to wish Jacques well with his new opportunity and thank him for his efforts as a Tiger so far,” a club statement said.
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Love Island’s Gemma Owen’s dad obvious because of recent clues
Gemma Owen essentially revealed who her famous dad is with some very “obvious” clues during a chat on Thursday’s Love Island.
Chronicle Live reports that many fans learnt via her name that her father is none other than famous footballer Michael Owen, and she dropped numerous obvious clues such as what her “goal” was on the show and if she’d “score.”
Luca quizzed her on who her family would get on best with out of the lads in the villa, to which she replied: “You, because you’re into football, you’re into racing…I think my dad would…I feel like you’d have stuff in common.”
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Love Island’s Davide’s workout sparks Twitter fury
Twitter users are furious over Love Island’s latest Twitter post
Love Island tweeted a picture of contestant Davide Sanclimenti working out in an unusual way, but when Twitter users realised it was not Gemma Owen on top of his shoulders, many of them were furious.
One user @Anon999_ tweeted: “What I don’t understand is why Davide is so upset with Luca for chatting to Gemma when he’s doing this”.
Another tweeted: “Ick, poor Gemma.”
You can view the tweet and other reactions here:
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Love Island shock as Gemma Owen’s ex enters the show
Love Island is heating up as a new guy joined the show – and he is a contestant’s ex.
Mirror.co.uk reports that on Friday night’s episode, Gemma Owen was caught screaming “that’s my ex” as the girls hid behind the villa’s balcony to watch the new guy arrive.
This makes things even more awkward as Luca and Gemma hooked up at the same time.
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Love Island defends Liam’s decision to leave
Love Island has defended contestant Liam Llewellyn’s decision to quit the show.
He made the bombshell revelation in Friday’s night episode.
But the programme’s Twitter account threw its support behind Liam.
You can view the tweet here:
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Love Island: New couples confirmed
Love Island has revealed the show’s new couples.
The programme’s Twitter account unveiled its first recoupling last night.
You can view them here:
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Love Island: Why did Liam quit the series?
Love Island contestant Liam Llewellyn has left the show five days into the new series.
In scenes that aired Friday, the 22-year-old had chosen to quit the Spanish villa altogether.
Independent.co.uk reports that after uniting the contestants around the firepit, Liam, who said he hadn’t “been himself” since arriving, said: “I don’t really think I’ve been giving 100 per cent Liam; I’m miles off that.
“Trying to find someone you leave the villa with that you care about – obviously that’s the goal, isn’t it? But when you‘re not feeling that, it makes it a hard sort of time to find that.”
He continued: “This isn’t a spur of the moment type of thing, so yeah I’ve made a decision that I am going to leave the villa. It’s been a breeze – it’s been an absolute ball. You’re all unreal.”
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What time is Love Island back on?
Love Island is back on Sunday night.
It kicks off at 9pm on ITV2.
Can’t wait!
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Is Love Island on TV on Saturday?
No live show, but just a ‘best bits.’
This is great way to recap the week with a round-up show, but sometimes they show some fun behind-the-scenes moments.
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Love shock
Love Island’s Liam Llewellyn has sensationally quit the villa, The Sun can reveal.
The 22-year-old student has walked off the ITV2 series with the South Wales lad opting to head home despite the impending recoupling.
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Love loss
Fans can’t believe that cutie Liam has gone.
One Tweeted: “Liam’s already walked??? What??”
