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The biggest dating show on TV is back.

Strap yourself in for a summer to remember.

All we need now is 12 sexy singles looking to find the one.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Taking me higher Than I've ever been before

# I'm holding it back

# Just want to shout out Give me more

# You're just a hideaway You're just a feeling

# You let my heart escape Beyond the meaning

# Baby, I love the way That there's nothing sure

# Baby, don't stop me Hideaway with me some more

# Ah, ah, ah

# Ah, ah Hideaway with me some more

# Ooh, ah Ah, ooh

# Ooh Ah, ah

# Hideaway with me some more

# Ooh, ah Ah, ooh

# Ooh, ah Ah, ooh

# You're sending me shivers Up my spine

# You're sending me shivers Up my spine

# Might overflow

# You're bringing me closer To the edge of letting go

# No, you're just a hideaway You're just a feeling

# You let my heart escape Beyond no meaning

# Pulling my head into the clouds I'm floating off

# When you get me going I can't find my way to stop

# Oh But you're just a chance I take

# To keep on dreaming

# You're just another day That keeps me breathing

# Ooh, ah

# Ah

# Ooh, ah

# Ah Hideaway with me some more

# Baby, I love the way That there's nothing sure

# Baby, don't stop me Hideaway with me some more

# Ah, ah, ah

# Oh, oh Hideaway with me some more

# Ooh Ah, ah, ah, yeah... #

It's time to turn up the heat. This is Love Island 2025.

# Ah Hideaway with me some more. #

# Praying for something I know that you've got... #

IAIN STIRLING: Random aerial shots of the sea?

It can only mean one thing!

Either Sir David Attenborough's been strapping cameras to seagulls again,

or Love Island is back.

# Got me rising... #

Yes, the nation's favourite villa has been opened up, hosed down,

and it's ready for action.

The pool is inviting, the fire pit is primed,

and the Hideaway is still not remotely hidden.

This year, there's loads of extra goodies in there,

and after spotting the eight double beds, 12 sun loungers,

and two giant outdoor beds,

the producers realised what the villa really needs

is another place to lie down.

So say hello to the... hammock?

Hang on, is that not a trampoline? Let's just call it a "hampoline".

Once again, our Islanders will be wearing

a selection of pre-loved clothing, pre-liked clothing,

and pre- "Dear God, I was drunk when I bought that" clothing.

Right, strap yourselves in, everybody,

because at last the wait is over,

and the time has come to say hello to the cast of 2025.

Yes, they're young. They're single.

And they can put their arms in the air like they just don't care.

This is Shakira and Meg.

Hi, darling, how are you? Hi, you all right?

Oh, my God, look at you. You ready? I'm so ready. What's your name?

Megan. What's your name? Megan. I'm Shakira.

Shakira? # Shakira, Shakira! #

Her hips don't lie.

# I'm so terrified When I get close to you

# When I'm close to you... #

THEY GASP, SHRIEK

Stop! Stop!

Oh, my goodness. Meg, we're actually here.

SHAKIRA LAUGHS

Look at the pool. This is insane.

Oh, look at the kitchen. Oh, my God!

"Eat, sleep, crack on, repeat." Oh, look at this.

Ey-up. Ey-up. Ey-up, duck. Let's pop that bottle.

Let's pop that bottle. I'll let you do the honours.

You know what? This isn't on my CV, but I'll do my best. Wow.

Ah! Yay!

# Yeah, it's you every time... #

I'm Megan, I'm 25,

and I'm a payroll specialist from South Africa.

No-one in my office is fit, no-one in my area, no-one in the gym.

Why do you think I'm here?

# Boy, just let me show you... #

I have been single now for four and a half years. Bit too long.

# In my life... #

I don't have a dating profile, I don't date.

I don't even know when my last kiss was. I don't know.

My type is a naughty boy. I go for all of the red flags.

Just the cheekiness of him, the attitude,

but it's the evil eyes.

When you look at me in a certain way, probably what's gonna get me.

# Boy, just let me show you... #

I always attract wrong ones, but then I give them my heart

because I'm such a softy.

I am going into Love Island to get a boyfriend.

It's not much to ask for, I just want someone to treat me right

and get away from the bad boys.

# I want you. #

So, what do you do, then? What do you think I do? Let us...

I don't know. You're too glamorous to do a 9 to 5.

Really? Yeah.

OK, what do I do, then?

I feel like it's something interesting.

Go on, I'll never guess. So, I do payroll.

I'm a payroll specialist. She's a corporate girly.

I'm a corporate girly. She's a corporate girly.

What do you do?

I do sales and marketing in engineering.

Do you? Yeah.

Oh, cool, so you've got the chat.

But I do dress up as a princess on a weekend.

Yeah, same. That's what you've got to be.

No, no, no. You keep it... What do you mean?

No, an actual princess. What?

Like, I do kids' parties. SHAKIRA LAUGHS

You're an entertainer? Yeah.

Right. SHAKIRA LAUGHS

# To be the one To turn me on... #

SING-SONG:I'm so excited.

Hi, I'm Shakira, I'm 22 years old,

and I'm a marketing engineer from Burnley.

# To take me home... #

You know what? I've been a bit of a dating connoisseur.

I'm on the apps, I'm on the town, I'm on the prowl.

Feel like if you don't kiss a boy on a night out, it's a bit of a waste.

I like everything with a pulse, basically.

Big arms, good teeth, but they've got to have the chat.

Girls are definitely intimidated by me.

I get the looks up and down, a bit of the stink-eye.

Cling onto your man, honey, because I'll take him. Whoopsie.

By 25, I need to be engaged.

28, I want to be married. 30, popping out kids.

Like, we've not got time. We've got to be getting on with it.

I need Love Island to find me my Prince Charming.

She is coming to get you.

# Do you have someone for me? #

I want a man, though. I've had enough now.

You've had enough of boys? You want a man? Yeah.

I want a real man. Amen to that.

Give me a man, man! M-A-N for Meg!

Yeah, that's a good one!

IAIN: Oh, when you ask like that, how can we refuse?

Well, quite easily, so let's send in some more ladies.

I'm Sophie. I am Alima.

Lovely name. I know. Nice to meet you.

Gorgeous. Ten out of ten.

IAIN: Say hello to Alima and Sophie.

# And no-one else can stop you... #

Oh, my God! Oh, my goodness!

This is beautiful. BOTH:Hello!

THEY SQUEAL

How are you?!

Hi! Oh, my God!

Hi, beautiful. Hello! You look lush!

Sorry, darling. Hello!

THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER

How are you guys doing? Oh, my God! Youse are gorgeous.

Right, let's go get you a drink. Come on. What's your name?

Sophie. Nice to meet you. What's your name? I'm Shakira.

Them hips ain't lying, girl. Them hips don't lie!

The hips don't lie!

Shakira, she's making me do the deed. We're popping.

Shakira! I love the name!

What's your name, darling? My name is Alima. Alima?

Nice to meet you!

I'm Alima. I am 23 years old,

and I am a wealth management client services executive from Glasgow.

I have been single since I can remember - 23 years!

I am a hopeless romantic.

You know, that fairy tale type of love.

But you know when you just look at a guy

and they've got that Prince Charming, Disney prince look?

Yeah. I can get the ick quite easily.

If I'm not feeling you, I won't flirt,

but if I am, yeah, can get quite flirty.

I'm a ten out of ten, of course.

I think I've got a really nice smile, and then...

I do need to get the vibe that you've got money, you can treat me.

You know, just give me the princess treatment that I deserve.

100%, I want to see if my Prince Charming is out there.

The qualities that I look for in a man

are so different now to when I was, like...

Yeah. Now I'm like, is he gonna be a good dad?

If he's paternal, I'm like, put a baby in me!

# Keep holding on... #

I'm Sophie. I'm 29.

I'm a motivational speaker and author, and I'm from Manchester.

"She's an author, you know. She's got brains."

# Keep holding on... #

Dating life, I'd say it's more just life.

The streets are cold, especially up North.

# So please don't make me wait... #

I've only had one boyfriend.

You'd think, as a motivational speaker,

I'd be picking the securely attached men.

But no, I'm picking the ones that are making me cry, ruining my life,

big red flags.

Now if a guy's not for me, then it's, "Next."

It has to be the right person.

Anyone can look amazing, but if you're not amazing in your energy,

the aura points are going down.

# I'll keep holding on... #

My mum, she goes, "Prince Charming is not going to turn up

"at your house."

So, I've just swapped my house for the villa,

so hopefully, he's gonna be in there.

I'm looking for husband. Note that down.

# And I'll keep holding on. #

What do youse reckon the boys are gonna look like? Fit!

Exactly. They'd better be. They're coming hot and fast!

Hurry up! Where are they?

We want the boys! We want the boys!

Hurry up! There's a drought!

IAIN: Patience, everyone. There's two more ladies on the way.

Quick question.

What country just has a love heart as its number plate?

My gut says Italy. Anyway, welcome Megan and Helena.

# Gotta hold on... #

Hello. Oh, my God, you look stunning.

How are you? I'm Megan. Nice to meet you.

Helena. Lovely to meet you, darling.

# Got that feeling, yeah

# Gotta hold on, hold on

# Gotta hold on

# Hold on to that feeling, yeah. #

Oh, I can hear the giggles. Ahh!

The girlies are here.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God!

Hello!

THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER

Hi, girlies! Hello!

About time!

Helena. Lovely to meet you. Hi. I'm Sophie.

Oh, my God, everybody looks really fit.

I'm Megan. Nice to meet you. No! I'm Meg!

Shut it! Oh, my gosh! She's Megan.

Oh, God, it's gonna get bloody confusing, isn't it?

We've got the same name!

# To be born again, baby To be born again... #

I'm Megan, I'm 24, and I'm an energy broker from Dublin.

I've been single about two-and-a-half years now.

It's a rough out here. Hell and horror.

I'm sick of dating apps, dead chat. I can't do it any more.

Hence why I'm here.

I had a man asked me did I want to go on a walk for a date?

I'm not a dog, but thank you for the offer.

If I had to pick, like, a certain look,

I quite like a man that looks a bit dead. Do you know what I mean?

Tim Burton kind of style. I'm also partial to a ginger.

I don't know if that's the Irish in me.

I know it should be the be all and end all in a relationship,

but sex is important, so if they are shit in bed,

I feel like that would just come back in my face.

I'm so competitive.

Say if I want a man in the villa and I see another girl wanting him,

I'm gonna be fuming. "If you wanna miss out on this, that's fine.

"That's your own problem."

# To be born again, baby To be born again... #

I am looking to find the guy of my dreams in that villa.

He has to be there cos he's nowhere else, apparently.

# To be born again, baby To be born again. #

Are you a personality girl? Yeah, I am. Now I am.

I'm a big personality girl.

I love a four out of ten that's funny.

You like medium-ugly boys? Yes, I love a medium-ugly boy.

I'm Helena, I'm 29, I'm an air hostess, and I'm from Devon.

I do love my job.

You could have a different man in every different country

if you wanted.

I've been single my whole bloody life. No-one wants me.

I just don't take anything seriously.

I think that's the problem.

On a night out, I'm pretty feral.

I think I've kissed six on one night before.

It's not a night out unless you've had a disco kiss.

My type is just somebody who can make me laugh, but apparently,

I love a short king,

cos everybody that I go for is about five-foot-nothing.

Majority of the time, I'd say I get the people that I like.

They just don't hang around that long.

I think the last two people I was seeing, one of them was 42,

and the other one was 23, so I could go for them or their dad.

I'm at that point now where I'm trying to get into my soft-girl era.

I cannot wait to hopefully meet a man

that actually wants to tie me down.

I think I've waited a long enough time.

# Your heart, your heart

# Give him your heart. #

Your biggest ick? One ick.

Oh, someone that takes themselves too seriously. Yes.

That takes selfies and is like... Do you know what I mean? Ugh!

What's yours? Just being rude to people,

like waiters and stuff when you're in a restaurant.

That's a massive ick. Yeah, that's a good one. Yeah.

See, for me, I don't like a guy

who's got a lot of Instagram highlights.

What about if he's got you on there? Is that acceptable?

If it's just every single highlight is me, yeah,

but if it's different things, I'm like...

So you like to be shown off? Exactly. Yeah.

Mine's flip-flops. If a man's walking to you

and he's damn sexy, and all you've got is flip-flop, with his toe...

I like a flip-flop. You can have him, babe.

IAIN STIRLING: Six girls have made their entrance,

and because they refused to wear

the flowery name tags I crocheted for them,

I have to remind you who's who.

There's Meg...

Sophie...

Helena...

Alima...

Megan...

And Shakira.

We've got six incredible girls. We've got a stunning luxury villa.

But there's just one thing missing

because you know I'd be a liar if I said we didn't need a Maya.

# She's a bad mama jama

# Just as fine as she can be

# Hey, she's a bad mama jama

# Just as fine as she can be. #

Hello! ISLANDERS CHEER

Welcome to Love Island!

Come on over. Oh, my God.

So beautiful. Hello. Nice to meet you.

You look gorgeous. Welcome. Hi! I feel like I should bow.

Oh, my gosh. You guys look amazing. Beautiful woman.

All the hugs. I'm, like, so sweaty now.

Hi, honey. Let's go to the fire pit. You look beautiful. So cute.

How beautiful is this? Amazing. Look at you!

You just scared me then. I thought there was another girl.

I thought, "Oh, my God. Not already!"

Right, have a seat. OK. So, welcome to Love Island, girls.

Hi. Thank you.

So, how is everybody feeling? ALL:Excited.

Oh, my God. It is a bit surreal, isn't it, once you're in here?

I need to know your types, though.

I feel like that is where everyone should start.

So, shall we start with you Shakira?

So, I want someone who is tall, muscly, nice smile.

But for me, it's all about personality.

Witty. Charming. Funny. "Witty. Charming. Funny."

That's my type. OK. Not too much to ask for.

No. I don't think so.

And, Helena, what about you? Looks or personality?

Personality always. My bar is very low, though. I'm not fussy.

I'm really not fussy. Don't say that.

You could have the pick of the bunch here.

And you, Meg? I'm the total opposite to her.

I want tanned skin. He has got to be taller than me.

Everyone, like, I go for has got the naughty eyes.

It's just that look, and I'm like, "Oh! He's me."

It's like when you know, you know.

But at the same time, they are always the boys that you don't want.

Meg! We are going to change it.

We can't be getting into bed with them

because you might get dick-matised...

LAUGHTER

Have you been dick-matised before, Sophie?

I've only just come out of it.

How long is a dick-matisation? How long does that last?

The rest of your life, my love. No! What do you want?

I really want someone who is a gentleman and not a man-child

that I'm going to have to be questioning his loyalty,

questioning his honesty.

Someone who's got good aura. Just oozes...

SOPHIE GRUNTS, MAYA GRUNTS

OK. Noted. Megan, what do you want?

Do you want a lad? Do you want a dick-matisation?

We have got a few words flying around the place already.

I'm not fussy. I'm easily charmed, which is a problem.

Medium-ugly boys. So I'm here to step up my game, I feel.

I think it's time because the medium-ugly boys,

they have not got it out for me.

Well, that's the reason you are here, isn't it?Exactly.

OK. Alima, what about you?

What is your normal type? Who do you go for?

Prince Charming kind of vibes. Like, Disney Prince.

And then no facial hair, either. Just, like, baby faced.

And then tall, yeah.

And what about job-wise? Do we care about what job they have?

Do you know what?

A quality for me is someone with drive

because I feel like you could be out of a

job, but if you have drive,

then you will always be doing something.

Ambition. The ambition.

Yeah. So, what is a good occupation, then, to go for? What would you say?

Tradie. Trader? I like a good tradie.

A man in cargoes. A man in work pants. Sexy, isn't it?

And what about, like, sporty people? I do like a footballer. You do?

I really don't like rugby boys. No, not the rugby boys.

All right. Well, this year, things are slightly different.

ALL:Oh, no.

You've obviously told me what your type on paper is.Shit.

But does that match your ideal man in reality?

I hope it does. Hopefully.

Come and join me by the pool. CHEERING

Girls, in front of you are six love hearts.

And each boy has given me their dating profile,

which is written on each of these hearts.

So, shall we have a little look at what boys we've got an offer?

ALL:Yeah.

We've got Ben. 23, taxi driver, 6ft 3.

And his headline is, "No, I'm not a catfish."

What do we think about that?

6ft 3, you say? Yeah.Brilliant.

So, you are impressed by Ben's so far?Yeah.

I'm not a fan of the taxi driver. Why not?

It's giving new dad vibes, but we'll see what he looks like.

I'm intrigued by the, "No, I'm not a catfish."

He must be very good looking. But is he a bit arrogant?

These are the questions. Let's move on to Dejon.

26, personal trainer, 6ft 1.

And his headline is, "I like to play hard and work harder.

"I love to play, so I work very hard."

It's very poetic. Is it?

I don't know. It's giving me a bit icky.

OK. Meg, you like an older guy. He's 26.

That's all right for me.

He sounds good in the making so far. So, yeah.

Personal trainers. Are they green flags, red flags?

I would say green flags

because it means they take care of themselves,

and I think that's really important, you know.

If you're into fitness, you want a man who also is into fitness.

But he said he loves to play. Is that a red flag?

That's what I'm thinking. He loves to play.

I know. What does that mean? What context...

Do you know what I mean? Play? What do you mean?

Let's go for Harry next.

He's 30. Ooh. Ooh.

Commodities trader, 6'2, and his headline is,

"I'm somewhere between a wildcard and a husband.

"I know what I want, and I'm not afraid to get it."

Hello, Harry. He's got some oomph.

Has he got that phwoar you were looking for?

Oooh, she made a noise.

Do we like a man who goes after what he wants.

Yeah. Yes, of course.

That's ambition. He's got to want you.

And make you feel good. Exactly.

SHAKIRA:Does anyone know what a commodities trader is?

Yeah, what is a commodities trader?

I feel like that's a bit of a nine till five.

Yeah, like, office. Yeah. You like nine to five?

No. Not a fan... Not a fan of the grafters?

No, I like the grafty grafters. I don't like the corporate boys.

The finance bros.

OK, you're not looking for a man in finance, then?No.

Let's move on to Conor.

25, pro rugby player. Ooh. 6'1.

His headline is, "I've scored worldies on and off the pitch,

"but now I'm here to find the one."

A seasoned dater, potentially. Yeah.

He's ready to settle, which is good.

Yeah, that's quite nice he's saying that.

I think it comes across quite cocky.

Helena, you said you don't like rugby boys.

Don't like rugby boys. I don't. A rugby boy.

You can tell someone's a rugby boy before you even speak to them.

What is it that gives it away? Just by their mannerisms.

Yeah! And, like, yeah. Just rrrgh!

SHE LAUGHS

It's not for me.

Is that a rugby boy mannerism? Rrrgh?

ALL:Rrrgh!

OK. Let's move on to Blu.

26, project manager, 5'11,

"I'm looking for my sexy senorita to sip margaritas."

Is he Spanish? Who knows?

I can speak Portuguese.

You do? And Spanish as well.

Love that, bilingual queen. And project manager.

What do we think about that as a job role?

Yeah, that could mean anything.

Projects! He's gonna be smart, and I like that.

OK.He's gotta be hard-working for that.

Exactly. Definitely.

He works in the city. Manager. I'm a manager, ladies.

He's ambitious. ALIMA:Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, he takes control, potentially.

He good organise the dates. SHAKIRA GROWLS

I like the man in charge like that.

I think he sounds a bit cheeky. I quite like it.

Finally, let's move on to Tommy.

22, landscape gardener, 6'1, and his headline is,

"Half Italian, full of fun, let's find out if you're the one."

THEY LAUGH

All right, Shakespeare!

How many times has he used that line?

Because it's coming off smooth. Too smooth.

ALIMA:Oh, my God. Yeah, it's too smooth.

I've got Italian heritage as well. So I'm like, "Is this my match?"

All right, it's now time to pick the boy

that you most like the sound of based on paper alone.

Only one girl can stand next to one boy.

So you're gonna have to battle it out for the right guy for you.

Oh, my God.

And remember, this is the first boy you're gonna be coupled up with.

So make your choice carefully.

All right? Yeah.

In three, two, one. Oh, my God.

Oi, oi, oi! Go get your man!

SCREAMING

Some of you definitely went really quick.

Hang on!

So, you all went for different ones.

To be fair, I nearly went for Ben, but Shakira beat me.

Helena, you're with Conor.

I thought you didn't like rugby players!

I know. She went for exactly what she didn't want.

Yeah, but no-one else wants to swap. Does anyone want to swap?

I don't want the 22-year-old, he's a bit too young.

I'll keep him. Er...

Access denied. No, you keep Harry. It's fine.

We can swap. No, but...

We can swap later on maybe. I'll let you know. We'll touch base.

And we'll have a debrief, and I'll let you know.

Maybe handover tonight. We'll play wife swap later.

Maybe handover tonight. That's very diplomatic, girls.

I'll take it. We'll give it a go.

All right.We've done it. It's gut instinct. Let's go with it.

OK, Shakira, you picked Ben. Are you ready to meet him?

Yeah.

Whoo!

CHEERING

Hello!

Hello, Ben. You got a round of applause. Look at that.

What's going on?

What's happening? Whey! Welcome to the villa.

Thank you very much. How are you doing?

Good, thank you. Good.

He's all right to look at, isn't he? SHAKIRA LAUGHS

He's all right! She's making me blush now.

She is.

Positive, yes. Let's go.

I'm Ben, I'm 23, I'm a taxi driver, and I'm from Gloucester.

I always pick up girls that are fit.

I try and keep it all professional, but you get in,

the amount of times I've had a look, like, "Are you sure you're my taxi?"

It's like, "I am your taxi."

# Cos I live for this... #

Probably rate myself a 9.37425 exactly.

My love life is a shambles at the minute.

Social media's ruined everything, man.

I need to meet a girl organically, where there's no filter.

No fakeness, me and you, face-to-face.

Let's get to know each.

I'm a nuisance on a night out.

I'm cheeky, and I'm flirty,

but who said being a flirt's a bad thing?

# Cos I live for this... #

I actually like being in the relationship.

Love's not scary. Love's a good thing.

It's good to have a sensitive side.

There's nothing wrong with being a little spoon.

Let's just say that.

I need to find a genuine connection. She's wifey, she's bad, she's sexy.

I need my passenger princess cos that seat at the minute,

that seat's free.

As you know, you gave us your dating profile.

All the girls picked who they like the sound off on paper.Yes.

And Shakira picked you.

How you doing, Shakira? Hello. You all right? You OK?

Happy with that? Happy. Yeah.

All smiles? Yeah, all good.

OK.

Look at him acting all nonchalant. SHAKIRA LAUGHS

I'm just trying to play it cool. BEN LAUGHS

OK, Ben, off you go to meet Shakira.

APPLAUSE

All right? Hello.

You OK? Yeah, good.

You smell good. Thank you.

We have our first Love Island couple, everyone!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Shakira and Ben!

Thank you.

# Am I just dreaming...? #

IAIN STIRLING: Children's entertainer Shakira's

coupled up with Ben,

or as kids across Burnley are currently shouting,

"Mum! Princess Sparkle's on the telly,

"and her Prince Charming's got his kit off!"

Right, let's see how the rest of them getting along.

MAYA: All right. Next up, Meg. Oh, God.

Are you ready to meet Dejon? No. No?No.

Well, he's coming out, anyway.

Oh, I'm scared. Deep breaths, Meg. Literally.

CHEERING

Hey, Dejon! Come and join me. Hello, hello, hello.

Welcome.Hello, girls. ALL:Hi.

How are you doing? Wow, hello. I'm good, thank you.

I'm good, thank you. How are you?

Fantastic. Have a look at this in front of you.

Wow.

My name is Dejon. I'm 26 years old.

I'm a personal trainer. And I'm from London.

# I know you see me coming... #

I would say mostly my clients are actually female.

The older the client is, the more bold that they are.

Some of them have literally said to me,

"I would love to see you naked." I've made a few wishes come true.

I'm definitely competitive.

If I want you, then there's no competition.

But I've been rejected before. It's not often.

I cannot remember when it was,

but I'm just saying it just to be humble.

I don't remember the last time I was rejected.

Me single and me as a boyfriend is two different Dejons.

In a relationship, I'm definitely romantic.

Me out of a relationship, it could be

three to five business days before you hear back from me.

That's what's stopping me from getting into a relationship.

I've got a wandering eye,

so on Monday, I could like a curvy girl.

On Tuesday, I could like a more athletic type.

My heart is too big. I've got too much love to give.

I definitely think I can fall in love in the villa.

And if I do love you and you are the one for me,

then there's nobody else.

Like I said, I'm working on that wandering eye,

so I think I can be all right.

Meg has chosen you based on your dating profile alone.

What do we think of Meg? Yeah, I think she's beautiful.

Thank you. I'm happy.

And, Meg, what do you think of him?

Yeah, he's not bad to look at at all.

He ain't got flip-flops on, which is good.

So, if he had flip-flops, that would have been an absolute no?

Yeah, maybe. OK.

Was there anything on the dating profile that you were like, "Meh"?

Oh, "I love to play." Do you want to explain that?

"Love to play", "work hard, play harder."

What kind of play we talking?

I love to play. I like to, you know, have fun. I like to party.

So, like, if I was out until 4am, 3am in the morning

when I've got work in the morning, then I make sure I'm there.

OK, work-life balance. Yeah, work-life balance.

I think it's good to have balance in life.

OK. Meg, would you think of that?

I don't know what he's doing out partying till that time.

But... It's quite early, no?

Depends who you're asking. Depends who you're asking.

Is he your type now you've seen him?

Erm, 50-50. Yeah.

OK, what does that mean? I don't know.

She's cracking the whip. I... Yeah.

It's eyes. I can't really see that far away.

Oh, yeah. Meg is an eyes girl.

She can't see your eyes properly from here, so...

So, you are 50-50 on my eyes? Yeah, I can't see your eyes.

Well, Meg, do you want to look deeper into those eyes?

Yeah. Off you go.

APPLAUSE, CHEERING

Lovely to meet you. And you.

What do you reckon now you're up close?

Yeah, he's got nice eyes. OK. They're approved?

Yeah, they're approved. So, it was a 50-50. Now what is it?

Oh... I don't know you yet! I don't know what you're like.

She's keeping her cards close to her chest.

I'm not saying anything.

And we have our second Love Island couple - Meg and Dejon.

APPLAUSE

Sophie, you are next. It's time to meet Harry.

Hello, hello. Welcome to the villa.

Thank you, Maya. How are we doing?

Come on over. I'm here. I'm ready.

I'm Harry. I'm 30 years old.

I'm a commodities trader and semipro footballer from Guildford.

I'm definitely enjoying single life at the moment.

I was in a relationship for a while. That ended a year ago.

And I've been having it off ever since.

I don't do dating apps. I like to go up to girls in person,

in the gym, and just say, "How you doing? I'm Harry."

It works. You might not believe it works, but it does.

I think my success rate's pretty good.

I've had a football team on the roster before.

We're talking 11-a-side.

I don't know if that's something to gloat about.

I'm a hopeless romantic. I'll give you everything I have.

Petals on the bed. Beach dinners.

It could be any of the above. Or all of them.

I'm 30 years old. I've messed around enough.

I'm dating with a purpose, to find someone to build a life with.

In front of you, six gorgeous girls.Perfect.

So, Sophie's gone for you, Harry. Perfect. I'm delighted with that.

You're delighted with that? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm liking.

I like the red. I like a lady in red, for sure.

Ooh. OK. Feisty.

Damn. Is this this "grr" that you were looking for, Sophie?

I'm bringing the spice already, do know what I mean?

Yep, Sophie was man-marking that heart as well.

She didn't want anyone close to it. Was she?

Based on his profile, did you like everything you saw?

On first glance, yes. And then as I get to know you, probably, yes.

And just based on appearance now, are you liking what you see?

Very happy. Yes. Yes. All right.

Now, Helena, you were um-ing and ar-ing about Harry's love heart.

Do you wish you would have traded now?

Who knows? I know.

Who knows? I would give him a solid contender. Definitely.

OK, Harry, off you go and meet Sophie.

Hi. HARRY:Hi, how are you?

Now we have our third Love Island couple, Sophie and Harry.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Three more left.

I'm getting nervous. I know.

Helena, are you ready to meet your rugby boy?

Yes, ready. Let's bring out Conor.

Conor, welcome to the villa. Hello.

Hello, how are we getting on? Hello.

Is he Irish? Come on over.

Hello, guys. How are you? I'm very good, how are you?

Good, good. Good, nice to see you.

Nice to see you too.

So, as you can see, Helena has gone for you.Yeah.

# Nobody gonna do it like you Express yourself... #

Hi, I'm Conor, I'm 25.

I'm pro rugby player, and I'm from Limerick.

I'm part of the Irish Rugby 7s team.

Obviously training a lot, so keeps you in shape.

Yeah, I get a bit of attention when I'm out as well, you know.

# We'll keep you moving... #

Me and my mum are obviously really close.

When I was younger, she was sort of saying, like, you know,

"There's no need to get in a relationship

"because you'll miss out on things."

And I'm happy she did do that because I enjoyed myself.

I enjoyed my single life. # Express yourself... #

I've actually been told that I normally go for girls

that are quite similar to my mother personality-wise.

People's first impressions of me are I'm a bit arrogant, a bit cocky,

I'm a bit of a ladies man.

And they're not wrong, but it's not a bad thing, is it, like?

My type is definitely someone who's ambitious, a go-getter,

and a bit of craic as well, because I can't be all the craic.

# Boom. #

What are we thinking about Helena?

Yeah, obviously I'm surprised because that's not my best line.

How do you explain that?

So you had loads of good-looking girls in the past?

Er, yeah, yeah, we could say that.

I don't want to be too cocky, but, yeah.

And good tries landed on the pitch. OK. Attempts and secures. Fine.

And, Helena, you were a bit worried,

because you said you didn't really like a rugby player.

I don't, no.

Now that you've seen Conor, has your opinion changed a bit?Yeah.

Are you willing to give him a chance?Yeah.

Definitely now it has changed.

I like the cockiness

and the confidence-ness of your little quote,

but, yeah, the rugby bit? Not too sure.

And what about an Irish accent? Love an Irish accent.

OK, well, that's good news. Yeah, one big tick, a couple of exes.

We'll see if we can move past it. Yeah, 100%.

OK, Conor, go and meet Helena.

APPLAUSE

We have got our fourth Love Island couple, Helena and Conor.

APPLAUSE

OK, Alima, how are you feeling? Do you know what?

I like the dating profile so far,

so I just need to wait and see, see if we vibe.

Have you got an image in your head of what he looks like?

Yeah, I've got something pictured, so I just need to wait and find out.

Oh, my gosh. Yeah.

OK. Fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed he matches up to your expectations.Exactly!

Let's get Blu out.

Here he comes. Ooh.

Welcome, Blu. What's happening, Maya?

You all right? What's happening?

What's happening, girls? Guys, you all right?

Blue name, blue shorts, blue trainers.

Blu by name, blue by nature. Exactly.

Love that for you.

# I feel good... #

I'm Blu, I'm 26, and I'm a construction project manager.

I was born in London, but I was raised in Marbella, Spain,

so the sun, the pool, the drama, I'm basically built for this, right?

Out of ten, I would give myself a 9.5.

For it to give a ten, I'd have to have my trousers off.

Quite open to talking about sex. Love sex.

My own mum owns a sex shop in Marbella.

I don't buy anything from my mum's shop.

I get it all given to me for free.

I don't really have a type.

I'd just say big boobs, big bum, naturally pretty.

Girls fall in love with me quite quickly.

I don't know, I think it's just my charm.

If I like a girl, I'm pulling that girl. It's as simple as that.

# I feel good... #

If I have to step on toes to get what I want, I'm stepping on toes.

That's the game, innit?

I'm here to find love. Just doing my thang.

# I feel good, I feel great. #

So, as you can see, six girls. Alima has gone for you.

How are you feeling about that? Good.

Every girl is beautiful here, so...

Every girl is beautiful, but Alima chose you, so...

LAUGHTER

She did actually say she had a vision in her head

of what you might look like.

Alima, does he live up to the expectations or..?

Yeah, I like what I'm seeing.

Yeah, I just need to see if we vibe. Obviously.

Alima did also say that she is bilingual.

Can you speak any other languages? I can. I can speak Spanish.

Oh! Ooh!

OK. Hence the "sexy senorita".

ALIMA AND BLU LAUGH

And, Alima can speak Spanish too. Oh, perfect.

Portuguese is fluently,

and then Spanish, I would say probably 80%.

So, you can communicate. That works.

Yeah. Do you wanna have a little Spanish chat?

Que pasa? Oh, no, too shy, too shy!

LAUGHTER

We'll practice later on. HARRY:You can't speak Spanish.

Yeah, we'll practice later on. You don't speak Spanish.

I do. I promise I do.

We can work on it. We can work on it. It's all good.

Exactly. We'll practice later on. Sounds good to me.

OK, Blu, go and join Alima. Thank you, Maya.

APPLAUSE

Nice to meet you. Lovely to meet you too.

And we have our fifth Love Island couple, Alima and Blu.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

All right, Megan, it's finally time to meet Tommy.

I know. Are you ready?

Yeah. Let's bring him out.

He's half Italian, he's full of fun.

Oi-oi! What's happening?

Let's find out if he's the one! Hello, Tommy.

How you doing, Maya, you all right? I'm good. How are you?

Lovely to see you. How's it going? So surreal that I'm here.

Last but not least. Oh, you're coming for a hug?

You're the only one that did that. You look lovely yourself.

Lovely, here we are. How are you feeling, Tommy?

Yeah, it's real mixed emotions. I'm absolutely buzzing to be here.

Buzzing, confident. He wasn't lying. No. Buzzing.

My name's Tommy, I'm 22, I'm a landscape gardener,

and I'm from Potters Bar.

I always back myself when it comes to girls.

Yeah, I'm tall, dark, handsome, half Italian.

It's quite a stereotype to call an Italian boy a mummy's boy,

but it probably is correct.

Anything that happens in my life, I go to my mum first.

She makes my packed lunchbox every day.

If I don't think my mum is gonna get on with you,

it could be a deal-breaker.

HE LAUGHS Oh, God.

Not to sound too big-headed,

but I do get quite a bit of attention from the girls.

I want to find someone and do things a bit more meaningful

on a deep level, which I'm not really used to doing.

I can fall for someone quite quickly if they do tick the boxes

I do think a few weeks in the villa

could probably be enough for me to fall in love.

You are our final boy. I'm the final one?

And the girls have all picked who they want to be with

based on their dating profiles.

So you have got the lovely Megan. How you doing, Megan? You all right?

You look nice. How are you?

He's cheeky, isn't it?

LAUGHTER

Megan, do you like what you see? I do, yeah.

Yeah? And how about you, Tommy? Yeah, no, she's beautiful. Yeah.

Cute!

OK. What do you like about his profile?

To be honest, I wanted to know

if you did ChatGPT for that bio or what?

Er, hmm...

LAUGHTER

Was it actually? It's a secret.

How did you know that? It's a bit obvious.

Pretty obvious, yeah.

I've got Italian heritage as well, so that kind of drew me in.

Have you? Whereabouts? Sicily.

Same as me. My family's half Sicilian.

No way. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We've got to do a little background research, though,

cos imagine you're cousins.

That would be embarrassing. Oh, God, yeah.

That would be weird.

OK, so, Tommy, do you like what you see?

Oh, yeah, 100%. Yeah.

Off you pop. You can go and say hello to Megan.

How you doing, Megan, you all right?

All right, Tommy, how are you? Lovely to meet you.

You too.

So, that is it. We now have six gorgeous couples.

.

But, girls, have you made the right choices?

You will all spend this summer dating, living together

and even sharing a bed together.

THEY LAUGH

But don't forget, in eight weeks' time,

the public will crown their Love Island winners,

who could win £50,000.

Will picking your type on paper give you your happy ever after?

Only time will tell.

I will leave you to get to know each other.

Good luck, my honeys, and I will see you soon.

Bye! Bye.

Enjoy.Bye, Maya. See you later.

I don't know. Yeah, yeah.

Megan, wasn't it? Yeah. Hi.

I'll pull you for a chat later, then.

Yes, brother. You all good?

What's your name again? Ben.

All right, mate. Tommy. Nice to meet you.

How you doing, darling. Nice to meet you. Sophie.

Sophie. Nice to meet you. I'm Tommy. Nice to meet you. I'm Meg.

Whilst our Islanders settle into paradise,

here's your chance to win a huge cash prize,

an incredible getaway, and you could be here with me

IAIN STIRLING: The Islanders have been put into their couples,

and now they've all split up.

What? Already? Oh, no, wait. Hang on.

There's more words on the next page.

They've split up into groups to discuss their decision.

That makes more sense.

How are you feeling? I'm quite happy, you know.

I think... I quite like him. He's fit.

Who are you we with? Tommy.

ALL:Tommy! Italian stallion.

Yeah, but he's giving proper cheeky, like.

I think you to suit. I think you two have got good bants.

I feel like I'll get on with him quite well.

Boys, boys, are you all happy? I'm happy. I'm buzzing, yeah.

She is sexy. But, yeah, I don't know. We'll see, man.

There's a few sorts here,

so we just have to get to know them, man.

Do you know what? I don't know. I don't think I'm feeling him.

Like, did you guys hear?

When he came, right, I was like, "How do you feel?"

And he was like, "Oh, every girl is beautiful."

Obviously, which we are.

But I just find it so rude, do you know what I mean?

I'm not going to be coupled with a man

that's not giving to give that exact same energy.

Absolutely. What about yourself?

He's nice. You're not feeling him, are you?

I could tell. She's not, she's not.

I think he's a bit of you. Do you think?Yes, go.

Shall we swap? Oh, no, but it's a start.

So, you think you're happy with your girls?

Not my usual... Not my usual type, but she's sick. Potentially.

I'm happy with my couple, don't get me wrong. But bombshells...

LAUGHTER

So, who are you with? Conor? Yeah, fucking rugby player.

I think he seems sweet, though, for a rugby player. Exactly.

He's Irish. He is attractive, and he's Irish.

I don't know if he's a bit... boring.

I've literally not even had a conversation with him.

Right, Shakira, do we even need to ask?

She is engaged, she is!

No, he's... He's a bit of me. Is this the taxi driver?

Yeah!

Right, Megs, let's debrief. No, to be fair, I'm all right.

I feel like he's quite calm like me, which is good.

Soothing. Yeah. But that's the test. We've all done it on types.

Yeah, they weren't, like, our exact type, but we've all done it.

Well, it's taking away the physical.

Attracted by what we want on paper out of a man.

And actually, that might not be the case. Exactly.

IAIN STIRLING: Conor's coupled up with Helena,

who works as cabin crew.

I said to Helena, "I used to work for an airline."

She said, "Virgin?"

I said, "How dare you! I have a child!"

Yeah, it was so funny because, like,

they said, "What's a really big ick for you?"

And I said... No way you said rugby!

Yes, I did. What?

I said rugby boys. Why?

I don't know. It just gives me the ick.

So, how did you end up with me? I don't know!

What do you like looking for, like, in terms of...?

Are you looking for a bit of craic?

Are you looking for a husband?

A bit of craic? What's a bit of craic?

A bit of craic? Like, a bit of fun. What, you laugh? A bit of fun, like.

Erm... No. I'm 29 now, so think I definitely am looking to settle...

I've actually never been in a relationship.

Have you not? No. What? Never had a boyfriend. Why?

Is it you? Or...? I think it's a bit of both, to be honest.

Why? I think...

Surely, you get people, like, approaching you and stuff?

Yeah, but I feel like now I'm a bit older,

I can't be, like, arsed with pissing about,

going from a proper relationship.

Unless I think I'm going t marry that person,

I'm not going to be in a relationship with them.

Do you know what you mean?

Because I just feel like it wastes your time. Yeah.

To be honest, yeah, I've only had one girlfriend.

How long was that? I'd say, like, eight weeks.

THEY LAUGH

I know, I know. How did it last eight weeks?

Well, we were seeing each other for a while,

but she was only my girlfriend for eight weeks.

And I think it's been two years since then, and I've grown a lot.

So, yeah, I feel like I'm kind of a bit ready now. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Ready for a nine-week relationship?

What would you normally go for, like, looks-wise?

I'm just a massive personality person. Yeah?

Like, a four out of ten that can make you laugh.

Not saying that you're a four... SHE LAUGHS

Yeah, I hope not. I wouldn't usually go for blondes, like.

Blondes? Yeah. Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

But, like... Oh, no.

I walked in, and I was like, "Fuck. The only one. The only one!"

No, but again, like, I wouldn't... I'll just fuck off now, shall I?

After actually speaking to Conor, he did actually surprised me.

He's, erm... I thought he was going to be boring, but he isn't.

The only problem is that blondes aren't his type.

So, yeah, fuck me. I'm the only blonde in here.

Harry's coupled up with Sophie, who is a motivational speaker.

I was going to go to one of Sophie's motivational talks,

but in the end, I couldn't be arsed.

How are you? Yeah, I feel good. How are you doing?

I'm good, thank you. Just settling in. Yeah?

Do you know what? I actually felt bad for the boys

because you guys just walk in, and you've met your fate already.

Yeah. I liked it. Did you? I liked it. Yeah, yeah.

I feel like you looked good. I like a lady in red, so...

OK. I chose you because I'm 29,

and so I'm dating for, like, marriage, serious, you know. Agreed.

And I think that's why when I read yours,

your love heart, it said, like, "Either a wildcard or marriage."

And I was like, "Oh, OK!" So I need to go off what I'm here for.

But obviously, like, when the girls asked me, and I said,

"I don't know if he's for me. I don't know."

Because I've not got your vibe.

So, do you think the way I look, you're like, "He's not a husband"?

I don't think it's that.

I think it's more when I see someone as a husband,

it's in your traits, in your character. Right.

For me, intimacy and, like, dating

is quite out of my comfort zone. Interesting.

But when I'm not dating, I'm usually... I just stay celibate.

So, how long have you been single?

I've only ever had one boyfriend. Have you?

And then when I was 22, I was in a fire accident.

OK. Sorry to hear that.

It made me the woman that I am.

You look great as well. Thank you. You do look good.

And it made me learn so much about life and interactions with people

and how to be better.

Cos I believe that to date people, you also need to be in a good place

in yourself, within yourself. Yeah, yeah.

So that's why, in my early twenties, I wasn't ready to date,

because I didn't feel good in myself.

I had a lot of self-work to do.

I had a lot of building my own confidence.

Now I'm a motivational speaker. Are you?

And I'm an author. Wow. I love reading.

Oh, do you? I read every night. Yeah.

Oh, that's so good! Me too.

I've had a bit of one-on-one time with Sophie.

She seems like a lovely girl,

extremely mature, got her head screwed on.

Maybe a little bit much for me.

How are you feeling about...? What are you thinking?

What's on your mind? Erm... I'll be honest.

On paper, you're not my type. Mm-hm, of course.

But I'm open to get to know you, definitely. Yeah.

It's literally the first day. Yeah.

I don't think that anybody should be closed off.

And I think it's just easier

if, like, we just have that chat straight away. Yeah, for sure.

That means were not wasting anyone's time. Yeah.

The thing as well, when you walked in,

Maya was like, "How are you feeling?" "They're all beautiful."

Yeah. I didn't mean to say that. You know what I mean?

If I'm coupled up with a man,

I don't need another woman to tell them that I'm beautiful. Course.

I didn't mean it in that way at all.

But at the same time, I get exactly what you meant.

You wanted to compliment everyone, and I get it. Yeah, yeah.

You're not the best with your words. No, I'm not.

But honestly, I know you got good intentions. You got that right.

Yeah. Nice chat. Yes, erm...

It's been a nice chat. I think I've enjoyed... Nice chat.

I'll see you later on, then, if you're about.

From the conversation that I've had with Blu,

I'm gonna be completely honest. I'm still not feeling it.

We've both managed to establish the fact

that we are not each other's type.

Right, firstly, what's your type on paper?

Obviously, we're all in here, you've got to get to know everyone.

Mm. I usually go for brunettes.

Erm, nice body, nice bum. Personality's really important,

because you could be really good-looking

and then the energy don't match. Do you know what I mean?

I dunno, just someone who I think I can bring home to my family

and my mum will really like. I'm softer at heart.

I look like a bit of a geezer, but I'm a bit softer deep down.

Was I what you were expecting?

No. I don't know what I was expecting, to be honest.

I can't believe you're actually a quarter Sicilian.Yeah.

My nan's watching this, my nonna. She's gonna be buzzing.

That's so cute! Yeah, she'll be buzzing.

Come on, what's your type? My type? Yeah.

I like tall, muscly, good smile, but charming, witty,

not arrogant, confident.

MEGAN SNORTS Wow.

That's quite a lot you've got to live up to.

She's got a scroll. I know. Any more before I...?

No, that's basically it. Just someone who can make me giggle.

Yeah. Come on, what about you, Benny-boo?

Right, looks, under five-foot-six, nice teeth, cute smile, nice eyes.

Ambitious, goals that she wants to achieve in her life.

Just someone that's career driven. That's a big thing for me.

IAIN: Meg made some comments earlier,

and as they walk to the big sofa,

Dejon's wondering, "What's the deal?"

I'll tell you what the deal is, mate.

Buy 16 orange cushions, get a 17th free.

Right, are you happy I chose you?

Erm, I'm not sure. OK. Why?

I was happy when I first walked in. Yeah.

Obviously, I think that you're beautiful. Thank you.

I think that you're funny and stuff, so you intrigue me,

but it was just your comment, when you said about the "50-50".

OK, so, when I read your little board thing... Yeah.

..I love to play hard.

And then you was like, "You know, partying till three,

"4am in the morning." And I thought, "He doesn't want to settle down?"

Oh. I like to party, don't get me wrong.

I'm in that club till the end. I will do the same. Yeah.

That was the only thing. So don't let that...

So that was the 50-50, the partying? Yeah, that was the 50-50.

So take away the partying, and what then?

Yeah, you can be 100. It's fine.

You can be 110 if it makes you better. OK, OK. It's fine.

Now I'm happy, now I am happy. OK.

Do you feel like there's one of the girls that you could be like,

"I'd rather be with her"? Nah. I'm happy. Really?

Genuinely happy. Good.

I think when I saw that you was next to my name... Yeah.

..it made me smile. Was you happy? OK, good.

Yeah, I was happy. But then you said the 50-50 thing, and I was like...

No. Don't be taken aback by that. The first impression of you...

Like, I don't get to see you, get to see what you look like.

It's just that board with a little line. Yeah.

Can you imagine what my line would be? So why did you pick it, then?

I don't know. Maybe your name. I just thought...

HE LAUGHS I've got to say it right now.

Wait. Deh-jon. It's not bad, but say it more flowy.

Right, you say it. Deh-zhon. Deh-zhon.

There you go. But you say it really sexy.

I just say it's like, "Deh-jon."

THEY LAUGH Deh-zhon. Yeah.

OK, got it. You got it.

After the conversation with Meg,

I'm feeling definitely more positive.

It was good. I've always said my type

is a beautiful girl on the outside and a beautiful girl on the inside,

so I'm excited to see what's to come.

So, what about you?

Is there anybody else that you'd rather be coupled up with? No.

No? No. I'm happy with my choice.

IAIN: It's the Islanders' first night. They're so lucky.

To help them fall in love,

they've got eight weeks and the backing of Maya Jama.

To help me fall in love,

all I ever had was eight WKDs and a bottle of Jameson.

# I wish you'd talk, talk... # Who are we chatting to?

I think I need to pull Tommy finally,

cos we've not actually had a one-on-one talk.

Yeah, I've not had a conversation with Ben yet properly.

This is the first time I'm, like,

spending a night with a girl in a bed.

Oh, seriously, yeah?

Because I've not really been in a proper relationship, have I?

Megan's gonna be the first girl... Does she know? Does she know?

No. I don't think I'll tell her. It might scare her.

I got to speak with Harry, and I was really open and honest.

And he's really nice, you know.

So, even, Helena, I know you were interested, but, like,

it'd be so nice if you got to know him and he got to know you.

I don't want it to feel like I'm like, "No!" You know what I mean?

No, I respect that massively.

# But then I felt crazy I'm feeling like I'm on fire... #

Hey, lads, what are we saying, then?

First night in the villa. Ready? You just wanna kiss Shakira, bruv.

LAUGHTER

# I wish you'd talk, talk Wish you'd talk, talk

# Wish you'd talk, talk Wish you'd just talk to me... #

Whoo!

# I wish you'd talk, talk Wish you'd talk, talk

# Wish you'd talk, talk Wish you'd just talk to me... #

Well, cheers, to a summer of love! To the summer of our lives!

CHEERING

IAIN: Shakira and taxi driver Ben are heading to the den.

Shakira wanted to go to the firepit, but Ben said, "Sorry, love,

"I don't go south of the swimming pool."

What are you giggling at? You.

Why? Cos you're hard work.

I'm hard work? Yeah. Why am I hard work?

I'm joking. I feel like you could be.

I feel like you could defo be hard work.

I'm not saying that's a bad thing.

I didn't say I didn't like hard work.

I'm hard work.

I haven't spoken to anyone in two-and-a-half months.

That's fact, so my game is probably a bit rusty.

You've gotta bear with me.

No, it has been a while. What is your game? Go on.

What's like... I've got no game.

You've got no game? I've got no game.

No rizz. No rizz at all.

Don't give me the eyebrow, like you're getting all sassy. But...

Are you trying to find love of your life, then?

Absolutely. I don't date for... the sake of it. Yeah.

Like, I'd rather just be single. Yeah.

Like, if I'm dating, it's someone I genuinely see a future with.

I'm very picky. Little things can put me off.

Like what? Personality trait - you're too much.

Like, if you're too... OK.

Do you know what I mean? Yeah, that's me all over.

No, that's not you all over. It is.

You're a feisty one. Yeah, I am.

I don't know if you can handle that, though.

I'm all right at handling it. Putting up with it is another thing.

IAIN: Megan's coupled up with landscape gardener Tommy.

I booked a landscaper last week.

He walked in, pulled down my trousers and waxed my knackers.

Turns out I'd booked a manscaper.

TOMMY:Do you come to London a lot? Yeah.

Yeah? Yeah, for like auditions and stuff.

Oh, what, for your musical theatre? Do you do shows in London?

I did, like, a panto at Christmas and stuff.

I'm gonna get a ticket, then, front row. Would you?

Are you like the main character or are you like a dancer, or what?

Er, no, I was one of the ugly sisters in Cinderella

at Christmas, yeah.

But they were like bougie ugly sisters, do know what I mean?

Sort of got away with it. Fit ugly sisters, yeah?

Like Kardashian ugly sisters, like...

No, I love that. I reckon I would be decent at panto.

I done A-level Drama. Did you?

I done GCSE Drama and A-level Drama. Right. And wow was that?

I'm a pretty good actor, I think. I see that for you.

I always wanted to do acting.

That was always, like, what I wanted to do,

like, childhood dream and that.

But sort of like my family is very working class,

"Do a trade, do this, do that."

So, like, my brother's a plumber,

and then I sort of tried a few things,

went to uni, dropped out.

Was an estate agent for two years, didn't like that.

I've always lived at home with my mum.

I live in a little boxroom, single bed.

A single bed? Single bed. Yeah.

What are your sheets like? What do you mean?

That's a bit of a weird question. Do you, like...

What are my sheets like?

No, but you know the way boys that still live at home

have, like, New York plastered all over their bedrooms, no?

No, my brother's got that, I think. Has he?

Unless he's changed. What have you got?

Spider-Man? No, I've just got... Yeah.

Oh, God. But, yeah, no, my room's quite cosy.

Are you happy I picked you, then?

Yeah, buzzing. Were you?

No, to be completely honest...

If I had the choice, everyone there, I would have 100% picked you.

Really? You are my type, like, to a T.

If I saw Megan on a night out,

I'd definitely 100% fancy her straightaway.

So she is definitely my type.

But obviously, it is very early days,

so we're just gonna have to wait and see.

IAIN: Meg's coupled up with Dejon, who's a personal trainer.

This morning, Dejon asked me where I live

and if I have any birthmarks.

I mean, that is one VERY personal trainer. If anything, too personal.

Are you OK? How are you, my love?

Good, how are you? Yeah, I'm good.

Good. Are you sure? Why do you, like, you just keep smiling?

I just like looking at you, you make me smile. Aw, thank you.

You want me to be happy? Yeah. That's good. Good energy.

You happy? Yeah, I'm happy.

I think, like, more than happy.

Like, I don't think any of the others, I would be like,

"Yeah, I wanna couple up with you." What would you say is your type?

I go for, like, nice eyes, nice smile.

Someone that's mature as well, and a family man. Yeah.

I don't want no immature... And I don't want to be his mum.

I hear that. Do I not need to be your mum?

Nah, you don't need to be my mum.

Are you a mummy's boy? Nah. Perfect. There we go, then.

So, yeah, are you...? I love my mum, though.

I love my mum. Don't worry. We all love our mums.

I love my mum, but... There's loving your mum

and there's being, "Mummy, Mummy, Mummy."

Nah, I'd say that I'm very independent. Same.

When I was 16, I moved away from home. Same.

When I was, like, 15, I moved out of my mum's and live with my nan.

This is really weird, you know. Why? Are you close to your nan?

Yeah. Nans are the best. Yeah. That's so crazy. I know.

But really... That's really weird.

On my arm, I've got a tattoo of my nan. Stop.

I'm allergic to tattoos. HE LAUGHS

This evening, I've been getting to know Meg a little bit better.

'I think she's a wonderful girl.

'Beautiful on the outside, beautiful on the inside.'

Having so many similar interests, similar values.

She's really close to her nan. She lives with her nan.

'My nan is, like, my everything.'

And it's early days, but you can only go with how you're feeling,

and how I'm feeling right now with Meg,

it's feeling like it's meant to be.

# Oh-ho, oh-ho... #

IAIN: There's tension in the air,

there's a storm cloud on the horizon,

and by the looks of it, there's a flute in the fire pit.

It can only mean one thing.

Maya Jama's back, and she's got a twist in store.

# Yeah, we're ready for a war

# The power is taking over

# Need the glory Coming back for more

# Oh, oh, oh, we got this

# Watch and see... #

Oh. Who is that?

Oh, shit.

Oh, shit.

Good evening, Islanders.

Hello.

Could you all gather at the fire pit, please?

Hello. Oh, my God. She looks fucking lush!

# Do or die

# We'll be victorious Victorious

# We'll be victorious Victorious

# Coming for the kingdom Coming for the crown

# Nothing alive that can stop us now

# We'll be victorious, yeah

# Victorious. #

# Never saw it coming... #

So, how has your first day in the villa been?

Yeah, been good. Good. All right, yeah.

Helena, are you into rugby boys yet?

Well, he told me he didn't like blondes.

He doesn't normally go for blondes, so...

LAUGHTER True.

Megan just told me his personality matched his profile.

He's lovely, yeah.

And Meg... Hello.

Any movement on "50-50"?

Well, we've gone to 100. I might have to change the 50-50. Oh!

I said before coming in, my type is someone

who is beautiful on the outside and inside,

and she ticks both boxes.

Shakira and Ben, how are you guys getting on?

Go on. LAUGHTER

Give it a couple more days. We're in limbo. We are.

Are you just doing that to flirt? Nah. Well, yeah, maybe. I dunno.

My goodness. It's a love-hate relationship.

This is confusing already. It is very confusing.

OK, but do you fancy each other? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

All right. Good start. Yeah, it is.

Well, as you know, this is Love Island.

Oh, fuck. And I promised twists and turns.

Oh, my God. So let's start, shall we?

# Was this your path? #

As you know, this is Love Island,

and I promised twists and turns. Oh, fuck.

Oh, my God. GROANING

So, let's start, shall we? Please welcome Toni.

# Are you ready for battle? Are you ready for war?

# Let's go... #

TONI:When it comes to finding the man of my dreams,

nothing gets in my way.

# Are you ready for battle? Are you ready for war? #

I'm Toni, I'm 24.

I work in Las Vegas as a pool cabana server.

# Let's go... #

I'm tired of American boys.

I've flown all this way to find love.

Maybe I am just what these British guys are missing.

# Are you ready for battle? Are you ready for war?

# Let's go... #

He's getting rid of you already. Have you seen this?

Wait, Toni, is that not a boy's name?

Ton... Yeah.

It's a girl. Oh, my God.

Hello, Toni, welcome to Love Island.

Good evening, UK. CHEERING

# Are you ready for war? Let's go... #

Surprise. Shit.

# Are you ready for battle? Are you ready for war? #

So, how are you doing, Toni? I'm good. Happy to be here.

You are our first American Islander ever.

I'm a lucky girl, aren't I? SHE CHUCKLES

Well, as you can see, there are six gorgeous couples in front of you.

Earlier today, the girls chose to couple up with the boys

based on their dating profiles alone.

You now have a very big decision to make.

Interesting. Fuck.

You're gonna have to steal a boy of your choice.

We have Tommy. Blu. Conor. Harry. Dejon. And Ben.

# Can't seem to face The ugly truth... #

So... Who are you gonna pick?

Just like that? Oh, my God.

NERVOUS CHUCKLING

NERVOUS CHUCKLING

# The ugly truth... #

Ben. # The ugly truth... #

OK, Ben, come and stand next to Toni.

How are you doing? Hi, Ben.

You OK? I'm all right.

# The ugly truth. #

Shakira, you are now single. Please stand up.

# Better run, better run Better run now

# Better run, better run Better run now... #

Shakira, the good news is you're not being dumped tonight.

Oh, thank fuck.

APPLAUSE, LAUGHTER

But... you could be tomorrow night.

# Shot down, bloody, hunted Sound off, get it, want it... #

Shakira, you now have 24 hours

to find a connection with one of the boys in the villa.

If one of them decides to couple up with you, then you are safe...

and one of the other girls will be dumped in your place.

# Shot down, bloody, hunted Sound off, get it, want it

# I'm not one for quitting... #

As Toni has stolen Ben, they cannot be broken up.

And if none of the boys want to couple up with you,

sadly, it will be you that's going home.

# Somebody's gonna hunt you down

# You know that Somebody's gonna hunt you down... #

Boys, are you happy in your couple? Or could you be happier?

It's time to find out who's here for the real reasons.

Who's willing to take risks to find the one,

or who's just playing it safe.

And, girls, I suggest you keep your boys very close.

I'll see you very soon. Take care. Bye.

# Better run, better run Better run now

# Better run, better run Better run now

# Better run, better run Better run now. #

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