It’s officialllll! Love Island is BACK for summer 2026, and honestly? We are SO ready for the chaos.
Get your cocktails, mocktails and group chats at the ready because a brand-new batch of sexy singletons are heading to the iconic Mallorca villa in the hope of finding romance, causing drama and maybeeee even walking away with that £50,000 cash prize.
From explosive recouplings and shock bombshell arrivals to savage dumpings and terrace chats that could change EVERYTHING, the countdown to the new season is officially on.
And breaking news, the line-up of Love Island 2026 is hereeee!
So, when does Love Island 2026 start? Who’s hosting? And who are the new Islanders? Here’s everything we know so far…
When does Love Island 2026 start?
The 13th series of Love Island will officially begin on Monday 1st June 2026 on ITV2 and ITVX.
That means we’re only weeks away from fresh flirting, awkward first couplings and contestants saying they’ve “never felt like this before” after approximately 48 hours.
We can already hear the “I’ve got a texttttt!” screaming from here.
Psssst the first promo has just dropped and we're sooo here for the World Cup x Love Island summer, we hear that the entire villa has been designed like a football stadium!
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Who are the contestants in Love Island 2026?
The full line-up of Love Island 2026 is coming out today, and here's who we know so far...
Robyn
Age: 21
Job: Quantity Surveyor and DJ
From: Liverpool
Lorenzo
Age: 28
Job: Business owner
From: Hertfordshire
Mica
Age: 21
Job: Student
From: Barbados
Sean
Age: 25
Job: Teacher
From: Galway
Ellie
Age: 24
Job: Real Estate Videographer
From: West Lothian
Samraj
Age: 25
Job: Model
From: Birmingham
Where can I watch Love Island 2026?
Love Island 2026 will air on ITV2 from Sunday to Friday, with episodes also available to stream on ITVX.
Saturday nights are usually reserved for the weekly highlights show, where viewers can relive all the villa chaos from the week before.
Perfect if you somehow missed the inevitable fire pit drama everyone’s talking about online.
How long will Love Island 2026 be on for?
The new series is expected to run for around eight weeks, meaning we’ll likely be glued to our TVs alllllll summer long.
That’s two whole months of messy love triangles, Casa Amor betrayals, dramatic exits and Islanders insisting they’re “closed off”.
Who is hosting Love Island 2026?
TV queeeeeen Maya Jama is expected to return as the host of Love Island 2026 following her hugely popular previous seasons.
And honestly? We couldn’t imagine anyone better walking into the villa in slow motion looking unreal while chaos unfolds around her.
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