'There are no strong couples in the Love Island villa', says ex contestant

Emmerdale viewers spotted a hilarious connection between the ITV soap and its sister channel ITV2's mainstay reality dating series Love Island during the latest episode, on Wednesday 28 June. The surprising scene came as a result of a fraught conversation between Amelia Spencer and her boyfriend Noah Dingle outside in the village. Noah has been getting fed up of Amelia's obsession with her phone, and he tried to talk to her about why she's constantly glued to her screen, but Amelia was immediately turned off.

We can’t get enough of this season of Love Island’s dramatic twist, which sees former contestant Kady McDermott returning to the villa for a second chance at finding love. The 27 year old first appeared on the second season of Love Island in 2016 where she coupled up with Scott Thomas, with the pair keeping their relationship going for a year after the show before calling it quits.

Love Island's Molly Marsh may have been dumped from the island, but one show legend thinks that she will return - and soon. Former Islander Olivia Attwood says that her "spidey senses" are telling her that Molly's dumping is not the last that we'll see of her. Molly, 21, left the show during Sunday's episode after bombshell Kady McDermott chose to couple up with Zachariah Noble, leaving Molly dumped from the Island in a shock twist.

A few Love Island alums are opening up about just how much you’re allowed to drink on the popular reality series.

While in the Love Island villa, Molly Marsh found a connection with fellow Islander Zachariah Noble and, despite initially ruffling a few feathers, the pair’s relationship appeared to be going from strength-to-strength. However, after a shock recoupling saw bombshell Kady McDermott re-enter the villa and choose to couple up with Zach, TV personality Molly was left single and was immediately dumped from the show.

Love Island's Kady McDermott has already made a dig at her ex Scott Thomas, just moments after arriving in the villa.The 27-year-old rose to fame back in 2016 when she appeared on the second series of the show. She was famously coupled up with Scott Thomas and despite not winning the show the pair came third and carried on their romance on the outside. Kady and Scott moved in together and they even spoke about marriage.

Love Island's Mehdi Edno managed to leave his co-star Leah Taylor and the villa stunned in Thursday's episode. Coupled up with Whitney Adebayo, the 26 year old French Islander pulled Leah, 27, over for a chat out of absolutely nowhere, revealing that he'd like to get to know her better.

Bianca Gascoigne is set to take part in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins just four months after giving birth, according to reports. The 36 year old, who welcomed her first child in February, is no stranger to reality television - having won Celebrity Love Island in 2006 before appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity Coach Trip and even The X Factor. But the former lads’ mags model and daughter of England football legend Paul Gascoigne is now ready to take on her most challenging show yet.

Love Island star Billy Brown shared his body transformation to Instagram as he posed up a storm with his new ripped physique, after the former Islander, 24, said that the ITV2 reality show made him "look ugly". In the short clip, Billy revealed how he looked when he went on Love Island, and how he looks now, showing off some of the exercises that helped him achieve his new look. Billy simply wrote next to the video: "THEN...

Kelsey Parker has cosied up to former Love Island winners Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey as she brands them her “faves” in an adorable Instagram story. Kelsey, 33, who is the widow of The Wanted star Tom Parker, was hosting a charity football match in honour of her late husband and recruited a series of celebs to take part.The charity football match, which was hosted by Bromley FC, raised funds for brain tumour charity Ahead Of The Game. Nathan Massey, who won Love Island in 2016 alongside his now-wife Cara, was among the celebs who turned out to offer their support to Kelsey.

With week three in the Love Island villa now in full swing, the Islanders were once again pulled from their comfort zones on Tuesday night’s episode, when a surprise appearance from Maya Jama saw the couples asked to decide who they felt was the least compatible at this stage of the competition. In a further twist, the Islanders were later summoned to the fire-pit where they would be required to reveal their decision to the whole villa, with more than a few tensions being raised among previously solid friendships as a result of the brutal decision making.

Whilst it would be completely normal to assume contestants on Love Island are looking for their idea love match, this wasn't lthe case for one of last year's favourites, Luca Bish. Speaking to OK! exclusively, the 24 year old told us that he "didn't go there for a swim and to fall in love." Every year thousands of singletons around the country apply for a place in the villa in the hope of finding the one, but as the ITVX show has grown in popularity, some viewers have questioned whether certain contestants are searching for a mega-bucks clothing line deal, or a boost in social media numbers, rather than a romantic soulmate.

When the islanders are in the Love Island villa, they are banned from knowing anything about the outside world.That includes everything from what people are saying about them to simple things like the time.Those rules are in place even though every islander has a phone. However, in the winter series of the show best friends Casey O'Gorman and Tom Clare broke into their phones.The crafty duo managed to break into the phones and connect to the wifi while they were still in the South African villa, but the boys were stopped quickly by their fellow islander, Tanya Manhenga has told the Daily Star.

Twelve months after setting foot in the Love Island villa, Luca Bish describes the past year as a “whirlwind”. From working with Scott Disick’s brand Talentless to splitting from his girlfriend Gemma Owen, the former fishmonger, 23, has plenty to reflect on when we catch up with him. It’s safe to say Luca didn’t have an easy ride on the ITV2 dating show.

Shortly after the latest Love Island series kicked off, it was revealed that Islanders Ella Thomas and Tyrique Hyde already knew each other from outside the villa. However, in an awkward turn of events, the encounter clearly wasn’t a memorable one for Tyrique as he claimed he couldn’t remember it. Tyrique, 24, is a semi-professional footballer who originally hails from Essex and currently plays as a midfielder for East Sussex club Lewes FC.

If there’s one show you can go all out at with your outfit, it’s a Harry Styles show, and Maura Higgins didn’t hold back as she wore a barely-there outfit for the performance. The former Love Island star looked stunning in the photos shared to her Instagram account, as she wore a beautiful white halter-neck crop top that featured an ultra low cut front fastened with a strap across her waist, which was revealed to be completely backless when she turned around.

Molly Marsh has made quite a splash since entering the Love Island villa, currently caught up in a love triangle with fellow Islanders Zachariah Noble and Mitchel Taylor who have both been vying for Molly Marsh's attention since the start of the show. However, prior to entering the villa, Molly already had a substantial social media following, particularly on TikTok, which has opened doors for her as an influencer, including the one to the winter Love Island 2023 villa in South Africa.

Love Island has returned to television screens for its tenth series with a new batch of singletons leading the summer 2023 line-up. And one person who knows all too well about appearing on the ITV2 show is Tasha Ghouri.

When blonde stunner Molly Marsh first made her debut in the Love Island villa, it was only a matter of time before the 21 year old started to turn some heads. Well known for her bubbly personality and impeccable sense of style, the star soon became a firm hit with fans at home, with many racing to try and recreate some of her iconic villa looks for themselves.

Love Island has returned to television screens for its tenth series with a new batch of singletons leading the summer 2023 line-up. And one person who knows all too well about appearing on the ITV2 show is Tasha Ghouri.Tasha, 24, was the first-ever deaf contestant to appear on Love Island in 2022, where she found love with Andrew Le Page and finished in fourth place with the dishy real estate agent, 28.