Meet the Cast of Love Island Games — Including Some Fan-Favorites from U.K., Australia and the U.S.

There’s a brand new tackle Love Islandcoming, and it’s chock-full of some fan-favorite faces from around the globe.

Love Island Video games is a brand new collection that’s bringing collectively among the most contentious, beloved and chaotic solid members from earlier seasons of Love Island which have aired internationally. From Australia and the U.S. to Europe, the singles becoming a member of the model new villa in Fiji are all skilled Love Island stars — however they’re in for a completely completely different problem this time round.

Whereas the franchise began with the U.Okay. model in 2015 earlier than increasing to Germany in 2017, Australia and Sweden in 2018, the U.S. in 2019 and France in 2020, this new collection is the primary of its form.

Some earlier seasons have launched the concept of solid crossovers — Love Island USA season 5 noticed UK’s Scott Van-der-Sluis cross borders, and U.Okay. season 9 noticed Australia’s Jessie Wynter discover love with British farmer Will — however there’s by no means been this a lot of a mix-up — till now!

This is every little thing to learn about Love Island Video games.

What’s ‘Love Island Video games’?

The spinoff collection brings collectively fan-favorite Islanders from throughout the globe to attempt their hand at a second shot at love. It should function the set-up viewers have come to like — weekly recouplings, companions sharing beds and loads of drama-filled screaming matches — however introduces a brand new twist.

Per a press launch, the brand new iteration of the beloved relationship present brings romance and competitors collectively as Islanders are “confronted with each group and {couples}’ challenges, all whereas navigating relationship, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals, and new competitors twists and turns that assist management the sport like by no means earlier than.”

The attractive singles are all competing to be “topped champions of Love Island Video games.”

Who’s within the solid?

The solid of the spinoff collection is made up of 13 feminine Islanders and 13 male Islanders, all of whom have appeared on a model of the present earlier than. Of the 26 contestants, 4 hail from Australia, 10 from the U.S., 9 from the U.Okay. and one from France, Germany and Sweden respectively. Simply one of many Islanders has appeared on each U.Okay. and U.S. seasons: Scott Van-der-Sluis. 

Among the many returning U.Okay. Islanders is season 4’s Georgia Metal and Jack Fowler, who shared a drama-incurring kiss on their first time within the villa, in addition to former flames Eyal Booker and Megan Barton-Hanson, whose romance didn’t final however was fiery and bodily from the get-go. Barton-Hanson got here in fourth place on her season — however not with Booker.

Curtis Pritchard (season 5), who was boxer Tommy Fury’s closest confidante throughout their time within the villa in 2019, will even make his return, together with Mike Boateng from season 6, the primary installment of Winter Love Island, and season 10’s Scott Van-der Sluis, who, a lot to viewers’s chagrin, appeared on Love Island USA season 5 simply weeks after wrapping up his time within the U.Okay. villa this summer season.

Two Islanders from season 7 are returning, too: Liberty Poole and Toby Aromolaran. Whereas Poole spent her whole time within the villa along with her day one beau, Jake Cornish, earlier than the 2 determined to depart collectively and finally ended their highly-criticized relationship, Aromolaran got here in second place and dated Chloe Burrows for greater than a yr earlier than their October 2022 breakup.

The Australian Islanders are additionally bringing the drama. Among the many solid is Mitch Hibberd and Tina Provis, who received season 3 and dated for a number of months afterward earlier than they break up. They each then made Love Island historical past as they returned as bombshells the next season. 

Australia season 4’s Jessica Losurdo and Callum Gap are additionally returning.

As for the American Islanders, two winners are making their return to the villa: Justine Ndiba (season 2) and Zeta Morrison (season 4). Ndiba break up from Caleb Corprew lower than 4 months after successful, whereas Morrison and her beau, Timmy Pandolfi, additionally broke issues off shortly after coming in first place.

Former couple Cely Vazquez and Johnny Middlebrooks are additionally set to return to the villa, as they search for a second shot at love following their break up shortly after season 2. In a assertion on the time, Vazquez stated it was “merely time for every of us to give attention to our personal private journey” as she introduced the breakup.

Deb Chubb will even search for love once more lower than a yr after her breakup with Jesse Bray following their third place run on season 4.

Kyra Inexperienced and Ray Gantt from season 1, Carrington Rodriguez from season 2, Courtney Boerner from season 4 and Imani Wheeler from season 5 are additionally returning.

Aurelia Lamprecht is the German contestant. She competed on season 4 of Love Island DE in 2020. She left the villa single after lower than a month. 

Mannequin Steph Blackos is representing France within the spinoff. He competed on season 2 of Love Island France and spent nearly a month within the villa earlier than he was dumped. 

All the way in which from Love Island Sweden, Lisa Celander returns to the villa after spending lower than a month on the present earlier this yr.

Who’s the host?

Love Island U.Okay. host Maya Jama would be the host of the spinoff collection. Jama, 29, changed Laura Whitmore as host for the 2023 winter installment, season 9, and helmed the summer season season as effectively.

Iain Stirling, who has narrated all ten seasons of the U.Okay. model in addition to the USA collection since its inception in 2019, additionally returns to relate the spinoff, bringing his beloved wittiness to Fiji as he revisits a few of his outdated topics.

Love Island U.Okay. veteran Maura Higgins can be becoming a member of the get together in Fiji as she resumes her function because the present’s social ambassador, which she started this summer season for season 5 of the US collection. 

A number of different “shock friends” are as a result of “drop in all through the season” as effectively, per a press launch.

When Will It Premiere — and How Can I Watch?

The present premieres Wednesday, Nov. 1 on Peacock. There will likely be six episodes per week, with in the future off — a schedule akin to different Love Island seasons. 

In distinction to different seasons, although, Love Island Video games will likely be completely streaming on-line somewhat than airing dwell.