The sixth series of Love Island began broadcasting on 12 January 2020 on ITV2. The series was announced on 24 July 2019 when it was confirmed that two series would air in 2020, and is also the first winter edition of the series. Unlike the summer edition, the luxury villa is located in Cape Town. This series is also the first to be hosted by Laura Whitmore, having taken over from Caroline Flack. The series is narrated by Iain Stirling.
On 15 February 2020, following the death of former presenter Caroline Flack, the Unseen Bits episode due to air that day was not broadcast; but was made available on the ITV Hub. The regular episode did not air the following day either. The show returned on 17 February with a tribute to Flack. On the same day, ITV2 confirmed that the companion series Love Island: Aftersun which was set to air after that episode's main show would not be broadcast. A further tribute to Flack aired during the final on 23 February, which featured a compilation of her time throughout her five series as host
Love Island’s Finley Tapp gets out of his football contract with Oxford City FC and won’t be returning to the club
thesun.co.ukLOVE Island winner Finley Tapp has got out of his football contract with Oxford City FC and won't be returning to the club. The club had expected the 20-year-old central defender to return and fulfil his contract after going AWOL to take part in the ITV2 reality show earlier this year.
However a source exclusively revealed to The Sun Online Finley - who went on to win the show with girlfriend Paige Turley - had managed to negotiate his way out of his contract.
They said: "Finn was due back at Oxford and the managers there had made that clear, but he has other ideas. "He has managed to get out of his contract so won't be playing for them again. "He said he really wants to concentrate on Paige right now and the pair have started house hunting.
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