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 Paige: 'I'm running the marathon for my friend who took his own life at 20'
ok.co.ukLove Island star Paige Turley has candidly opened up about her friend’s suicide. Paige’s friend Jamie took his own life in December 2022 when he was just 20 years old.
His sudden passing shocked both Paige, 25, and the community of West Lothian, Scotland – where the reality TV star’s from. “Jamie was so young.
He had so much of his life ahead of him,” Paige said in an interview with OK!. “His death has had such an effect on the community such as his friends, family, people who knew him as a child – it was surreal and devastating.” She added: “It was the shock of his death that took its toll [on me].
After that everyone grew so concerned about each other that they forgot to think about how they felt.” Sadly the star revealed that she can “count on one hand” how people she knows who have taken their own lives within the last couple of years.
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