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 Winter Sun 2023 first look as teaser clips released
dailyrecord.co.ukFans are set to get a sneak peek at what they can expect when Love Island returns in January. Two new teaser clips have been released for the Winter Sun edition of the ITV2 reality dating show in South Africa, which kicks off on January 16.
In the footage, new host Maya Jama can be seen making her on screen debut for the programme for the first time since she was announced as the replacement host following Laura Whitmore's exit after this summer's season in Majorca.
It'll be the ninth series of Love Island and the second of the winter versions, which was won last time in 2020 by Scots singer Paige Turley.The first clip shows Maya’s silhouette before she is lit up to show off a super stylish, glittery outfit.The second video shows a velvet bucking bronco with a bejewelled heart adorned on it, but producers are not giving much else away so far about what’s in store for the Islanders heading out to South Africa.
The adverts, which will be played on ITV during the commercial break for Emmerdale tonight, both feature the well-known Love Island theme tune and will signal an end to the post festive blues for fans.This year the villa is set to be the most impressive yet in the show’s history, and the Mail reports it boasts a huge pool, a 100 per cent ‘off the grid status’ and usually costs £430 per night to stay per room.
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