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
Paige Turley shot to fame on the sixth season of Love Island, but the star was on our screens long before then. The 24-year-old West Lothian native made her TV debut long before the ITV dating show, as she first appeared on Britain's Got Talent and wowed the judges when she was just 15.
As well as both TV shows, Paige is also known for her relationship with Lewis Capaldi, after the pair met when they studied together at Motherwell College.
Now, her life is completely different in just a few short years, and Paige and is living in Manchester with her Love Island winning beau Finley Tapp.
Let's take a look at how Paige went from wowing the judges on Britain's Got Talent, to winning Winter Love Island in 2020..Paige covered indie classic Skinny Love for her Britain’s Got Talent audition.While she introduced it as a song by Birdy, the original version of the song was released in 2007 by Bon Iver.Birdy covered the song four years later, in 2011.The judges praised Paige’s song choice, with Alesha Dixon describing her as ‘adorable’, adding that her song choice was ‘so different and refreshing.’Following her successful first audition, Paige progressed to the semi-finals where she performed It Will Rain by Bruno Mars.She failed to sweep the judges off their feet, however, and Amanda Holden and Alesha described her performance as slightly underwhelming.Despite this, Simon and David were more forgiving, with David praising her ‘big voice, coming from such a little girl.’Paige dated Lewis when the two studied together at North Lanarkshire College..In a radio interview in New Zealand, he joked he would like a cut of her £50,000 prize fund if she wins, joked: “The prize is like, £50,000.“And I’ll be like, ‘Well, they asked you to go
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