Love Island Bingo
Although not everybody’s cup of tea, this saucy reality show is immensely popular in the UK and regularly pulls in more than 2.5 million viewers. Each series has included its fair share of ‘OMG’ moments (see below) and no doubt the next series will be no different.
You can pretty much guarantee loads of cliches and platitudes, and highlights will no doubt include ‘top bants’ between contestants, not to mention plenty of ‘mugging off’, ‘not going to lie’ and ‘unreal’ moments.
Love Island now comes in two flavours: the main summer series and All Stars. After successful runs in early 2024 and early 2025, Love Island: All Stars returns for a third series on Monday 12 January 2026 (9pm on ITV2 and ITVX) – and this time it’s been extended to a bumper six weeks (instead of five), with familiar faces heading back to the South Africa villa for another shot at romance (and unfinished business).
Meanwhile, the main series has been upping the chaos. Series 11 (Summer 2024) made headlines with the show’s first-ever celebrity bombshell, Joey Essex – who was ultimately dumped the day before the final.
Series 12 (Summer 2025) followed the 10-year anniversary special Love Island: A Decade of Love, and the season started with drama before it even began when announced Islander Kyle Ashman withdrew. From there, the villa leaned fully into shocks, returning faces, and twist-heavy recoupling’s.
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The villa’s first proper chaos moment came from a public vote twist on Day 7: Millie Court and Scott van-der-Sluis were voted favourite girl/boy and given the power to dump someone each. Millie chose to dump Charlie Frederick, and Scott chose to dump AJ Bunker – which immediately set the tone that All Stars is going to be ruthless this year.
After that, the storyline quickly shifted into “who’s actually popular vs who’s just loud,” because the next public vote was even harsher: Day 14 saw Shaq Muhammed dumped as least-favourite boy and Jess Harding dumped as least-favourite girl. (Some trackers also note who the public backed most strongly in that vote – which helped kick off the “fan favourites vs villa narrative” debate.)
Then the mid-season reset hit on Day 25: a favourite-couple vote dumped two couples in one go – Curtis Pritchard & Kyra Lizama, and Konnor Ewudzi & Imani Wheeler – tightening the field and making the remaining couples look a lot more exposed.
Most recently, Maya Jama returned for the “To Be Honest” twist, and Jack Keating & Sher Suarez were dumped after receiving the fewest public votes – another reminder that even “safe” pairings can get wiped out fast if the audience isn’t buying it.
And the latest big shake-up: Helena Ford & Carrington Rodriguez were dumped after receiving the least votes for favourite couple – a proper shock exit that’s re-fired the whole “strategy vs genuine” argument among viewers.
Stay tuned to our site for the latest twists, trials, and drama to add to your bingo card!
2026 Love Island Contestants
Whitney Adebayo (28, Series 10) – A Series 10 finalist who left the villa with Lochan Nowacki; they later split, and she’s back for a fresh start (and very much her same, unfiltered self).
Millie Court (29, Series 7) – Winner of Series 7 with Liam Reardon. They split, reunited, and split again — now she’s returning older, wiser, and ready to do it differently.
Belle Hassan (27, Series 5) – Remembered for coupling up with Anton in 2019. She’s coming back very “find me a husband” energy after being done with heartbreak.
Leanne Amaning (28, Series 6) – An OG from Winter Love Island 2020, famous for getting “the ick” while coupled with Mike Boateng. She’s returning determined to be more open and intentional.
Ciaran Davies (23, Series 11) – A runner-up from 2024 with Nicole Samuel; they split a few months later. He says he’s ready to settle down again.
Sean Stone (26, Series 11) – Came third in 2024 after coupling with Matilda Draper, but they split soon after leaving. He’s back for another go — and says he’ll be choosier about when he speaks up.
Tommy Bradley (22, Series 12) – A 2025 Islander who had a rough ride romantically (including a split soon after the show). He’s returning hoping a second run will be less chaotic and more real.
Lucinda Strafford (26, Series 7) – The iconic Series 7 bombshell who’s been around the Love Island universe a lot since 2021. She was runner-up on Love Island Australia (Season 5) with Zac Nunns, and later went on to win Love Island Games Season 2 with Isaiah Campbell — so she’s coming in confident, experienced, and not scared to step on toes if she likes someone.
Samie Elishi (25, Series 9) – A Series 9 finalist who made it to the end with Tom Clare (third place), then split later on. She also popped up on All Stars 2025 but only lasted a few days — so she’s returning saying she wants a proper shot this time and to show how much she’s grown.
Scott van-der-Sluis (25, Series 10) – One of the most talked-about boys from 2023: entered as a bombshell, didn’t find “the one,” but became a franchise regular afterwards (including Love Island USA, Love Island Games, and Netflix’s Perfect Match). He’s back calling All Stars the “final chapter” and hoping it finally ends in something real.
Jessy Potts (27, Series 11) – 2024 Islander returning for All Stars (and very aware she’s walking into a villa full of history).
Harrison Solomon (23, Series 12) – 2025 Islander back for a second chance, hoping this time feels less messy and more intentional.
Zac Woodworth – Joining the All Stars line-up (fresh villa energy, but with something to prove).
Yamen Sanders – Another All Stars addition, bringing “I know how this game works” confidence.
Dumped
Charlie Frederick (31, Series 4) – dumped Day 7 (Millie chose to send him home after the public vote twist).
AJ Bunker (33, Series 7) – dumped Day 7.
Shaq Muhammed (27, Series 9) – dumped Day 14 (public vote: least votes for favourite boy).
Jess Harding (25, Series 10) – dumped Day 14 (public vote: least votes for favourite girl).
Curtis Pritchard (29, Series 5) – dumped Day 25 (bottom vote couple dumping).
Konnor Ewudzi (30, Series 11) – dumped Day 25 (bottom vote couple dumping).
Kyra Lizama (Love Island USA, Season 3) – dumped Day 25.
Imani Wheeler (Love Island USA, Season 5) – dumped Day 25.
Jack Keating (26, Series 8) – dumped Day 26 (after the ‘To Be Honest’ twist/game).
Sher Suarez (Love Island USA, Season 2) – dumped Day 26 (dumped alongside Jack during the ‘To Be Honest’ dumping).
Helena Ford (29, Series 12) – dumped Day 29 (least votes for favourite couple).
Carrington Rodriguez – dumped Day 29 (least votes for favourite couple).
