You’ve got to admit you’ve missed watching a bunch of dead-fit melts pull someone for a chat so they can graft, and lay it on factor 50 thick with the bev that is their type on paper in order to find love.
After ITV was forced to cancel the summer 2020 due to the pandemic, show producers promised Love Island would return “bigger and better than ever” this year.
To warm up for the new season, now’s the perfect time to remind ourselves which of the show’s previous couple’s have made it on the outside.
Jess Hayes quickly became one of the inaugural Love Island series’ favourites, and after a few in-villa rivalries, Max Morley ultimately decided Jess was his type on paper and the couple became official.
Jon Clark and Hannah Elizabeth were together from day one of the 2015 series, making it official just three weeks in.
Lauren Richardson and Josh Ritchie might have hooked up on day two of the series, but she later cracked on with Chris W and Luis, while Josh coupled up with Jess and Naomi.
They tried to make it work post-villa, and even had the first Love Island baby – their daughter Vienna was born in 2017.
It’s safe to say that Jordan Ring and Zoe Basia Brown were never really an “end game” couple.
Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey paired up on day one of season 2, and went on to win, but split a few months after leaving the villa.
From OTT fights to grand displays of affection, the couple ended up becoming one of the season’s favourites, taking third place.
Adam Maxted and Katie Salmon were a late coupling in the series.
It could’ve gone pear-shaped when Alex spent a night in the hideaway with Zara Holland, but the couple came out of the villa stronger than ever.
One of the season’s favourite pairings, Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay had flings with other islanders after the Casa Amor interlude, but ultimately found their way back to each other to be crowned winners.
However, they won the Love Island lottery IRL, and have since moved in together, welcomed baby Nell, and are now engaged.
Despite coming third, and landing themselves a spinoff reality show, Chris & Olivia: Crackin’ On, Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood ultimately broke up on screen… awks.
Although Marcel Somerville and Gabby Allen made it to fourth place, and tried to make it work outside the villa, the relationship was short lived.
They were the first couple to break up in season 3, when Jess was dumped from the island, but soon reconciled once the series was over.
Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham were together from day one of the fourth season, going from strength to strength as one of the most adorable pairings and firm fan favourites.
After the dramatic Laura-Wes-Megan love triangle, fans hoped that Laura Anderson had found her type on paper in Paul Knops.
Kazimir “Kaz” Crossley and Josh Denzel were a Casa Amor success story, ultimately coming in third.
Megan Barton-Hanson and Wes Nelson had a rocky Love Island ride, ending in fourth place.
Although self-styled ladies man Adam Collard claimed to have found ‘the one’ in Zara McDermott, she was dumped from the villa before their relationship could really get going.
The hilarious, fiercely loyal, no-nonsense Geordie Amber Gill had her fair share of heartbreak in the season five villa, but with just two weeks left, she couple up with new Irish entrant Greg O’Shea to win the £50,000.
Despite not being crowned winners, power couple Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague are among the 10 highest earning Love Island contestants according to research.
The unlikely couple, Curtis Pritchard and Maura Higgins seemed smitten .
The hilarious Chris Taylor and Maura Higgins remained best mates post-villa, confirming their romantic relationship in November 2020.
Paige Turley and Finley Tapp were crowned winners of the inaugural winter Love Island in 2020.
Luke Trotman and Siânnise Fudge took their time in the villa, finally coupling up on day 18.