The second series of Love Island: All Stars, a spin-off of the reality series Love Island, began broadcasting on ITV2 on 13 January 2025.[1] It features former contestants from previous series. Maya Jama returned to present the series, with Iain Stirling returning as narrator.
Production
In May 2024, it was confirmed that Love Island: All Stars would return for a second series to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of Love Island on ITV2.[2][3] Prior to the beginning of the series, several former contestants were rumoured to be appearing on the show.[4][5]Ovie Soko, who appeared on the fifth series of Love Island, said in response to the rumours that he was "never going on Love Island: All Stars", adding that he [loved] the show but that he felt he was to old to return.[6] Meanwhile Gemma Owen, a contestant on the eighth series who was also rumoured to be returning for All Stars, denied she would be appearing.[7]
Maya Jama was confirmed to be returning as presenter, whilst Iain Stirling, who has narrated the show since its inception, returned also.[8][9]eBay are set to return as the sponsor for this series.[10] The first trailer for the series aired on 21 December 2024, depicting snippets of paintings featuring body parts of this year's islanders. An artist subsequently states "Madame it's finished" [sic], before host Maya Jama responds "Finished? We're just getting started."[11][12] The series began airing on 13 January 2025.[13]
Islanders
The original returning Islanders for the second All Stars series were announced on 7 January 2025.[14]
^Note 1 : Ahead of the show's launch, voting opened for the public to decide the first couplings of the series. After the couples were revealed, Ekin-Su entered the villa and was informed that in 24 hours, she would choose which boy she would like to steal.
^Note 2 : Tina was able to choose one boy she wanted to couple up with. She picked Scott, leaving India single and dumped.
^Note 3 : On Day 9, Grace and Ron were able to choose an islander they would like to steal. They chose Luca and Kaz respectively.
^Note 4 : On Day 12, Harriett and Montel were able to choose an islander they would like to steal. They chose Ron and Kaz respectively.
Weekly summary
The main events in the Love Island villa are summarized in the table below.
Week 1
Entrances
On Day 1, Catherine, Curtis, Ekin-Su, Elma, Gabby, India, Kaz, Luca, Marcel, Nas, Olivia, Ronnie and Scott entered the villa.[26]
On Day 1, following a public vote to decide the first couples of the series, Kaz was paired with Curtis, India coupled up with Scott, Catherine was chosen to be with Nas, Olivia was given Luca, Elma with Ronnie, and Gabby was picked to couple up with Marcel.[29]
On Day 2, Ekin-Su, who entered after the initial coupling, had to steal one boy for herself. She ultimately chose Curtis, leaving Kaz single.[30]
On Day 4, the islanders recouped for the first time. As the newest islander, Casey chose first and decided to couple up with Gabby. Scott and India, Curtis and Ekin-Su, Nas and Catherine, and Ronnie and Elma all remained together, meanwhile Marcel chose Olivia, and Luca coupled up with Kaz.[31]
On Day 7, new islander Tina got to choose which boy she would like to couple up with. She picked Scott, leaving India single and dumped.[32]
Challenges
On Day 1, the girls had to hand a red flag to one of the boys they thought was a "red flag" and explain their reasoning.[33]
On Day 2, the islanders played a game where they had to pick a dare out of a box and complete what is written on the card.[34]
On Day 5, the islanders played a game of suck and blow where they had to complete a truth or a dare.[35]
Dates
On Day 1, Ekin-Su was able to choose three boys to go on a date with. She chose Ronnie, Curtis and Scott.[36]
On Day 5, Tina chose three boys to go on a date with before her official arrival to the villa. She picked Luca, Nas and Scott.[28]
Exits
On Day 7, new islander Tina got to choose which boy she would like to couple up with. She picked Scott, leaving India single and dumped.[32]
On Day 11, Harriett and Montel entered the villa.[22]
Coupling
On Day 9, new islanders Grace and Ron were able to steal an islander of their choosing. Ron chose Kaz, while Grace chose Luca.[38]
On Day 12, new islanders Harriett and Montel were able to steal an islander of their choosing. Harriet chose Ron, while Montel chose Kaz.
Challenges
On Day 8, the islanders played a game of It's Giving Gifted where they had to open a gift box with a sash in it, read it out and give it to islander they think meets the description on it.[39]
On Day 11, the islanders completed a challenge of Saucy Snog. Each boy was blindfolded and had headphones on while each girl kissed every boy. The boys then had to rate each kiss on a scale of 1-10. Ekin-Su was picked as the winner after receiving the highest score.[40]
Dates
On Day 9, Curtis and Ekin-Su left the villa to go on their first date.[41]
Exits
On Day 10, after receiving the fewest public votes for the most compatible couple, Marcel and Olivia were dumped from the island.[42]
