Yahoo News Kady McDermott exposes the truth about Love Island
Former Love Island contestant Kady McDermott has revealed what it's really like to be a contestant on the ITV2 series and, while all may not be as glamorous as it appears on TV... it's still rather glamorous.
However, late-risers and binge drinkers? You may want to find love elsewhere.
From apparently "watered down" booze to strict texting rules, here are the ins and outs of what it's like to be a contestant on the reality dating show.
(Well, in its class of 2016, anyway.)
There were cameras everywhere
"It was so easy to forget you were being filmed," Kady told Cosmopolitan.
"There were 68 rotating cameras in the house and outside, and they were hidden on the walls.
"There were also two men – one by the kitchen and one by the smoking area – outside, with proper, massive cameras.
"The whole garden set was fake and set up so they could hide in the furniture with all their equipment. You couldn't see the men, but sometimes we would chat to them and ask, 'You alright?' and they would respond by nodding the camera."
The meals were laid on
"The food tasted amazing," she added.
"They used to give us a dessert after every lunch and every dinner, and the cake was unreal, and we could request food if we wanted."
The alcohol was rationed and possibly "watered down"
According to Kady, islanders were only given unlimited booze on the opening night, before a system of tipple rationing takes over.
"At night time we weren't allowed a lot of alcohol," she said.
"During the first four or five days when we didn't know each other we had alcohol to break the ice, but then after that it was two glasses of wine a night. And we were sure it was watered down as well! I don't get that at all."
No lie-ins were allowed
During the interview, Kady also confirmed that contestants in her series weren't allowed to sleep past 9.30am.
If they did, they'd be woken by speakers. Charming.
They could text but only each other
Kady revealed that during her series, the islanders were allowed to use their phones' messaging systems – but only to talk to each other and not to the outside world.
Gutted.
The "I got a text" text is more complicated than it seems
"We had loads of problems with our phones last year," Kady said.
"When we'd get a text and someone shouted 'text', it would take like five minutes for the message from producers to actually come through.
"It was a nightmare because it took so long to load, and obviously you don't see that on the TV."
Mind = blown.
Love Island continues tonight (June 26) at 9pm on ITV2.
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