Love Island Games line-up in full

Some familiar faces will soon get a second shot at love

Iain Stirling and Maya Jama return for Love Island Games (Peacock)
Iain Stirling and Maya Jama return for Love Island Games (Peacock)

Can’t get enough of Love Island’s non-stop stream of gossip, coupling, romance and drama? Well, you’re in luck because a brand new spin-off series called Love Island Games is heading our way soon.

Providing a new twist on a familiar format, this all-new offshoot of ITV2’s hugely popular reality dating show promises to deliver even more love-fuelled action while setting social media alight with challenges that are sure to push contestants to their limits.

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What else can we expect? Here’s everything you need to know about Love Island Games.

When does Love Island Games start?

All 19 episodes of Love Island Games will be available to watch on ITV’s streaming service ITVX from Monday, 19 February.

What is Love Island Games?

An international edition of the popular British series, Love Island Games will reunite viewers with fan-favourite contestants from previous editions and all over the globe, including the UK, US and Australia.

Players will be sent to Fiji where they’ll have to compete in a series of physical challenges and romance-themed scenarios all in the hopes of being crowned the show’s champion.

Spanning both couple and team tasks, players will have to survive eliminations, pairings, last-minute competition twists and unexpected recouplings in order to be named master of the games.

Who will be appearing on Love Island Games?

Former players from all corners of the Love Island franchise will come together for Love Island Games, with its full list of Islanders recently revealed. Joining the show will be:

Megan Barton Hanson from UK season four

Megan Barton-Hanson joins Love Island Games. (WireImage)
Megan Barton-Hanson joins Love Island Games. (WireImage)

Johnny Middlebrooks from USA season two

Johnny Middlebrooks joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
Johnny Middlebrooks joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Aurelia Lamprecht from Germany season four

Aurelia Lamprecht joins Love Island Games. (Alamy)
Aurelia Lamprecht joins Love Island Games. (Alamy)

Carrington Rodriguez from USA season two

USA's Carrington Rodriguez joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
USA's Carrington Rodriguez joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Curtis Pritchard from the UK's fifth season

UK's Curtis Pritchard joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
UK's Curtis Pritchard joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Cely Vazquez from USA season two

USA's Cely Vazquez joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
USA's Cely Vazquez joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Callum Hole from Australia season four

Courtney Boerner from USA season four

USA's Courtney Boerner joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
USA's Courtney Boerner joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Kyra Green from USA season one

USA's Kyra Green joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
USA's Kyra Green joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Lisa Celander from Sweden season three

Ray Gantt from USA season one

USA's Ray Gantt joins Love Island Games (Getty Images)
USA's Ray Gantt joins Love Island Games (Getty Images)

Jessica Losurdo from Australia season four

Mitch Hibberd, winner of Australia seasons three and four

Tina Provis winner of Australia seasons three and four

Australia's Tina Provis joins Love Island Games. (WireImage)
Australia's Tina Provis joins Love Island Games. (WireImage)

Georgia Steel from UK season four

UK's Georgia Steel joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
UK's Georgia Steel joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Liberty Poole from UK season seven

UK's Liberty Poole joins Love Island Games. (Mike Marsland/WireImage)
UK's Liberty Poole joins Love Island Games. (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Deb Chubb from USA season four

USA's Deb Chubb joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
USA's Deb Chubb joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Mike Boateng from UK season six

UK's Mike Boateng joins Love Island Games. (Warner Bros)
UK's Mike Boateng joins Love Island Games. (Warner Bros)

Eyal Booker from UK season four

UK's Eyal Booker joins Love Island Games (ITV)
UK's Eyal Booker joins Love Island Games (ITV)

Steph Blackos from France season two

France's Steph Blackos joins Love Island Games. (SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
France's Steph Blackos joins Love Island Games. (SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)

Imani Wheeler from USA season five

USA's Imani Wheeler joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
USA's Imani Wheeler joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Toby Aromolaran from UK season seven

UK's Toby Aromolaran joins Love Island Games. (ITV)
UK's Toby Aromolaran joins Love Island Games. (ITV)

Justine Ndiba, winner of USA season two

USA's Justine Ndiba joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
USA's Justine Ndiba joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Scott Van-der Sluis from UK season 10 and USA season five

Jack Fowler from UK season four

UK's Jack Fowler joins Love Island Games. (FilmMagic)
UK's Jack Fowler joins Love Island Games. (FilmMagic)

Zeta Morrison, winner of USA season four.

USA's Zeta Morrison joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)
USA's Zeta Morrison joins Love Island Games. (Getty Images)

Who is hosting Love Island Games?

Current Love Island host Maya Jama will return to host the spin-off series, with the long-time narrator Iain Stirling also returning to talk viewers through the action.

“It’s going to be amazing,” said Jama in a video posted to her Instagram account announcing the show.

Read more: Who is Love Island host Maya Jama?

“Your favourites from Love Island UK, USA and Australia plus some more are going to be over there. So who do you want to come back and snatch the crown?”

The pair will be joined by former Love Island player Maura Higgins, who will act as the show’s Social Ambassador providing up-to-the-minute behind-the-scenes information.


Love Island Games will air on ITVX from Monday, 19 February