The sixth series of Love Island began broadcasting on 12 January 2020 on ITV2. The series was announced on 24 July 2019 when it was confirmed that two series would air in 2020, and is also the first winter edition of the series. Unlike the summer edition, the luxury villa is located in Cape Town. This series is also the first to be hosted by Laura Whitmore, having taken over from Caroline Flack. The series is narrated by Iain Stirling.
On 15 February 2020, following the death of former presenter Caroline Flack, the Unseen Bits episode due to air that day was not broadcast; but was made available on the ITV Hub. The regular episode did not air the following day either. The show returned on 17 February with a tribute to Flack. On the same day, ITV2 confirmed that the companion series Love Island: Aftersun which was set to air after that episode's main show would not be broadcast. A further tribute to Flack aired during the final on 23 February, which featured a compilation of her time throughout her five series as host
Laura Whitmore sends ITV fans wild with cryptic hint at Winter Love Island comeback
dailystar.co.ukLove Island host Laura Whitmore has sent fans into a frenzy with a hint that the show's winter version is returning.On Tuesday (Jan 18), Laura, 36, posted an intriguing photo for her 1.5 million Instagram followers.The former model posed with a supersized replica of the iconic Love Island winter bottle, and was also wearing wintery clothes including a gorgeous cobalt blue faux fur-lined coat.She topped off the look with a baker boy hatThe mum-of-one seemed to be behind the scenes on a Love Island photoshoot, as she was at ITV's London headquarters.Laura playfully captioned the picture: "Thirsty?" Fans were intrigued by Laura's cryptic clues, with one Instagram user writing: "Winter love island??"Another fan left the comment: "Is this a hint?Laura quickly limited the comments on the post.
Winter Love Island aired in January 2020 and was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa rather than the Majorcan villa that ITV2 viewers know so well from the regular series.Paige Turley and Finley Tapp are currently the spin-off show's reigning winners, as the winter edition was not picked up for a follow-up season thanks to the pandemic.Meanwhile, Love Island's Liberty Poole, currently competing in Dancing On Ice, has dismissed the idea of romance with her professional skating partner Joe Johnson.The blonde beauty told new!
magazine about her relationship with Joe, 27.She said: "We get on so well. We're very similar. He is just the biggest ball of energy and now he's like a brother to me."We have the best time, we're always laughing and having fun.
I definitely think you'll see that. We'll be the entertainment and the silly ones. I don't think Joe goes for me. We're just the best of friends."She also said: "I got the call [from Dancing on.
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